TWO Israeli companies are combining their technologies and expertise to change the face of horticultural production in Australia. Specialist water soluble fertiliser supplier, Haifa, and irrigation equipment company, Netafim, are working with numerous distributors and growers across the country to introduce new methods of fertilising using their products. They are particularly promoting the practice of […]
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Israeli President Shimon Peres met Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming pledging to enhance economic cooperation between the two countries Please click here to see a breif Presentation. Israeli President Shimon Peres met Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming last Wednesday, pledging to enhance economic cooperation between the two countries. Chen, who headed a trade delegation […]
Highway 6, widely known as the Trans-Israel Highway, is a major electronic toll highway in Israel. It started operating in the early 2000s and is being lengthened as construction proceeds on newer sections. As of 2009, parts of it are still under construction. The aim of the Highway is to provide an efficient north-south transportation […]
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NUS College in Israel
The National University of Singapore (NUS), one of the most prestigous universities in Asia, has recently opened a new campus in Israel. NOC Israel will provide postgraduate and undergraduate students the opportunity to discover entrepreneurship and experience the dynamic start-up culture that defines Israel. Participants on the Israel programme will be working in a start-up/SME/VC […]
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Israel’s cleantech mega-plan
As reported by IVC: The country is investing billions to become a world leader in renewable energy technologies and oil alternatives. “The global interest in Israel’s energy R&D and technology is out of all proportion to the size of the country,” says Dr. Eli Opper, former Chief Scientist and now chairman of the Eureka High […]
Odis is one of the largest bodies in the world supplying water treatment plants for emergency situations, army units and disaster relief. Odis have supplied these systems during the Tsunami in Tailand as well as many other systems supplied to the UN, Unicef and many more aid organisations who worked in Chile, Haiti, Guatemala, Mexico […]
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Israel’s Waves Audio gets Grammy
Back in the ’80s, when people tied bandanas around their legs and jumped around to Wham!, a young Israeli-American sound engineer named Gilad Keren was cutting his teeth in the music biz, recording Israeli artists like Shalom Hanoch. Today, Keren and his business partner Meir Sha’ashua are primed to collect a Grammy award, the most […]
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IMF Staff Report on Israel
Israel passed through the global recession swiftly. The challenge now is to sustain growth and low inflation while boosting medium-term prospects—in the context of continued global uncertainty, shekel appreciation, and a housing market that is overheating. Buoyant activity and employment alongside incipient inflation pressures calls for the overall stance of policies to be tightened more […]
The Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments The purpose of the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investments is to strengthen the industrial capability of the country. Below is a short summary of the main points of the new law. A. Qualification requirements To qualify for benefits under the law the company has to […]
As reported by IVC: Tel Aviv, Israel, January 17, 2011. The following are the findings of the IVC-KPMG Quarterly Survey conducted by the 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 funds, foreign and other investors. The Survey is […]
