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S&P Reaffirms Israel’s AA- Credit Rating With a Stable Outlook

04.08.19|Adrian Filut
The credit agency said Israel’s economy is “diversified, competitive, and resilient,” and that the country’s main credit limiters are geo-political risks and government debt
יזמיות היי טק בצילום קבוצתי עם מיצג של אנגלה מרקל

The Israeli Employment Market: a Timestamp

01.08.19|Lilach Baumer
On Wednesday, the Israeli Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services published a report for 2018, detailing the current state of the local employment market
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TASE Stock IPO Oversubscribed

29.07.19|Raheli Bindman
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange will be closing the pricing stage of its stock offering Monday
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Intended to Usher in the New Age of Medical Cannabis, Israel’s Reform Puts the Brakes on Everything

28.07.19|Adrian Filut and Tzally Greenberg
Two-thirds of patients have seen the price of their cannabis increase, growers and manufacturers are losing a piece of their pie to pharmacies, and Israel’s Ministries of Health and Finance cannot find a middle ground
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Amazon to Launch in Israel in September

23.07.19|Navit Zomer and Meirav Crystal
The company is waiting until it has signed up at least 100 Israeli retail shops, according to local retailers
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Recent Banking Sector Upheaval Leaves Israel Even More Bereft of Female Leaders

22.07.19|Hagar Ravet
A recent Standard & Poor's report revealed that soon, of the 125 highest capitalized companies on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, only one will have a female CEO
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One Is Home-Grown, the Other an Outsider: Discount and Hapoalim's New CEOs

16.07.19|Raheli Bindman
Uri Levin is set to enter Lilach Asher-Topilsky’s shoes as CEO of Israeli Bank Discount, and Dov Kotler will inherit Arik Pinto as CEO of Hapoalim. These are the challenges they will face
הפגנה אתיופים פתח תקווה

As Protests Subside, the Plight of Israel’s Ethiopian Community Is Only More Glaring

04.07.19|Lilach Baumer, Shachar Ilan, and Meir Orbach
Israel’s Ethiopian community took to the streets again on Wednesday afternoon to protest police violence, racial profiling, and discrimination
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Israel Grinds to a Halt as Country’s Ethiopian Community Protests Police Violence

03.07.19|Lilach Baumer
A night of riots resulted in over a hundred cops and many protestors and bystanders injured and 136 protestors detained; damage was caused to private property, police cars, and ambulances
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Israel's Banking Ecosystem Is Experiencing Upheaval

01.07.19|Raheli Bindman
On Sunday, Israel’s Bank Leumi CEO and President Rakefet Russak-Aminoach announced her upcoming retirement, becoming the third Israeli bank CEO to do so since April
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Israel, Hong Kong Agree to Ease Export-Import Process

30.06.19|Omri Milman
According to the agreement, authorized economic operators on both sides will receive various benefits and exemptions at customs
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China’s Haier Group Dips Toes in Israel’s Petrochemical Sector

30.06.19|Lior Gutman
The consumer electronics company has signed several collaboration agreements with Israeli oil refining and petrochemicals company Bazan Group
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With Tech Talent Too Expensive, Israeli Startups Look to High School

28.06.19|Sophie Shulman
The ever-increasing demand for tech talent in Israel—and the continuous rise in salaries that inevitably follows—is pushing startups to look for creative solutions for their human resource woes
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Samsung Closes Israeli Accelerator After Four Years

25.06.19|Meir Orbach
Samsung Runway started operating in 2015, offering local startups the opportunity to partner with the South Korean electronics giant in their early stages, as well as a $50,000 no-equity grant and mentorship
מאגר ביומטרי טביעת אצבע זיהוי

Israel’s National Biometric Database Authority Failed to Report Two Security Incidents

16.06.19|Omer Kabir
The authority failed to report the incidents—which took place in 2017 and 2018—to its overseeing parliamentary committee, a committee that apparently hasn’t convened since 2017
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Venture Capital Firm Finistere Is Committed to Israel, Says Founding Partner

11.06.19|Omer Kabir
On Tuesday, the San Diego-Based VC, along with several local partners, won a government tender for the establishment of a foodtech startup hub in Israel’s northern Galilee region
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
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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
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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
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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