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Comverse May Also Be Going To Ireland.(Brief Article)

Israel Business Today, August, 2000

Comverse one of Israel's best and most successful high tech company is planning on opening another plant that will employ 500 employees and produce $150 million of high tech telecommunications equipment a year. While this is good news, the not-so-good-news is that Comverse may choose to open this plant in Ireland instead of in Israel.

Ireland has become a high tech center that is a strong rival to Israel. By offering high-tech firms better assistance, Ireland is drawing more high tech firms to its shores and away from opening additional plants in Israel. Intel was one of the big high tech companies that recently decided to build a plant in Ireland instead of Israel. In addition to investment grants and a big income tax exemption, Ireland also provides financial...

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