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Israel’s Medfly hope

As reported in the West Australian Newspaper;  With a ban on chemicals dimethoate and fenthion imminent, the Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) is poised to take centre stage in fruit bowls across the State. WA fruit grower Garrie Vincenti was so worried about the ban he travelled to Israel in search of a holy grail to […]

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Israeli Water Technology for the Mining and Resources Industries

The Israeli Water Technology for the Mining and Resources Industries Catalogue Australia is a dry continent with competition for scarce water resources.  Water is therefore a key business risk for top companies. From a broad Australian perspective, drought, over-allocation, inefficient water supply (loss driven) and climate change has resulted in a strong focus by many […]

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IsraAID Celebrates Israeli Humanitarian Work in Africa

The organization’s vital lifesaving work has attracted praise from the professionals and interest in future projects Live Aid concert organizer Bob Geldof was in Israel recently to laud Israeli humanitarian projects in Africa. The Irish rock musician spoke at a conference presented by IsraAID in Herzliya. People from Israel’s business, arts, media and civil society […]

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Summary of Israeli High-Tech Company Capital Raising – Q2/2011

IVC and KPMG Report: Israeli high-tech capital raising in H1/2011 – up 82% Mid to late stage financing leads The following are the findings of the IVC-KPMG Quarterly Survey conducted by IVC Research Center in cooperation with KPMG Somekh Chaikin Israel. This Survey reviews capital raised by private Israeli high-tech companies from Israeli venture capital […]

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Israel – The New Silicon Valley

In a recent story on Britains Channel 4 news, the reporter Benjamin Cohen explores why Israel is widly considered to be the next Silicon Valley. Please watch the news story below:

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Challenges Facing the Mining Industry

The past decade has seen an increasing number of challenges faced by large mining companies worldwide. Can Israeli Defense technology help solve some of them? Australia’s thriving resources sector is the country’s largest single export sector. Resource commodities including coal and iron ore made up around 40 per cent of Australia’s exports. The minerals and […]

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Academy for Entreprenurial Ledership visits Israel

The Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership traveled to Israel in March 2011 to experience and document Israel’s amazing startup community. We met with various startup companies, incubator programs, and venture capitalists to discover what makes Israel, an incredibly tiny country, so successful when it comes to new venture creation. We hope to apply what we have […]

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Better Place Signs Renewable Energy Deal in Australia

As reported in IVC: Better Place Israel CEO Moshe Kaplinski: The company wants to promote a similar deal in Israel. Please click here to see the artilce in the Sydney Morning Herald dated June 20th. Shai Agassi‘s electric car venture Better Place LLC has signed a $60 million 10-year deal with Australia’s ActewAGL Ltd. for […]

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Tourism Investment in Israel

Where Unique Heritage Assets Meet a Solid Business Environemnt In light of the record number of incoming tourist visitors to Israel in 2010 and the Ministry of Tourism target for 2015 for 5 million tourists a year in addition to the thriving domestic tourism market, the upsurge in demand is putting pressure on the supply […]

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Ernst and Young release ‘Doing Business with Israel’ Report

Over the years, Israel has become a hotbed for many startups and mature companies and has provided numerous opportunities for growth and success. This guide published by Ernst & Young Israel provides general information and insights into the local business arena including: the Israeli economy, starting a business, corporate taxation and other accounting aspects to be […]