Client updates / Foreign Investments

4 June 2023 / Anat Even-Chen, Ori Rodriguez

It is surprising to realize Israel does not have a general regulatory binding framework for the approval of such transactions as they pertain to national security, like CFIUS in the United States , the recent UK National Security and Investment Act 2021, or similar bodies in developed countries. As a result, there are no broad cross-sector consolidated controls on foreign investments.

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Categories: International Law | Regulation

Evaluating National Security Aspects of Foreign Investments: Between National Security and Economic Uncertainty

16 June 2022 / Amichai Cohen

In October 2019, Israel’s Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs (the National Security Cabinet) decided to devise a mechanism for scrutinizing foreign investments in Israel. At the mechanism’s core is the “Advisory Board for Evaluating National Security Aspects of Foreign Investments.”

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Categories: International Law

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