Government Interference - The Key To The Level Of Foreign Investment.(Harvey Krueger on foreign...

The senior managing director of Lehman Brothers, Mr. Harvey Krueger was in Israel recently. He was asked about the number of foreign companies investing in Israel and if foreign investments would continue to increase. Mr. Krueger said that the most important consideration by foreign investors at this time is their confidence that the government will take no action that would interfere with their businesses. Foreign investors want a stable long-term business policy with as little government interference as possible.

Foreign investors have come to see Israel as a stable, free