According to CBS this is its slowest pace in 5 years. Per capita GDP growth was a preliminary 2.2% this year, compared with an OECD average of 0.8%

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said last Tuesday that Israel had become the first Middle Eastern state to join its anti-bribery convention

OECD predicts that Israel's export growth will slow from 7.5% in 2008 to 0.9% in 2009. The 2009 forecast is higher than the latest Bank of Israel prediction of 1.5% growth

The BoI cut its 2008 growth forecast from 4.7% to 4.3%, and reduced almost in half the Bank's estimate growth for 2009 from 2.7% to only 1.5%

Minister Bar-On emphasized the importance of continuing to reduce the public-debt-to-GDP ratio from the current 80% to 58% by 2015

the OECD will evaluate the Israeli economy in terms of its achievements, threats and challenges

In fixed prices, Israel's expenditure on civilian R&D rose by 7.2% in 2007, over the year before, after rising by 3.3% in 2006 and 4.5% in 2005

Israel committed itself to adopting the accepted legal foundations for group members regarding policy, legislation and implementation