INVITATION    

SERIES of LECTURES

Dr. MARK LIVSCHITZ, Baker & McKenzie, Zurich

N° 2. “ANTICORRUPTION COMPLIANCE”
Date: 25. February 2010, 17:00 – 19:00
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Dr. GUIDO E. URBACH, Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law, Zurich

N° 3. “INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION – ALTERNATIVE TO STATE COURT LITIGATION FOR (ISRAELI AND SWISS) COMPANIES?”
Date: 24. March 2010, 17:00 – 19:00
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Hotel St. Gotthard
Bahnhofstrasse 87, Zurich

Registration:17:00
Lecture:17:15
Discussion:17:45
Aperitif:18:15 – 19:00

REGISTRATION FORM

In July 2010 Israel will take the Chair of Eureka for one year and in that
respect the Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology (OPET)
launch a common Call for R&D projects in the framework of Eureka.

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International Renewable Energy Conference & Exhibition
16 -18 February 2010 | Herods & Dan Hotels, Eilat, Israel

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Foreign Trade Statistics
Imports and Exports, by Commodity Groups - Switzerland

X

I - X

2009

2008

2009

2008

2008

2007

Section

Description

Exports

T  o  t  a  l  ⁽¹⁾

E

68.0

64.6

747.7

1057.8

1210.4

1036.1

I

Live animals; animal products

E

0.0

0.0

0.1

2.1

2.2

1.4

II

Vegetable products

E

1.9

2.3

12.8

12.7

15.2

16.0

III

Animal or vegetable fats & oils

E

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

IV

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, tobacco

E

0.0

0.1

1.1

1.5

2.0

2.6

V

Mineral products

E

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

VI

Products of the chemical or allied ind.

E

0.9

1.3

25.2

18.0

25.0

23.4

VII

Plastics, rubber and articles thereof

E

1.3

1.2

8.3

10.2

11.7

9.9

VIII

Raw hides & skins, leather, furskins &articles thereof

E

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

I X

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, articles ofstraw, basketware and wickerwork

E

0.2

0.0

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.1

X

Wood pulp; waste and scrap of  paper,paperboard  & articles thereof

E

0.1

0.1

0.9

1.0

1.2

1.5

XI

Textiles and textile articles

E

0.2

0.3

1.9

3.3

4.2

5.7

XII

Footwear, headgear, umbrellas,artificial flowers, etc.

E

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

XIII

Articles of stones, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramic, glass & glassware

E

0.0

0.1

0.4

0.3

0.4

0.5

XIV

Pearls, precious stones, metals & articles thereof; imitation jewellery and coins

E

59.3

55.0

652.7

936.9

1062.4

892.8

XV

Base metals & articles thereof

E

0.3

0.7

4.3

9.7

10.8

10.4

XVI

Machinery, electrical equipment, image and sound recorders, and their parts

E

1.8

2.0

20.5

31.3

38.2

42.6

XVII

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

E

0.0

0.0

0.1

5.6

5.6

1.6

XVIII

Optical, photographic, measuring, checking and  medical instruments

E

1.9

1.6

16.8

21.3

27.5

24.1

XX

Miscelallaneous manufactured articles

E

0.1

0.0

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.4

XXI

Works of art, collectors' pieces, antiques

E

0.0

0.0

1.7

3.3

3.4

2.4

Miscellaneous and unclassified goods

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.3

T o t a l , excl. diamonds

9.1

10.5

120.4

142.1

171.6

169.6

Imports

T  o  t  a  l ⁽¹⁾

I

247.5

336.7

2505.8

3288.4

3973.6

2882.3

I

Live animals; animal products

I

0.0

0.0

1.0

1.8

2.4

1.1

II

Vegetable products

I

21.5

48.7

248.1

368.6

421.1

288.5

III

Animal or vegetable fats & oils

I

0.0

0.1

4.9

4.6

4.6

5.3

IV

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, tobacco

I

12.1

20.0

150.4

182.2

218.7

119.1

V

Mineral products

I

1.9

4.5

29.7

28.9

37.9

11.7

VI

Products of the chemical or allied ind.

I

46.0

49.9

477.2

550.2

647.0

521.5

VII

Plastics, rubber and articles thereof

I

5.3

5.2

44.2

49.6

57.8

49.3

VIII

Raw hides & skins, leather, furskins & articles thereof

I

0.1

0.0

0.9

1.0

1.2

0.7

IX

Wood, wood charcoal, cork, articles of straw, basketware and wickerwork

I

0.2

0.1

2.7

3.8

4.4

18.4

X

Wood pulp; waste and scrap of  paper, paperboard  & articles thereof

I

4.1

5.2

35.1

42.2

50.3

37.5

XI

Textiles and textile articles

I

4.3

3.6

32.6

32.5

42.4

30.7

XII

Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, artificial flowers, etc.

I

0.2

0.1

2.8

2.0

2.3

2.1

XIII

Articles of stones, plaster, cement, asbestos, ceramic, glass & glassware

I

0.2

0.5

2.4

3.5

4.5

3.9

XIV

Pearls, precious stones, metals & articles thereof; imitation jewellery and coins

I

83.9

86.6

504.3

980.2

1162.3

854.9

XV

Base metals & articles thereof

I

16.0

22.2

129.6

231.9

260.1

225.9

XVI

Machinery, electrical equipment, image and sound recorders, and their parts

I

11.6

19.6

135.9

212.0

264.0

250.0

XVII

Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

I

0.3

2.2

13.4

13.2

26.9

32.2

XVIII

Optical, photographic, measuring, checking and  medical instruments

I

6.7

9.0

71.5

99.1

120.1

94.6

XX

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

I

0.9

1.2

7.9

11.4

13.3

9.3

XXI

Works of art, collectors' pieces, antiques

I

0.0

0.0

1.4

0.8

0.8

0.4

Miscellaneous and unclassified goods

32.2

58.0

609.9

469.2

631.5

325.2

T o t a l , excl. diamonds

164.4

252.4

2014.6

2327.2

2833.5

2053.5

"Increased tax benefits for new immigrants and returning residents"

Short memo summarizing the benefits introduced by the amendment of the Income Tax Ordinance to increase significantly the existing benefits to New Residents and Returning Residents, formally adopted by the Knesset.

(prepared by: George Rosenberg + Inbal Faibish, Rosenberg, Keren-Polak & Co., Advocates, Tel Aviv / Zurich)