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The Future of Investing in Israel

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    FBN’s Adam Shapiro on the investment opportunities in Israel.

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Liberals always a lightning -- politically.

But it's also become crucial place we're investing especially in pharma and high tech -- girls -- that they innovate invest Israel conference in Manhattan and Adam.

News Corp.

chairman and -- boss Rupert Murdoch is speaking the kick that have been off pump.

Until all the nations and also talking about that economically.

News Corp.

mr.

Murdoch's it began investing in Israel.

Over twenty years ago when it is paid off tremendously for its satellite.

Processes but the other issue that mr.

Murdoch was talking about is.

Kind of the theme that you'll hear from different speakers here as to why invest in Israel and it has to do with the economic potential foreign direct investment from the United States.

Close to eleven billion dollars in 2011.

Mr.

Murdoch said that look the path to global competitiveness runs through Israel even quoted Warren Buffett who said if you're going to the Middle East to look for oil you can skip Israel.

If you're looking for brains look no further.

So coming up we're gonna be speaking with -- different people from Israel today asked why you may want to consider investing in Israel for instance we will speak.

With the chairman from Israel natural gas you can't invest -- that company.

But Israel's on the verge of energy independence and exporting natural gas they've partnered with the British Petroleum.

Noble Energy so wanna talk about the opportunities for an investor in that -- as well as Israel no longer being dependent on gas supplies from Egypt.

That's been a very big political hot potato we will also speak.

With the Israeli for -- finance minister.

About investment in Israel about the companies which have already started doing that apple will be opening a research and development -- in Israel come 2013.

They are already there Microsoft.

The big names -- is there Intel is there but you also have Johnson & Johnson General Electric.

Several very large companies already investing in Israel and let's talk with a finance minister about tax policy a corporate tax rate Charles.

Up 12%.

Well imagine that absolutely -- by the way to the whole -- homegrown success stories are -- Adam thanks a lot sound like you have a great day hey.

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