As reported in Globes.co.il: In its report on Israel, the IMF says that the strengthening of the shekel has hurt the economy’s competitiveness. The IMF says that the strengthening of the shekel in the past few years has hurt the economy’s competitiveness and lowered the growth rate. The Article IV Consultation on Israel predicts that the […]
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As reported in Globes.co.il: Better Place is currently building its nationwide recharging network for electric cars. The Standards Institution of Israel has set the standard for charging electric cars by cables: Israel Standard 61851 Part 1.The standard will standardize methods for charging electric cars, detailing the functional and electrical requirements to ensure the availability and safety […]
The towing system is intended to enable an aircraft to taxi without the use of its engines. The robotically driven vehicles could save billions each year in fuel to read more (Port2Port Magazin)
Online Language Academy Targets Smartphone Users for “On the Go” Learning eTeacher Group announced the immediate availability of eTeacher’s Biblical Hebrew application for iPhone and iPad users offering 30 Biblical Hebrew lessons free of charge. Recorded and taught by Sigal Zohar, one of eTeacher’s leading Biblical Hebrew teachers, each lesson is four to five minutes […]
Hadasit Bio model is unique, as it allows investing public access to Hadassah’s medical innovations – and the start-ups based on them. The term “biomed” has become, over the past two years, a magical word. Dozens of biomed companies have held public offerings on the local capital market and have allowed Israel’s investing public to […]
As reported in the Israel Diamond Portal: In recent years a new niche market has opened up in Israel – trading in natural colored diamonds. A readily available supply coupled with high demand in the consumer market has prompted more and more Israeli companies to trade in the coveted pink and yellow diamonds. We approached these […]
As reported in Globes.co.il: Avalon Capital founding partner Joey Sabet says that Wells Fargo knows Israeli financial software firms as their customer and is interested in their technology as an investor. The year of 2010 wasn’t outstanding when it came to venture capital and the funding of start-ups, but it ended on a positive note, […]
As reported by Israel21c: It takes a village to educate kids properly, according to an old saying – but in Israel, it takes a high-tech company, in the form of global technology giant Intel, which is now in its eighth year of leading a program called “Think Positive+” (Choshvim Chiyuvi), which gives students all over […]
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FDA approves use of ‘Rewalk’
As reported in Israel21c: The Israeli made ‘Rewalk’ recently received FDA approval, and will soon help the paralyzed population get back on their feet. The device is a set of mechanical legs attached to a backpack battery system that allows a paralyzed patient to “walk” all day. Designed and developed in Israel, the ‘Rewalk’ was […]
As reported by the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce: Economic growth in 2011 will be lower than the growth rate in 2010 (which has been revised to 4.5%), at and will reach 3.5%. Although this is below the growth potential of the Israeli economy, it is still impressive in comparison to most of the […]
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