As reported in Port2port: Private citizens will be able to purchase low-cost products from abroad tax-free over the Internet The Finance Ministry abolished last Monday customs duty on imported items worth NIS 1,200 (goods + shipping costs via mail or courier does not exceed $325) thus opening an era of competition to Israeli retailers. The […]
Author: Jeremy Ungar
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art has won Best Museum Award in the prestigious Travel and Leisure Magazine Award 2012 for their new Herta and Paul Amir Building, which opened November 2, 2011. Travel and Leisure which is considered one of the most influential travel magazines in America, commended the Tel Aviv building, stating that […]
Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport was named as one of the leading airports in the Middle East in the Airports Council International (ACI) airport survey, published recently. Israel’s main international airport was ranked third, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports. The report, based on surveys checking more than 30 parameters and surveying millions of travelers, […]
Liver failure can have cataclysmic implications. “Most liver patients are chronic patients,” notes Steven Eitan, CEO of Israel’s Exalenz Bioscience, a small, Modi’in-based company that has developed the world’s first non-invasive diagnostic device for acute liver failure. No similar device exists anywhere, which is what prompted the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant […]
As reported in Port2Port: Better Place has commenced delivery of the first 100 electric Renault Fluences with lithium ion batteries to Israeli customers, as part of its target of 45,000 fleet vehicles in Israel. After years of tests and trial programs, the deliveries mark a big step in the company’s efforts to build out an […]
As reported in Globes: Yosef Maiman’s biggest customer, Idan Ofer, is about to defect to Yitzhak Tshuva. Israel Corporation (TASE: ILCO) has resumed negotiations with the Tamar partners – Tshuva-controlled Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG), Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL), Isramco Ltd. (Nasdaq: ISRL; TASE: ISRA.L), and Alon Natural Gas Exploration Ltd. (TASE: ALGS) – […]
As reported in Globes: Mobile ads company Amobee Ltd. has been in acquisition talks with a number of companies for several months at a value of $300-350 million, including negotiations with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SGX: T48, ASX: SGT) (SingTel). SingTel was in talks to invest in Amobee last year. Amobee has raised $55 million from […]
Gigi Cosmetic Laboratories was founded in 1957 by the late chemist, Mr. Eliezer Landau. His aim was to turn Gigi Cosmetic Laboratories into the leading professional cosmetics company in Israel, which caters to its clients’ every need. And thus, the motto, “You are in good hands with Gigi”, was born. This motto guides Gigi Cosmetic Laboratories to […]
The Israel Trade Commission together with the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce are delighted to invite you to a Broadcast Media and Communications seminar with official guest speakers; The Hon. Andrew Stoner, NSW Deputy Premier, Minister for Trade and Investment and Minster for Regional Infrastructure and Services The Hon. Shalom Simhon, Israel’s Minister for Industry, Trade […]
The 2011 Youth Business International (YBI) Entrepreneur of the Year competition award went to an Israeli startup that teaches children the fundamentals of engineering and robotics as they play with toy building sets. “Integrating engineering with playing is a new approach,” says Amir Asor, the 26-year-old CEO of the Decade Group, recipient of the prestigious […]
