Adversity, like necessity, is often the mother of invention by Dan Senor and Saul Singer Some warn that Israel is facing its toughest constellation of threats ever. Yet we believe that Israel is poised to play a central role in world affairs, not as a flashpoint for conflict but as a global innovation leader. Geopolitical […]
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For the first time, tax rates on vehicles is linked to the level of pollution emitted by these vehicles The Israel Tax Authority published last week an analysis of the effect of the green tax reform on automobile sales in Israel. Israel’s Green Tax reform went into effect on August 2, 2009. The reform […]
As reported in IVC: “In order to ensure that sustainable and safe technologies are developed in Israel, it’s necessary to maintain a suitable balance between the state and the market.” In an interview with “Globes”, former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge says, “The socioeconomic and environmental needs of the 21st century require innovation and energy […]
As reported in IVC: Morgan Stanley also mulling investments in Israel, says economic attach in Washington. American aviation and defense giant Lockheed Martin will be investing tens of millions of dollars in Israeli investment funds, said the Finance Ministry’s economic attach? in the United States, Assaf Vitman. Investment bank Morgan Stanley is also also considering […]
The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee unanimously approved a bill to establish an economic court separate from the Tel Aviv District Court to deal solely with economic cases. The bill, which had been suggested by Israel Securities Authority chairman Zohar Goshen, proposes that the economic court will deal with most of the legal proceedings […]
During the first six months, Israeli ports handled TEU 1.157 million compared to the TEU 990,000 in the corresnponding period. During the first six months Israeli ports handled 20.9 million tons Statistical data published by the port directorate at the Ministry of Transport show that during Q2 of 2010, Israeli ports handled TEU600,000 compared to TEU […]
As reported in the Australian: AN Aboriginal elder is about to make history by becoming the first indigenous Australian to be honoured with his own memorial and garden at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. Following a year-long examination of records, historians at Yad Vashem have approved the memorial for the late William Cooper, […]
The following are the findings of the IVC Quarterly Survey conducted by the IVC Research Center, which for more than 14 years has been at the forefront of high-tech, venture capital and private equity research in Israel. This Survey reviews capital raised by private Israeli high-tech companies from Israeli venture capital funds, foreign and other […]
As reported in IVC: Silver Lake is considered the world’s largest investment company in technology. US private equity fund Silver Lake is entering Israel, and appointed Yehuda Doron as a senior advisor in the firm’s middle market technology arm, Silver Lake Sumeru. Doron will also oversee the firm’s Israeli operations. Silver Lake is considered the […]
As reported in IVC, International auto manufacturer contacts Beilink, founded by the former Minister Yossi Beilin, requesting assistance in finding new technologies in Israeli automobile industry The Volkswagen Group is searching for new technologies in Israel through former Minister Yossi Beilin, Calcalist reported Wednesday. The company contacted Herzliya-based Beilink – Business Foreign Affairs several months […]
