Privatization in Israel - Examples

Examples

A partial list of the Israeli companies which have been completely or partially been privatized:

Agriculture:

  • Agridev (אגרידב חברה לפיתוח חקלאי)
  • Weed Control Company (החברה להדברת עשבי בר)

Construction and infrastructure:

  • Efridar (אפרידר)
  • Lod-Ramle Region Development Company (החברה לפיתוח אזור לוד-רמלה)
  • Industrial buildings
  • The Israeli construction center (מרכז הבנייה הישראלי)
  • Housing and development company of Israel (שיכון ופיתוח לישראל)
  • Labour Housing company (שיכון עובדים)
  • Water works engineering of Israel (תה"ל - תכנון המים לישראל)

Transportation and aviation services:

  • El Al Airlines (including Sun d'Or International Airlines)
  • MAMMAN cargo handling terminals (ממן מסופי מטען וניטול)
  • ZIM Navigation – the biggest cargo shipping company in Israel, and 13th largest in the world.
  • Israel Shipyards – the biggest Shipyard in Israel (מספנות ישראל)

Finance, banking and funding:

  • I.D.B Holdings (אי.די.בי החזקות)
  • Union Bank of Israel (בנק איגוד)
  • Israel Discount Bank (בנק דיסקונט לישראל) – partial privatization
  • Bank Mizrahi Tfachot (בנק מזרחי טפחות)
  • Bank Hapoalim (בנק הפועלים)
  • General Bank (בנק כללי)
  • Bank Leumi (בנק לאומי לישראל) – partial privatization
  • The Israeli Credit Insurance Company (החברה הישראלית לביטוח אשראי)
  • Otzar HaShilton HaMekomi (אוצר השלטון המקומי)
  • Industrial Development Investment Company
  • "Yozma" Venture Capital Initiative (יוזמה הון סיכון)

Natural resources:

  • The National oil company (חברת הנפט הלאומית)
  • Israel Chemicals (Including more than twenty subsidiaries, such as the Dead Sea Works company, etc.)
  • Lapidot (and its subsidiary Metsada)
  • Magen gas and crude oil resources company (מגן משאבי גז ונפט)
  • Nefta (נפטא חברה ישראלית לנפט)
  • Paz Oil (פז נפט)
  • National Coal Supply Company
  • Oil Refineries Ltd (בתי זיקוק לנפט)

Technology, Industry and telecommunication:

  • Bezeq
  • Koor Industries (כור תעשיות)
  • MALAM Systems (מלם מערכות)
  • Beit Shemesh Engines Ltd. (BESL) (מנועי בית שמש)
  • Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. – partial privatization
  • Shore-Van screenings (שור-ואן הקרנות)

Governmental Authorities:

  • Prisons – at this stage a single privately operated prison is approved.

General:

  • The Israeli Tourism School (בית הספר לתיירות בישראל)
  • The governmental company for medallions and coins (החברה הממשלתית למדליות ולמטבעות)
  • Tourism Development Corporation (חברה לפיתוח מפעלי תיירות) – was dismantled
  • Katit (כתית)
  • Weizmann Institute Press (מוסד ויצמן לפרסומים)
  • Shekem Ltd. and Shekem real estate (שקם בע"מ ושקם נדל"ן)

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