The Bavarian Representative Office in Israel

About us
Founded in 2009, the Israeli office is the 20th and youngest of the representations of the State of Bavaria. It is headed by Godel Rosenberg, who together with the team from the Israeli-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce under the direction of Grisha Alroi-Arloser in Tel-Aviv has taken up the challenge of forging an even closer business relationship between Bavaria and Israel.

Israel in Bavaria
Just 3½ flying hours away from Israel, Bavaria has for years now been the gateway to Europe for many Israeli companies. Israel’s principal export – ICT know-how – has found many partners in Bavaria and through Bavaria in Germany and Europe. For a long time, the Israeli Ministry of Trade had an office in Munich, which is to be re-opened again shortly. The German-Israel Economic Association is based in Munich as well. Close contacts are also fostered with the thriving Jewish communities in Bavaria.

Bavaria in Israel
Nearly 1,000 Bavarian companies maintain successful, well-established business relations with Israel; 350 of these companies, including Siemens and BMW, have representative offices of their own.

The volume of trade passing between Bavaria and Israel came to euro 628 million in 2007, which puts Israel in 6th place among all the Middle East countries having business relations with Bavaria.