Web Sites

BDO Shlomo Ziv Accounting and Consulting
http://www.bdo-israel.co.il/doing1.html
This publication is gives a fairly complete overview of Israeli business in a direct concise manor and can be downloaded directly from the Internet.
 

Leyden Communications – Doing Business with Israel
http://www.leyden.net/doingbusiness.html
Cross-Cultural Business Perspective
Cultural description Available directly from the web.
 

PriceWaterhouseCoopers Israel
http://209.41.108.131/guides/israel/toc.htm
Doing business and Investing in: Israel. This web site has the material completely available.  Dated April 1999. 
 

Israel Free Trade Agreement
http://www.mac.doc.gov/tcc/data/index.html
Use the AGREEMENTS link to find Israel
 

Exporters Guide to Free Trade Agreement
http://www.mac.doc.gov/Tcc/e-guides/eg_isrft.html
Answers questions about the Free Trade Agreement and also gives places to find help.
 

Doing Business Abroad
http://www.getcustoms.com/omnibus/oag_1.html
This is just a brief overview of cultural differences.  One page available directly on the web.
 
 

Publications

Doing business in Israel
http://www.pwcglobal.com/il/eng/ins-sol/publ/index.html
Your guiding checklist for starting a business in Israel.
For further information contact Rona Freund Amitzur at rona.freund-amitzur@il.pwcglobal.com TEL: +972 3 7954601

Soon you can get the Join Venture between Dun & Bradstreet and PricewaterhouseCoopers on a CD. For more Information contact us
 

PriceWaterhouseCoopers Global
http://www.pwcglobal.com/extweb/pwcpublications.nsf
Doing Business Guide: Israel offers the potential investor a valuable overview of Israel's economic climate, business opportunities, and the legal and tax environment. Foreign investors have shown renewed interest in investing in Israel, following the lifting of significant tariffs and restrictions on imports in recent years. The government's privatization policy has stimulated growth of the private sector. The book's twenty-five chapters give basic information about the country itself, government policy, incentives to attract investment, regulation of business in general and foreign investment in particular, availability of financing, the caliber of the workforce, and the costs of labor. All aspects of Israeli taxation are outlined in some detail, and a summary of accounting and audit requirements and practices is provided. Appendices include, among other things, tax rates, an illustrative calculation of taxable income, and a list of countries with which Israel has concluded tax treaties and the applicable withholding tax rates. Useful checklists highlight important questions to be considered by potential investors and their accounting and legal advisers.  To order by phone:  US 1-800-579-1646

Single copy Doing Business Guide (Country) (includes Supplement if applicable)+ shipping & handling $ 49.95
 

Worldwide Business Briefings 
http://www.worldbiz.coml.
Reports on doing business in Israel. Learn about starting and conducting successful business in Israel.  Be informed about Israel business contacts. Discover the best business resources. Find out about marketing, selling and buying tactics, as well as corporate culture, company structure, regulations, procedures, agenda, company policy, planning, organization, government, rules, agent and representative issues and much more. The reports are published by International Cultural Enterprises, Inc., leaders in international business information, in cooperation with top US executives. The information is current and constantly updated.

This publication can be ordered over the Internet and delivered to your e-mail at a cost of $30.00
 
 

Available Books  (Amazon.com)

Israeli Business Law: An Essential Guide
By Alon Kaplan (Editor), Paul Ogden (Editor)
$138.00
ISBN:  9041112960
A reference work for lawyers, accountants and business people interested in the legal, tax and business environment in Israel.
 

Passport Israel:  Your Pocket Guide to Israeli Business, Customs & Etiquette
By Donna Rosenthal, Tom Watson (Illustrator), Barbara Szerlip (Editor)
$6.25
ISBN:  1885073224
 

Border Crossings:  American Interactions With Israelis
By Lucy Shahar, David Kurz
$19.95
ISBN:  1877864215
Provides a comprehensive analysis of cultural differences between Israelis and the Americans they meet and work with in commercial, bureaucratic, professional, and social settings.