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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