Long before Israel was known as the startup nation, skilled and visionary men were already putting it on course as the next Silicon Valley. In the first of a two-part series, ISRAEL21c takes a look at Israel’s top 10 high-tech pioneers. Israel’s enterprising engineers and entrepreneurs have defined an industry for the world, from […]
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Once a barren strip of desert, the Arava today has some 600 farms supplying more than 60 percent of Israel’s exports of fresh vegetables and 10% of ornamentals. How many peppers can Peter Piper pick? Well, if the protagonist in the old tongue twister were picking them in Israel’s Arava Desert, the surprising answer is […]
GDP rose by an annualized 3% in the first quarter, which was above analysts’ expectations. The Israeli economy grew by 3% on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2012, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported today. The growth rate was above the 2.5% growth predicted in a “Bloomberg” poll of analysts, GDP growth […]
Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz today signed a directive regulating the work of foreign lawyers in Israel. Minister of Finance Yuval Steinitz today signed a directive regulating the work of foreign lawyers in Israel, pursuant to the Foreign Lawyers Law. The directive removes barriers which prevented foreign lawyers from working in Israel, and permits collaboration between […]
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No more invasive colonoscopy?
In February 2012, GE’s $6 billion Healthymagination initiative adopted its first Israeli project: a breakthrough solution for colorectal cancer screening. “One of the reasons so many people die from colon cancer, despite it being relatively easy to cure, is because they avoid the uncomfortable and invasive colonoscopy procedure,” says Guy Neev, CEO of Check-Cap, […]
The privatization of the Port of Eilat was approved today by the Knesset Finance Committee. The Government Companies Authority presented the process for the privatization of Eilat Port Company Ltd to the members of the Committee. On completion of the sale, a private company will operate the port for a period of 15 years, with […]
Minister of Finance Dr. Yuval Steinitz today signed an order regulating the activity of foreign lawyers in Israel, pursuant to the Foreign Lawyers Law. The order removes barriers that prevented foreign lawyers from working in Israel and permits collaboration between local and foreign law firms. The order will enter into effect 30 days after its […]
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Risk-free water disinfection
There are three ways to make water clean enough for use by humans, says Ittai Weissberg, CEO of Israel’s Greeneng Solutions: heat, ultraviolet radiation and oxidation. “Heat takes up a lot of energy and is impractical for large amounts of water,” says Weissberg. “UV takes up less energy, but doesn’t get all the bacteria. […]
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Blackrock eyes Israel
Minister of Finance Yuval Steinitz and other ministry officials today met representatives of Blackrock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) about possible investment in Israel. Ministry of Financeofficials previously met Blackrock representatives in Frankfurt, Germany. Blackrock is the world’s largest private equity firm, with $3.5 trillion in assets under management. In a statement, the Ministry of Finance said, […]
The perception that public policies should be pointing the way to the future is at the heart of an innovative project which defines possible, but realistic, environmental futures for Israel Over the past year and a half leading Israeli experts have taken part in an innovative, future-oriented project designated to formulate a vision of sustainability […]
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