As recently seen in the Invest in Australia Annual Magazine: Israel is a small country renowned for its entrepreneurial sprit, enabling it to quickly transform start-up companies into profitable and competitive companies. This is evident by the fact that apart from Silicon Valley, the highest concentration of high-tech companies in the world is found in Israel. […]
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Israel Conquers Space
Look up at the night sky. Amidst the stars is a small satellite you cannot see, circling the earth every ninety minutes, peering down through clouds and darkness. It is called Ofek 9 and it is a sophisticated eye-in-the-sky, both built and launched by Israel. It tracks what Israel’s enemies are scheming and it can […]
Prestigious London-based Monocle magazine, a global briefing journal covering international affairs, business, culture and design, has chosen Haifa as the city with the most promising business potential for 2011. According to the magazine, Israel’s third largest city Haifa was chosen due to a massive head-to-toe regeneration and a recent swing to positive net immigration into […]
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Israel’s GDP Grows 4.5%
As reported in Globes.co.il: Growth in 2010 was well above the OECD average. Israel’s GDP rose 4.5% in 2010, in fixed prices, according to preliminary estimates by the Central Bureau of Statistics. Israel’s GDP growth was almost double the expected OECD average of 2.7% for the year.Israel’s GDP rose by 0.8% in 2009, and rose by […]
As reported in Israel 21C: They made Java “cool” again by using it to develop a device for reading the Kindle, and once again a major tech invention emanates from Israel. Windows; ICQ (known today as AOL Chat); anti-virus software; cell phone technology – you name it and Israel has had a hand in the […]
As reported in Israel21c: Recently, Israel’s Cabinet approved a 2.2 billion shekel ($598 m.) National Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To implement the plan, the allocated funds will be invested over the coming decade. In the course of the decade, home electricity consumption will be reduced by switching to electricity-saving home appliances and improving and […]
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Fighting Cancer with Early Detection
As reported in Israel21c: An American-Israeli bio-tech company’s diagnostic kit can detect increased risk for breast cancer, vastly improving the odds of curing it. The earlier cancer is detected, the better the odds of a cure. It’s as simple as that. And while it’s not so simple to find cancerous cells before they have multiplied enough […]
As reported in Port2Port: The agreement would exempt many import and export ventures from duty in both states. Preliminary negotiations would commence soon and a team of experts from Tel Aviv would be reaching New Delhi Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz announced last Thursday that Israel was set to sign a free trade agreement with India. […]
“Original”, “Creative”, “Trendsetting” All describe Israel’s fashion and textile apparel industry. Israeli designers have propelled their industry to world renown and acclaim with fashions that are sought by trendsetters around the world. As with a lot of Israeli industries, technology makes the difference. New, leading-edge ultrasonic bonding equipment that cuts and seals fabric pieces without […]
The new International catalogue for Advanced Agricultural Technology “Agriculture 2011” is on air Includes: Development of onion harvesting machinery Ocean Transport of the Easter Lily Grafting for the use of root systems as biological filters to prevent penetration of contaminants into vegetable plants under irrigation with marginal water Sprouting inhibition of postharvest potatoes by using […]
