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Distinguished Guests

ICSEP periodically brings leading foreign experts to Israel to share their knowledge and experiences. ICSEP’s distinguished guests have included Nobel Laureate Prof. Milton Friedman, Prof. Irving Kristol, Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Judge Richard Posner, International Editor of The Wall Street Journal George Melloan, former UK Commissioner for the Common Market, Sir Leon Brittan and prominent businessmen such as Samuel Zell and Lord Stanley Kalms.

International Contacts

ICSEP is regularly consulted about the Israeli economy by foreign study missions, such as the US-Israel Joint Economic Development Group and US Congressional and White House study missions, by foreign journalists and television networks, and by economic think-tanks from Europe and the USA.

Facilitator

ICSEP has also acted as a clearinghouse for economic expertise, knowledge and resources for various bodies, and as a facilitator for many groups and organizations such as the Israel Chambers of Commerce, universities, the Israel Supreme Court’s Institute for Judicial Studies, the Israel Management Institute, and others. Various parties, as well as the local and international media, regularly consult with it. We recently hosted the noted French businessman and economist Jacques Raiman who worked with a team of Israeli economic consultants to prepare a wide-ranging analysis of needed reforms for the Israeli economy. Our US Vice President Bernard Groveman has initiated a drive for the privatization of the Post Office Bank, a move that could revolutionize Israel’s financial markets.