As reported in Globes: Sources inform ”Globes” that Barclays Bank plc (LSE: BARC), one of the world’s most important banks, is opening a branch in Israel. Last month, Barclays’ representatives submitted the necessary paperwork to the Bank of Israel Banking Supervision Department, and approval is expected quickly. Barclays intends to focus on corporate banking, especially […]
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As reported in Globes: All large Internet companies have been trying in recent months to fight back against Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) in its core business areas, such as search engines. For this purpose, they have made alliances, such as Facebook and Bing, the search engine of Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT), and between Microsoft and […]
As reported in Globes: Minister of Transport Israel Katz, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, and Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd. chairman Gideon Mizrahi have launched the city’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) as part of the public transportation reform. The reform includes electronic road signs and will later also include the light railway line. Read […]
As reported in Port2Port: This new estimate was based on seven to nine months of accumulated data. Exports are now forecast to grow 9.1%, compared with an earlier estimate of 13.1% The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) said last week that due to expectations of a smaller rise in exports, Israel’s economy is forecast to […]
The annual Veolia Desert Challenge will take place on 17 and 18 December 2010 at the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth and one of the finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature global campaign.. The Desert challenge, which attracts thousands of mountain bike riders and runners, is not just about racing. It offers the […]
As reported in Globes.co.il: Dapper’s development center in Ramat Gan will become Yahoo!’s development center in Israel. Internet giant Yahoo! will buy display ad optimization technology developer start-up Dapper. Financial terms were not disclosed, but sources inform “Globes” that the deal is for $55 million. The acquisition is expected to close in 2010. The company’s development […]
http://current.com/e/92613645/en_US Israeli company Urban Aeronautics is leading the way in developing the future of transport by creating flying cars. Check out the video clip and then click here to find out more about this amazing Israeli company.
Pillcam President Warren Bingham was invited to speak at the AusBiotech National Conference held at the Melbourne Convention Centre. The title of the presentation was ‘Smile, you’ve just swallowed a camera’ and the presentation theme was to share his experience and success stories to an audience in the hundreds. The presentation was featured in the […]
As reported by IVC: Galam produces value added food ingredients, such as fructose, native and modified starches, and glucose syrups. Debt recycling fund Beresheit has made its tenth investment – NIS 94 million in kibbutz enterprise Galam Ltd., owned by Kibbutz Maanit. Closing of the deal depends on obtaining approval of the kibbutz, including a […]
As reported by IVC: Israel Cleantech Ventures Congratulates Its 5 Portfolio Companies on Their Selection to the 2010 Global Cleantech 100 List Five companies in Israel Cleantech Ventures’ (ICV) portfolio were named this week in the prestigious 2010 Global Cleantech 100, produced by the Cleantech Group in collaboration with UK based Guardian News & Media. […]
