On completion of the Ashdod plant, desalination plants will supply around 75% of the domestic water consumption Minister of Finance, Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of National Infrastructures, Dr. Uzi Landau and Mekorot Chairman, Mr. Alex Vijneitzer signed today a franchise agreement for the Ashdod desalination project with Mekorot subsidiary Mekorot Development & Enterprise, which will […]
Author: Jeremy Ungar
Tourist entries in January-July up 4% to 1.9 Million Figures released last Thursday, covering the first half of 2011 show that 1.9 million tourists entered Israel in January-July 2011, a 4% increase on the corresponding months of 2010. As 2010 was considered a record year in the number of tourist arrivals to Israel (3.45 Million), the figures for the […]
Logica, a business and technology service company, and TaKaDu, a world leader in Water Infrastructure Monitoring, announced today they are partnering to offer the UK water industry TaKaDu’s Water Infrastructure Monitoring solution, enabling utilities to reduce water loss and drive efficiency and savings. In the UK, twenty four water companies manage water distribution networks with […]
Israel’s MacroCure helps the body heal itself with a unique product based on white blood cells from healthy donors. The physical deterioration of old age and illness is often manifested in what doctors call chronic wounds – wounds that just will not repair themselves. Petah Tikvah-based MacroCure has a product that aims to do what […]
A treaty for the avoidance of double taxation has been signed between Israel and Malta, and a treaty for the avoidance of double taxation has been initialed between Israel and Panama. The treaties will enter into effect on completion of ratification proceedings in the two countries. The treaty signed with Malta includes a clause for […]
A little Arab town on the road to Jerusalem has gained fame as the hummus capital of Israel after one of its residents won the lottery in Chicago. The town of Abu Ghosh, a mostly Arab town in the green hills outside of Jerusalem, is the “hummus capital” of Israel. And the most well-known of […]
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A clean, green Israel showcase
The CleanTech 2011 mega-event in Tel Aviv displays Israel’s advanced water, solar, wind and natural gas energy solutions. The 15th annual CleanTech Exhibition in Tel Aviv. Judging by the number of companies that have already signed on for next year’s expo, Haim Alush, CEO of CleanTech 2011, says this year’s event must have been a […]
Second quarter investment was 77% higher than in the corresponding quarter in 2010. Israeli venture capital-backed companies raised $364 million in the second quarter of 2011, according to the quarterly PwC Israel MoneyTree Report, 6% more than the first quarter of 2011, and 77% more than the corresponding quarter in 2010.76 Israeli venture capital-backed companies […]
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Galilee Tisanes
The Israeli company Galilee Tisanes specialty is developing, manufacturing and marketing unique healthy and invigorating medicinal herbal teas, which are ready and tasty to drink, each with its own special quality and flavor. We currently distribute to health food stores, pharmacies and retailers around the world. Our 100% natural teas provide solutions for a wide […]
Israel is one of those destinations that keeps surprising you with its diverse “attraction menu” on offer: ancient biblical sites and sunny Mediterranean beaches, history and culture, people & landscapes, holy places, lively markets and nightlife all within close proximity
