Abbreviations
Australian Dollar
Business Expenditure on R&D
Canadian Dollar
Central Bureau of Statistics
Office of the Chief Scientist
Earned Income Tax Credit
European Union
Euro
Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign Trade Administration
British Pound (Sterling)
Gross Domestic Product
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
Higher Education Institution
Israel Innovation Authority (formerly the Office of the Chief Scientist)
Information and Communications Technologies
Israel Export Institute
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (the federal industry ministry)
Kibbutz Industries Association
Koret Israel Economic Development Fund
Manufacturers Association of Israel
Authority for Economic Development of the Minority Sectors, or Minorities Economic Development Authority
Medium-Sized Enterprise
Non-Bank Financial Institution
Non-Governmental Organisation
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Programme of International Student Assessment
Research and Development
Regulatory Impact Assessment
Small and Medium Business Agency
Small and Medium Business Fund
Small and Medium-sized Enterprise
Total Entrepreneurial Activity
United States of America
Value Added Tax
Vocational Education and Training