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Ampal-American Israel Corporation is a New York unit of Israel's Bank Hapoalim. It is a holding company that primarily acquires interests in Israel-related businesses.〔("Ampal-American Israel Corporation" ) Sunday, January 30, 2011 - ''The New York Times'' - Retrieved 30 January 2011.〕 ==History== In 1942, members of the Labor Zionist movement founded AMPAL to guarantee loans for financial projects in the Jewish Yishuv. From 1945, the corporation financed the development of basic industries, utilities and housing.〔(The Rise of Israel: A History of a Revolutionary State, Jonathan R. Adelman )〕 In 1998, Ampal acquired a one-third interest in Motorola Solutions Israel Ltd., a wireless-communications business in Israel, for $110 million, as a springboard for other investments in the telecommunications and high-tech sector.〔("Ampal-American Israel Corporation" ) Sunday, January 30, 2011 - ''The New York Times'' - Retrieved 30 January 2011.〕 The company's main holding is a 12% stake in the East Mediterranean Gas Company (EMG), a joint venture company set up to handle the export of natural gas from Egypt to Israel. Following four attacks on the gas pipeline that connects to the company's Arish–Ashkelon pipeline, supply has been interrupted and as of September 2011 has not resumed. As a result, the company's debentures have been downgraded by Moody's to BA3.〔(Ampal-American Israel Corporation Debentures Downgraded to BA3 With a Negative Outlook )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ampal-American Israel Corporation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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