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‘Kaptain Sunshine’ swoops in to save Israel’s electric cars

As published inIsrael21C: “Kaptain Sunshine” Yosef Abramowitz — former journalist turned activist, turned solar-energy pioneer kibbutznik, turned “car salesman” as he puts it jokingly — is now steering bankrupt Better Place electric car charging network out of debt. Last week, Abramowitz and his partners –– about 900 Israeli electric vehicle owners and drivers, and investors […]

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Given Imaging says PillCam Colon approved in Japan

As reported in Bloomberg: Given Imaging, the Israeli company with a very strong presence in Australia has been approved in the Japanese market. Given Imaging Ltd. said Monday that regulators in Japan have approved its PillCam pill-sized diagnostic camera for use in diagnosing diseases of the colon. The Israeli company said the PillCam Colon is […]

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Hoodia gum maker defends satiety effect

The maker of a newly launched appetite suppressant gum claims to be the first to have self-affirmed GRAS status for hoodia in the US and hopes to overcome the negative image of the plant as a weight management ingredient. Desert Labs launched ‘Snack Less’ gum in October last year containing hoodia, a genus of 13 species […]

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Delek, Noble Energy sign Cypriot LNG plant MOU

As reported in Globes: The Tamar and Leviathan partners signed a MOU with the Cypriot government to build an LNG plant on the island’s southern coast. Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG), controlled by Yitzhak Tshuva and Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL) have signed a memorandum of understand with the Cypriot government to build a liquefied […]

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Woodside Reviewing Israel Plan – report

As reported in Globes.co.il: The Australian energy company is reportedly considering joining the consortium for building an LNG plant in Cyprus instead of in Israel. “The West Australian” reports that Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (ASX: WPL) is considering joining a liquefied natural gas (LNG) consortium in Cyprus, instead of in Israel. Woodside, which had planned to […]

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The Minister of Finance meets with the President and CEO of Siemens

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The Minister of Finance and the Chairman and CEO of Cisco Meet in Jerusalem

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Microsoft and Israel’s Ministry of Finance sign Memorandum of Understanding

The Ministry of Finance and Microsoft signed a memorandum of understanding for strategic collaboration for promoting Information and Communication Technologies. Deputy Minister of Finance Mickey Levy, Government Chief Information Officer Carmela Avner, and CEO Microsoft Israel Dani Yamin signed the memorandum which acknowledges technology’s potential to leverage and accelerate economic growth, in light of Israel’s […]

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Negev Energy Group chosen as Concessionaire in Tender for the Design, Financing, Construction and Operation

The inter-ministerial tender committee for the construction of solar power plants at Ashalim, headed by Senior Deputy Accountant General Yariv Nechama, CPA, announced today that Negev Energy, a joint company of Shikun & Binui Renewable Energy and a subsidiary of the Spanish company Abengoa SA, has been chosen as the concessionaire in the BOT project […]

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Ministers Lapid and Bishara Decided to Renew the Israeli-Palestinian Economic Cooperation

Israeli Minister of Finance Mr. Yair Lapid and his Palestinian counterpart Mr. Shukri Bishara had decided today to renew the economic cooperation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The two Ministers discussed applying trust building measures this afternoon while conversing in the Israeli Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem. The meeting, coordinated with the Israeli Prime […]