Makhteshim Agan, the world’s seventh largest agrochemicals maker, recently bought a 51% stake in South Korea’s JK Inc., and is also buying 100% of Mexico’s Ingeniera Industrial S.A. de C.V. (Bravo AG). Bravo AG, established in 1951, is a manufacturer and distributor of copper-based pesticides, a green crop protection method used in organic agriculture. JK […]
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As reported in Israel21C: A specialized tooth varnish developed by scientists in Israel can help kangaroos bounce back from a common and often-fatal gum disease. Israeli researchers have managed to clear up “lumpy jaw disease” in kangaroos by administering a variation of a topical human medication. The common periodontal condition is often fatal for the captive […]
As reported in Globes.co.il: The Foreign Trade Administration has a new plan to double Israel’s water technology exports, by 2012. The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor’s Foreign Trade Administration has a new plan to double Israel’s water technologies exports, by 2012, from the $1.5 billion in exports in 2010. The new plan targets coal, copper […]
As reported by IVC: New free of charge service allows users to redirect UK mobile phone number to any phone in Israel, 60 other countries Israeli start-up company Spikko is launching a revolutionary new phone service that enables consumers and business people to receive, free of charge, a local UK phone number to their existing […]
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Bargains by cell phone
As reported in IVC: An Israeli start-up has a new algorithm that tells you exactly where the bargains are in the mall, as well as the people you want to meet. Shopping is a hit-or-miss activity. How do you know where to find the best buys? Maybe the product you’re all set to purchase is […]
As reported in Globes: High-tech and media billionaire Zaki Rakib sold his Herzliya Pituah home to online gaming billionaire Teddy Sagi. Israel most expensive home has been sold. Sources inform ”Globes” that Playtech Cyprus Ltd. (AIM:PTEC) controlling shareholder Teddy Sagi bought the seafront house on Galei Techelet Street in Herzliya Pituah from Ma’ariv Holdings Ltd. […]
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Raising fish in the desert
As reported in IVC: With fewer fish in the sea with each passing year, Israel’s Grow Fish Anywhere has found a way to grow them in the desert. “There’s plenty of fish in the sea,” the old saying goes – but that’s not as true as it once was. In fact, says Dotan Bar-Noy, CEO […]
The following article summarizes key events and developments over the last year in the Ministry of Finance and the Israeli economy. The Israeli economy continued to withstand the global economic crisis in 2011, which turned out to be an important year for the Israeli economy also due to key socio-economic issues receiving more attention. […]
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No-fail, Painless Injections
As reported in Israel 21C: An Israeli company has spent a decade perfecting a drug delivery system that takes the needle out of your arm, and the dread out of going to the doctor. For most of us, getting an injection is a less-than-inviting experience. Many of us dread shots, or injections of medication directly […]
As reported in IVC: The Foreign Trade Administration has a new plan to double Israel’s water technology exports, by 2012. The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor’s Foreign Trade Administration has a new plan to double Israel’s water technologies exports, by 2012, from the $1.5 billion in exports in 2010. The new plan targets coal, […]
