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חממת גידול קנאביס ב קיבוץ רבדים

Israel’s Kibbutzim Are Ahead of the Trend on Cannabis

11.06.19|Tzally Greenberg
Notable public figures have made headlines this past year by jumping on the cannabis bandwagon, but Israel’s former agricultural communes have identified the opportunity long before
אוניה של צים ב נמל חיפה ים אניה

Global Trade Tensions Could Tank Israel’s Export, Report Shows

06.06.19|Adrian Filut
A new report by Israel’s Economy Ministry shows the rising global threat of a trade war between the U.S. and China could have a negative effect on Israeli exports, which account for 30% of the country’s GDP
יזמיות היי טק בצילום קבוצתי עם מיצג של אנגלה מרקל

Israel Lags Behind Most Developed Countries in Gender Equality

05.06.19|CTech
Israel ranked 31st on the inaugural SDG Gender Index of non-partisan organization Equal Measures 2030
גרופון

Sky Fund Looking to Sell Groupon Israel for NIS 100 Million

05.06.19|Golan Hazani
Israel-based Sky owns a 58% stake in the website, while the international Groupon company owns 17% after selling most of it in 2017
אוניברסיטה הטכניון טכניון חיפה

Israel’s Brain Drain is Getting Worse, Says New Report

30.05.19|Shahar Ilan
In 2014, for every person with an academic degree that returned to Israel, 2.6 such people left. By 2017, the number of negative emigrants rose to 4.5 to each person returning, a 73% increase
פרופ' מומי דהן

When the Judicial Authority Is Weakened, the Economy Follows, Says Israeli Economist

30.05.19|Adrian Filut
There is much evidence of the negative effect corruption has on a country’s economic prosperity, according to Momi Dahan, head of the school of public policy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
טורבינות רוח אנלייט

Israeli Ministry of Defense Hinders Green Energy Projects in Golan Heights

26.05.19|Lior Gutman
Backtracking on previous agreements, the ministry is allegedly claiming that green energy entrepreneurs are disrupting regular military operations in the area
אנרגיה מתחדשת ירוקה MIT חדשנות יזמות

U.S., Israel Issue Call for Energy and Water-Related Joint Tech Proposals

23.05.19|Adi Pick
Four awards are available, one in each of the domains of fossil energy, energy storage, energy-water nexus, and energy cyber and physical security in critical infrastructure, via The U.S.-Israel Energy Center
מרכז המחקר והפיתוח של וואווי בהוד השרון טוגה נטוורקס

Huawei Temporarily Suspends Israeli Employees With U.S. Citizenship

22.05.19|Omer Kabir
According to information obtained by Calcalist, the policy was not Israel-specific but rather implemented by Huawei globally wherever it has employees of American nationality
רועי אייזנמן

Everest Investment Banking Partners With Israeli Crowdfunding Platform PipelBiz on Cannabis Fund

20.05.19|Tzally Greenberg
The fund, which aims to raise an initial $8.5 million in commitments with a final target of $28 million, will invest in pre-seed, seed, and series A stage companies
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As Market Matures, Israeli Tech Valuations Continue to Climb

20.05.19|Meir Orbach
More Israeli startups raising capital in 2018 did so at higher company valuations than their last round, compared to 2017, according to a new report
תרופה תרופות סל התרופות

Israel Leads OECD Countries on Opioid Use Increase, Says Report

19.05.19|Adrian Filut
Between 2011 and 2016, the availability of opioids in Israel grew by 125%, according to an OECD report published over the weekend
לונדון יעדי תיירות 2019

Accel London Raises $575 Million Fund Aimed at European and Israeli Startups

16.05.19|Meir Orbach
The fund’s initial investments will range from $5 million to $15 million per company
לוביסטים ב כנסת

Israel’s Bureaucratic Red Tape Costs $4 Billion a Year, Report Says

16.05.19|Adrian Filut
“It is all about ego,” said former deputy governor of the Bank of Israel Zvi Eckstein, one of the report’s authors
מימין לשמאל: גרגורי קובאקס דדה גולדשמידט שאנקאר צ׳נדרן ליפ-בו טאן ו רותי אדר

In 2018, A Quarter of the Companies Samsung Catalyst Invested in Were Israeli Startups

13.05.19|CTech
Samsung's multi-stage venture fund invested $300 million in total in 2018, according to Samsung Catalyst head Shankar Chandran
איתי פזנר מנכ"ל 888 משחקים מקוונים הימורים

Online Gambling Company 888 to Lay Off 45 Israeli Employees

13.05.19|Meir Orbach
The London-listed company employs 600 people in Israel, out of 1500 global employees
רומן אברמוביץ' בעלים של צ'לסי

Three Israelis Rank Among Sunday Times’ Top 50 U.K. Richest People List for 2019

12.05.19|CTech
Top among them in ninth place is Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who sought and received Israeli citizenship in 2018 when the U.K. refused to extend his visa
תל אביב קו רקיע חוף

Top 50 Israeli Startups - 2019 Edition

10.05.19|Meir Orbach and Hagar Ravet
lsrael is home to over 200 growth stage companies. Check out the 2019 CTech's release of the country’s top 50 most successful startups!
פרויקט הסטארטאפים 2019 riskified עידו גל

Calcalist's Top 50 Startups 2019: #1 The Future Beyond Amazon

08.05.19|Hagar Ravet
In seven years, Riskified grew from an anti-fraud startup into a global leader in retail efficiency that is boosting the e-commerce industry
מוסף 50 הסטארטאפים המבטיחים עובדי Next Insurance נקסט

Calcalist's Top 50 Startups 2019: #18-#25

08.05.19|Hagar Ravet and Meir Orbach
Optimizing client communication, choosing your own adventure, and making public transportation more efficient