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Osborne arrives in 'amazing' Israel for high-tech launch

October 28, 2011 10:45
George Osborne (Photo: Karen Kaufman)

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Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

The Chancellor has called for an increase to the "export of expertise and capital" from Israel into Britain.

George Osborne, speaking before he boarded a flight to Israel, made the comments to mark the launch of the British Embassy's newly-established UK-Israel High-Tech Hub.

Mr Osborne had been due to arrive in Israel earlier this week as part of a delegation from Britain's high-tech sector, but had his visit delayed by Eurozone crisis talks.

After arriving in Israel, he met the Governor of the Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, and Yuval Steinitz, Israel's Finance Minister. He also held a roundtable discussion with some of the key figures in Israeli high-tech and listened to presentations from high-tech start-ups.

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