Thefinaltrend that the media in Israel have failed to notice is the impact that US foreign policy in South America and the Middle East alike has had on the positions of nations like Brazil and Argentina towards Israel.
This is the flip-side of the corporate trend that started the exodus from final-salary pensions in the first place: bosses these days pay more attention to shareholder value, but the shareholders are the pension and mutual funds that invest society's retirement savings.
We expect this trend to continue in thefinal quarter with growing demand for consumer products in regions such as Argentina, China, India and South-East Asia.
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