A s reported by the AWA, data collected by the Bureau of Meteorology indicate that Australia’s annual mean temperature for 2009 was 0.9C above the 1961-90 average, making it the nation’s second warmest year since high-quality records began in 1910. High TEMPERATURES were especially notable in the southeast with Australia, Victoria, South Australia and NSW […]
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) is Israel’s only stock exchange, trading over 1,100 securities of more than 630 companies. The TASE was established in 1953 to handle the rising number of securities and transactions in the years following the establishment of the State. The exchange is owned by its member firms, which include 15 […]
Electronics News Report a six-strong engineering team at Dongfeng Electric Vehicle (DFEV) faced a tough challenge: design, test and verify the battery management control system for the EQ6110 hybrid electric city bus – lowering emissions and improving fuel efficiency by 30 percent – and then generate production C code for the controller, in record time. The […]
Electronics News report A Space Industry Innovation Council will be established to give the Australian Government strategic advice as it develops a national space policy and boosts support for space science and technology. Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, said in a statement announcing the council, that it is a part of […]
“Since early 2008 it seems that Israel acquired the status of a safe haven, with sharp growth in the movement of capital into the market and the revaluation of the real exchange rate.” So says the IMF in its world review. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised Israel’s response to the recent economic crisis and […]
As reported in by Standard and Poor’s , following completion of the transaction, ORL holds 100% of CAOL, while IPE increases its holding in ORL to 30.7%, and the Israel Corp. and the public will respectively hold 37.1% and 32.2% of the Company. In parallel to the completion of the transaction, the Israeli Government has […]
Adaptive Imaging Technologies (AIT), an Israeli security start-up, won the “Most Promising Startup” award at the Global Security Challenge in London for its digital surveillance system that allows a single device to provide the same functionality as a large number of conventional wide-angle and telescopic cameras. The so-called “Panoramic Telescope” continuously monitors a 180 degree […]
To boost entrepreneurial activity and encourage further innovation in the cleantech sector, Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor is creating a renewable energy center and a water technology center in the Negev. The centers will be established following a tender procedure including Israeli and international investors and have an approved 5-year budget of 100 […]
A new book called “Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle,” explores the culture behind Israel’s economic success and maintains that those same factors which allowed Israel to excel would ensure its continued growth among the economic leaders of the world. The book’s authors, Dan Senor and Saul Singer, who interviewed more than 100 […]
“Israel is one of only four A-rated countries that will emerge from the recession in 2009” – Fitch Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings reiterated Israel’s sovereign debt rating at A with a “Stable” outlook, while Israel’s domestic bond rating was maintained at A+ with a “Stable” outlook. Fitch follows Moody’s Investors Service and S&P, both […]
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