Israel and France signed (September 5) a declaration of intent for cooperation in extending aid to Haiti and to emerging countries in Africa. The agreement includes joint actions in the fields of agriculture and irrigation, public health and gender. Implementation of the agreement will be through MASHAV – Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, at […]
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As reported in Port2port: The treaties will enter into effect on completion of ratification proceedings in the two countries 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 […]
As reported in Israel21c: More devices than ever use automatic speech recognition (ASR), allowing users to “tell” their device what to do — like dial a phone number by speaking a name rather than tapping a button. However, ASR technology often doesn’t work well, says Zvi Hava, the CEO of Petah Tikva-based NovoSpeech. “Current ASR […]
As reported in Port2port: Trade between Argentina and Israel totaled over US$210 million dollars last year Argentina ratified last week the free trade agreement reached between Mercosur and Israel. Argentina was the last of the group’s four full members to ratify the agreement that eliminates some tariffs, facilitates trade and the movement of goods […]
As reported in Port2port: The bodies are: The Goldbond Group Ltd; Emilia Development Ltd; Levinstein Assets Ltd; Mifalei Tovala Ltd; Shafir Buildings Ltd; BGI Investments Ltd; Angel Invest Ltd; Papo Maritime Ltd; Maman Cargo Terminals and Handling Ltd; Knafaim Holdings Ltd; FIMI Opportunity IV LP; and Gadot Chemical Tankers and Terminals Ltd. The Government Companies […]
As reported in Israel21c: If you’ve ever been disgusted by the sight of a winged creature flying out of a newly opened box of cereal or other packaged food, read on. Insect infestation is one of the biggest problems facing food manufacturers and distributors, who fight a constant battle to keep bugs out of factories […]
As reported in Globes: The unemployment rate fell to an all time low of 5.5% of the civilian labor force in the second quarter of 2011, down from 6% in the preceding quarter, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported today. There were 176,000 unemployed in the second quarter. Participation in the labor force rose to […]
As reported in Globes: The World Economic Forum (WEF) ranks Israel 22nd in its 2011-12 Global Competitive Report, up two places from last year, and up five places from 2009. The WEF says that the report comes out amid multiple challenges to the global economy and a continuing shift in the balance of economic activity […]
The rating action reflects S&P view of Israel’s improved economic policy flexibility as a result of strong growth and careful macroeconomic management Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) raised its long-term foreign currency sovereign credit ratings on the State of Israel to ‘A+/A-1’ from ‘A/A-1’. At the same time, S&P affirmed the local currency ratings […]
As reported in Israel21c: Hikers and nature lovers can feel the landscape through which they tread: Lower in the valley, the moist, cool air offers a reprieve on a sunny summer day. The footpath around the mountain is drier, noticeably warmer. What they are experiencing is topoclimates, or micro-climates. You won’t find this kind of […]
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