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New AD Chairperson

New AD Chairperson

category: General
Last week the Anti-Dumping Committee officially named its new Chairperson, Mr. Shai Moses PhD, DPR of Israel to the WTO. Mr. Shai Moses was elected
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Committee on Import Licensing April 2012

Committee on Import Licensing April 2012

category: General
Last Friday’s ILC meeting was chaired by Israel’s DPR to the WTO Mr. Shai Moses PhD, and the main issue of discussion related to Argentina’s
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ABB and Emerald Technology Ventures invest in TaKaDu

ABB and Emerald Technology Ventures invest in TaKaDu

category: Water
The well-regarded tech blog, Gigaom reported today that the Swiss power giant ABB just made an investment in an Israeli water data startup called TaKaDu. TaKaDu sells water utilities
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Bank of Israel revises growth forcast upwards

Bank of Israel revises growth forcast upwards

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
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GE plans further investments in Israel, cites Israel as “best country for innovation”

GE plans further investments in Israel, cites Israel as “best country for innovation”

category: General
General Electric will continue to invest in Israeli health care and cleantech and search for new opportunities in software and other areas, the Jerusalem Post reports after interviewing GE senior vice
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First General Council meeting 2012

First General Council meeting 2012

category: General
The first General Council meeting of the year appeared to be short from the agenda, but lasted several hours. The majority of the statements by the Member
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Summary of OECD 2011 economic review of Israel

Summary of OECD 2011 economic review of Israel

category: General
A report by the Economic and Development Review Committee (EDRC) of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on the State of Israel was released on December 12, 2011.The report provided focus-areas where further
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What is the World Trade Organization?

What is the World Trade Organization?

category: General
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a global intergovernmental organization, much like the United Nations (UN), and the only one of its type to deal with the rules of trade between
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