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Fortnightly, 14 December 2016
14 December 2016 14 Kislev 5777 15 Rabi Al-Awwal 1438 TOP STORIES Israel, Greece & Cyprus Agree on European Gas Pipeline 1776 Dubai to Support Lebanese Tech Start-Ups Jordan Remains Among Most...
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Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant Leads Trade Delegation to Israel Mississippi Governor Bryant made his third visit to Israel in the last 24 months in November heading a 22 person trade delegation of...
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Fortnightly, 28 December 2016
28 December 2016 28 Kislev 5777 28 Rabi Al-Awwal 1438 TOP STORIES Knesset Approves 2017-2018 State Budget Following Marathon Vote Québec Premier Couillard to Lead Multi-Sectoral Mission to Israel...
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Ontario to Feature Three Companies at Cybertech Israel 2017 The Province of Ontario will have a booth at the upcoming Cybertech Israel 2017 exhibition and conference in Tel Aviv at the end of January....
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ISRAEL UP & DOWN
Two pieces of economic news came out of Israel recently showing both the ups and downs of the local tech scene. On the up side, during its meeting on December 13, 2016, held in Tel Aviv, Israel, the...
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Fortnightly, 11 January 2017
11 January 2017 13 Tevet 5777 13 Rabi Al-Akbar 1438 TOP STORIES Israel Adds 106 New Drugs and Treatments to Healthcare Basket Air Transat Adds Tel Aviv to its Summer Program UAE Nuclear Power Plant...
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ISRAEL REMAINS THE INVESTMENT DESTINATION OF CHOICE
A new report by Israel’s IVC Research Center and local attorneys Zag-S&W shows Israeli high-tech companies raised an all-time annual high of $4.8 billion in 2016, 11% above the $4.3 billion raised...
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Fortnightly, 25 January 2017
25 January 2017 27 Tevet 5777 27 Rabi Al-Akbar 1438 TOP STORIES Israeli Government to Fund Medical Cannabis Research Andersen Global Initiates Expansion in Israel Pfizer Opens New $50 Million Saudi...
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SelectUSA Event Planned for Tel Aviv on February 22nd The American State Offices Association in cooperation with SelectUSA and the US Embassy in Israel, will host a day-long event in Tel Aviv on...
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Fortnightly, 8 February 2017
8 February 2017 12 Shevat 5777 11 Jumada Al-Awwal 1438 TOP STORIES S&P Reaffirms Israel’s A+ Credit Rating – Praising Thriving Economy WhatsApp & Facebook Named as Most Used Social Media in...
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Fortnightly, 22 February 2017
22 February 2017 26 Shevat 5777 25 Jumada Al-Awwal 1438 TOP STORIES Israel’s Gas Royalties Increase by 8.5% During 2016 Sapiens to Acquire U.S.-based StoneRiver for Approximately $102 Million Six Gulf...
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Mississippi to Take Trade Mission to the UAE and Jordan At the end of March, the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) will bring a trade mission to the Middle East, with stops planned in Dubai and...
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ISRAEL & HONG KONG: FINTECH SOULMATES
Israel and Hong Kong have quite a bit in common. For example, despite their small population sizes (Israel’s 8.6 million vs. Hong Kong’s 7.4 million), both are hotbeds of innovation and development...
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Fortnightly, 8 March 2017
8 March 2017 10 Adar 5777 8 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1438 TOP STORIES Netanyahu Government Approves Decriminalization of Marijuana Use China’s SAIC to Open Israel Development Center UK Construction Giant...
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Fortnightly, 22 March 2017
22 March 2017 24 Adar 5777 23 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1438 TOP STORIES Israel to Invest NIS 100 Million for Small Gas Fields Mississippi Trade Mission to the UAE & Jordan Lebanon Approves First Batch of...
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Fortnightly, 5 April 2017
5 April 2017 9 Nissan 5777 8 Rajab 1438 TOP STORIES Bank of Israel Hails 2016 as Best Year for Israeli Economy in Past Four Years Amazon Agrees to Buy Middle East Online Retailer Souq.Com King...
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ISRAEL’S AMAZING WORLD RANKINGS
It is nothing short of amazing that a small, young country with just over 8 million people in existence for only 69 years can rank so high on so many international comparative indices. Talk about...
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Fortnightly, 19 April 2017
19 April 2017 23 Nissan 5777 22 Rajab 1438 TOP STORIES Historic Plan Unveiled to Link Arab States to Israeli Ports Israeli Economy Ranked 3rd Most Stable in the World for 2016 Dubai Considers Plan to...
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Ontario to Exhibit at MIXii Biomed Israel in May Ontario will bring a trade delegation to Israel in May to exhibit in the province’s pavilion at MIXii Biomed Israel 2017, the country’s premier...
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Israel’s economic strength, along with the buzz of Israel’s startup nation reputation and hi tech scene, has not eluded some of Israel’s closest neighbors – Europe. Through technological cooperation,...
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