Foreign investment in Israel reached an all-time high of $23.7
billion in the year 2006, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced
recently.
The figure is notably Ê80% higher than foreign investment in 2005,
the stats source said.
In the other direction, Israelis invested $28.6 billion abroad, says
the bureau, which is another all-time high. During the year 2005,
Israelis invested $17.6 billion overseas.
In the year 2001, for comparison, Israelis invested $5.1 billion
outside the country.