Foreign investment last year was 2.4 times the total in 2005.
Foreign investment in Israel reached an all-time high in 2006 - $23.7 billion, 2.4 times the amount invested in 2005, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports.
Foreign direct investment totaled $13.4 billion in 2006, 2.4 times the amount in 2005. This investment includes $1.5 billion investment in real estate, including apartments.
Overseas investment by Israelis also reached an all-time high in 2006 - $28.6 billion, 1.2 times more than in 2005.
Foreign investment in Israel totaled $48.8 billion in 2003-06, while overseas investment by Israelis totaled $60.5 billion.
Israel’s foreign debt totals $169.7 billion, and foreign assets totaled $151.8 billion.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes.co.il - on January 1, 2007
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