November Edition 2020

17 As the world tilts, the legal world adjusts Israel United Arab Emirates Population (million) million 8.6 million 9.9 Main cities (million) Tel Aviv (460,000), Jerusalem (936,000) Haifa (285,000) Dubai (3.3m), Abu Dhabi (1.8m) Main Sectors include technology; agriculture; tourism technology, oil, tourism Time Zone ahead of GMT hours +2 hours +3 Currency New Israeli Shekel Emirati Dirham Exchange rate to USD1 3.42 3.67 Business Press /https://en.globes.co.il/en https://www.jpost.com/ tags/business https://www.calcalistech . /com https://gulfnews.com/business https://www.khaleejtimes.com/ business https://www.arabianbusiness. com/gcc/uae Global Innovation Index 2020 Position 13 th worldwide 1 st in Northern Africa/( )Western Asia 34th worldwide (3 rd in Northern Africa/Western Asia) Sources: Various, including Worldometer; Global Innovation Index.