Spring 2013 Shekel: Economic and financial trends in Israel, edited by the Ministry of Finance
March 19, 2013, category: Josh, Shekel (Josh), Uncategorized
Last week, our friends at the Israel Ministry of Finance in NYC published the Spring 2013 edition of SHEKEL, their quarterly economic newsletter. SHEKEL is edited by Sigalit Siag, chief of
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Is Jerusalem the next Silicon Valley? CNN Clip
August 14, 2012, category: Investment (Nili), Technology
Is Jerusalem the next Silicon Valley? CNN Clip CNN’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
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Minister of Finance met Cisco Systems Chairman and CEO to discuss further investments in Israel.
July 9, 2012, category: Investment (Nili), Service Providers in Israel, Technology
Minister of Finance Dr. Yuval Steinitz met this morning in his Jerusalem office with John Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems Inc. The two had a lengthy discussion
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Israel’s Economy Praised by OECD Secretary General
June 11, 2012, category: Investment (Nili), Uncategorized
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
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Agricultural Innovation Takes Center Stage – the Latest from Agritech 2012
May 22, 2012, category: Agritech (Rebecca), Water technology (Rebecca)
“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
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Minister of Finance Meets with Senior Executives from BlackRock
May 18, 2012, category: Investment (Nili)
Minister of Finance Dr. Yuval Steinitz met today with senior executives from BlackRock, the world’s biggest investment company, which manages approximately USD 3,500 billion. The meeting was also attended by
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Israel & NYC: A Startup Match Made in High-Tech Heavens
May 8, 2012, category: Investment (Nili)
Last week, international tech and investment writers concentrated on finding the best environments for launching and investing in high-tech startups. On April 28th, Tomer Avital of Calcalist, one of Israel’s leading
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Warren Buffet Praises Israeli Acquisition Iscar
March 9, 2012, category: Investment (Nili)
Warren Buffet praised Israeli Iscar, a tool-cutting company that was his first acquisition of a company outside the U.S. (in 2006), in his annual letter to shareholders. Haaretz quotes Buffet as
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Investments in Israeli hi-tech start-ups reaches 11 year high
January 25, 2012, category: Investment (Nili)
Investments in Israeli hi-tech start-ups reaches 11 year high 546 Israeli hi-tech companies raised $2.14 Billion from foreign and Israeli investors in 2011, the highest amount since the dot-com crash, according to a report
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