Is Jerusalem the next Silicon Valley? CNN Clip

August 14, 2012, category: Finance, General, Investment, Start-ups, Technology

Is Jerusalem the next Silicon Valley? CNN ClipCNN’s Elise Labott spoke with entrepreneur and investor Erel Margalit, head of Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP),  a leading Israeli venture capital firm with over $900 million

Israel’s economy wins praise from OECD secretary general

June 7, 2012, category: Finance, General

Angel Gurria, secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), praised Israel’s economy at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Finance Minister Steinitz, as reported in

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Agricultural Innovation takes center stage – Agritech 2012

May 17, 2012, category: Agriculture - agro, Finance, General, Start-ups, Water

“Agricultural technology is experiencing phenomenal momentum today, similar to what the water industry experienced a few years back,” says Oded Distel, head of Israel NewTech. We spoke with Distel about new trends

Teva to raise $1.5b in Switzerland

April 2, 2012, category: Finance, General, Pharma

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. will raise $1.5 billion in euro and Swiss franc denominated bonds in Switzerland. The company did not disclose the interest rate or maturity of the bonds. Globes

Bank of Israel revises growth forcast upwards

March 28, 2012, category: Banking, Finance, General

The Bank of Israel has revised its GDP growth forecast for 2012 upwards to 3.1% from its previous forecast of 2.8%, reports Globes. The Bank of Israel research department