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ועידת תעשייה ישראלית 2018 יהודית ברוניצקי מייסדת משותפת אורמת

Israel’s Business Sector Weighs In on the Challenges Facing the New Government

10.04.19|Diana Bahur-Nir
Recurring themes were the importance of education, more budgets to healthcare, social inequality, and the creation of a long-term fiscal policy
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ורעייתו שרה חוגגים ניצחון  בחירות 2019

Netanyahu Emerges From Election as Probable Winner

10.04.19|Lilach Baumer and Adi Pick
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud and Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party are tied with 35 seats each, but the right-wing parties are rallying behind Netanyahu
קלפי בחירות הצבעה

Israeli Authorities Challenge Claims of Voting System Breach

07.04.19|Omer Kabir
On Saturday, days before the Israeli general election, an anonymous Twitter user claimed that the details of 6 million Israelis have been compromised following a voting system hack
דניאל זילברמן מנהל פעילות וורבורג פינקוס ב אירופה

Warburg Pincus Looks to Boost Acquired Israeli Credit Card with $277 Million Investment

03.04.19|Raheli Bindman
The New York-headquartered private equity firm completed the $640 million acquisition of Leumi Card in February, renaming it Max
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Arm to Let Employees Go as Part of Global Re-Alignment of its IoT Group

03.04.19|Hagar Ravet
The company is currently in the process of laying off several dozen Israeli employees, according to one person familiar with the matter
קרן אינטל קפיטל יאיר שוהם רועי בר־קט עדי כספי זפקוביץ' ו נועם קייזר

Intel Capital Reorganizes Israeli Team After Investing $120 Million in Local Startups in 2018

02.04.19|Golan Hazani and Lilach Baumer
The Israeli team intends to collaborate with other corporate investment funds such as Samsung and Qualcomm
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו

Fake Social Media Accounts Promoted Netanyahu, Likud Party Ahead of Election, Report Says

01.04.19|Lilach Baumer
Citing a report by Israeli watchdog group the Big Bots Project, the New York Times reported Sunday that a group of several hundred fake accounts actively boosted Netanyahu and smeared his opponents
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OurCrowd Tops List of Most Active Israeli Venture Capital Firms, Says Pitchbook

25.03.19|Lilach Baumer
The market research firm has compiled a list of the ten most active Israeli players in the local venture capital scene since 2014
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Israel Mulling Tourist Tax

21.03.19|Adrian Filut
Currently levied by 42 countries, tourist taxes are paid by non-citizens entering a country to help combat the negative effects of over-tourism and to invest in tourism-related government projects and initiatives
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Chips, Electronics Components Exports From Israel to China Nearly Doubled in 2018

20.03.19|Lilach Baumer
Intel exports most of its Israel-manufactured components to China, where it has several testing and assembly facilities
מדדים השקעה בנק

Israel Moves Ahead With International Exchange of Financial Information of Foreign Residents

17.03.19|Omri Milman
The policy is a result of Israel’s commitment to an international taxation standard called common reporting standard (CRS)
תרופה תרופות סל התרופות

Israel Hopping on the Opiate Regulation Wagon

17.03.19|Adrian Filut
The Israeli health ministry is setting up a task force to examine current regulation, with the intention of halting the increasingly frequent prescription of opiates in the country
אולם ה מליאה כנסת ישראל

Israel’s Planned National Committee on Foreign Investments Up for Rediscussion

13.03.19|Omri Milman
The amended proposal will be discussed by the cabinet Sunday after the ministries raised objections to the initial proposal submitted by Israel’s National Security Council
ביטקוין מטבע וירטואלי מטבעות דיגיטליים קריפטו 1

Israeli Regulator Considering Cryptocurrency Exchange

07.03.19|Hagar Ravet
If the recommendation is adopted, Israel could potentially be a global pioneer in the domain
דמט מוטלו מייסדת Trendyol טרנדיול

China's AliExpress Is Bringing Turkey and Israel Together

06.03.19|Ofir Dor
Turkish online clothing brand Trendyol Group opened a store on AliExpress two months ago. Its second largest market so far? Israel
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PayPal Cutting Workforce in Israel As Part of Global Reorganization

04.03.19|Meir Orbach
The company has summoned 30 of its 250 Israeli employees for a pre-termination hearing on Monday
אולם ה מליאה כנסת ישראל

Israel’s National Security Council Pushing for Local Committee on Foreign Investments

03.03.19|Omri Milman
The council intends to propose the establishment of a consulting committee headed by the council, to operate much like the CFIUS committee in the U.S.
שינוע מכולות איי פי מולר מארסק A.P. Moller Maersk

Maersk’s Investment Arm Sets Sights on Israel’s Tech Ecosystem

28.02.19|Lilach Baumer
Set up in 2017, Maersk Growth invests mainly in the domains of food waste management, smart logistics, and next generation trading
סיגריות ג'ול juul סיגריה אלקטרונית

Juul Petitions Israel’s Supreme Court Against E-Cigarette Marketing Ban

28.02.19|Moshe Gorali
In December, Israel passed a bill restricting the advertising and marketing of smoking paraphernalia in the country, extending existing limitations to tobacco-less vaping devices
שר הכלכלה והתעשייה אלי כהן שר המסחר הבריטי ליאם פוקס הסכם סחר ישראל בריטניה

Under Brexit's Shadow, U.K. and Israel Sign Free Trade Agreement

19.02.19|Lilach Baumer
The U.K. is Israel's largest European trade partner, and third largest trading partner overall. In 2018, the trade turnover between the two countries amounted to around $11 billion