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Israel’s Performance Drops in the OECD’s PISA Student Assessment Tests

04.12.19|Shahar Illan
Israeli pupils are still underperforming compared to the OECD average. Experts attribute the failure to the country’s outdated education system and the lack of quality personnel, and warn that it is only going to get worse
מגזין 100 המשפיעים 24.9.19 ענת גואטה

Cyprus Securities Regulator Calls for Cyprus-Israel-Greece Bourse Collaboration

04.12.19|Golan Hazani
In an event held in London to encourage growth opportunities between the three countries, Israel Securities Authority Chairwoman Anat Guetta spoke about the future of the Israeli venture market
מוסף מדבר יבש יובש בצורת

Israel Will See Less Rain, Higher Temperatures by 2050

03.12.19|Lior Gutman
Less rainfall, more hot days and nights, and rising sea levels are some of the risks the country will face by the end of the century, according to the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection
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Enterprise Software Company Vistex to Set Up Israel R&D Center Based on Future Investment

03.12.19|Sophie Shulman
The company has launched a dedicated website where Israeli startups can pitch their technologies for potential investments by offering AI solutions for actual business issues Vistex has previously faced
ד"ר חדוה בר המפקחת על הבנקים כנס פינטק 2019

Hedva Ber’s Achievements and Shortcomings in Her Five Years as Israel’s Banking Regulator

02.12.19|Raheli Bindman
On Sunday, Israeli banking regulator Hedva Ber announced she will not be extending her tenure
אל"מ י' הפורש יחידה 9900 אמ"ן

Investment in Civil Development Helps Push the Military Forward, Says Israeli Colonel

02.12.19|Omer Kabir
Colonel Y, the exiting head of the Israeli military’s visual intelligence unit 9900, spoke to Calcalist about the intersectionality between the private sector and military operations
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Congestion Tax Is the Best Solution for Tel Aviv Traffic, Says OECD

02.12.19|Lior Gutman
An OECD report commissioned by the Israeli finance ministry says congestion charges could help boost the economy and support better public transportation
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Following WeWork Ousting, Adam Neumann Takes Time Off in Israel

01.12.19|Meir Orbach
The WeWork co-founder, who was ousted as CEO in September, is taking a personal trip to Israel, one person told Calcalist
מוסף שבועי 28.11.19 דוד קליין

Stanley Fischer Got the Bank of Israel Addicted to Dollars, Says Former Bank Gov

01.12.19|Diana Bahur-Nir and Adrian Filut
David Klein, who served as the bank’s governor in 2000-2005, has plenty to say about the bank’s interference with the foreign currency exchange market, about its immense foreign currency reserves, and about the decision to keep the interest rate low
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Israel’s Income Polarization Just Keeps Growing

28.11.19|Adrian Filut
A recent report by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics shows that while on the surface inequality is getting better, the situation of Israel’s lowest earners keeps getting worse
בנדיקט קורץ מנהל פיתוח עסקי גרמין

Garmin Is On the Lookout for Israeli Collabs

28.11.19|Meir Orbach
The U.S. tech company, known for its watches, already has some 50 collaborations in Israel
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ביבי יוני 2018

Leading Figures in Israeli Tech and Business Sectors Call for Prime Minister’s Resignation

27.11.19|Zvi Zerahia and Meir Orbach
On Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu became the first sitting prime minister to be indicted in a criminal case in Israel’s history
נגיד בנק ישראל פרופ' אמיר ירון

Bank of Israel Governor Surprises Market by Keeping Interest Where it Is

26.11.19|Adrian Filut
On Monday, Amir Yaron proved himself a careful strategist when he announced he would maintain Israel's benchmark interest rate at 0.25%, against most analysts’ forecasts
תל אביב נוף בניינים קו רקיע בניה מגדלים

Multinationals Spend Much More on Employees Than Israeli Startups, Report Says

26.11.19|Meir Orbach
Multinationals operating in Israel paid an average of approximately $144,000 a year per employee in 2017, while local startups paid $97,000 on average, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics
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OECD Cuts Israel’s Economic Growth Prediction for 2020 to Under 3%

21.11.19|Adrian Filut
The organization forecasts Israel’s private consumption will slow while unemployment and the government budget deficit rise
וויוורק ירושלים WeWork

WeWork to Lay Off Dozens of People in Israeli R&D Center

21.11.19|Meir Orbach
Nearly 70 of the company’s employees in the country, most of them on its development team, were called in for pre-layoff hearings on Thursday
גיל קרני מנכ"ל בנק לאומי בריטניה

Tech and the Israel-U.K. Trade Corridor

21.11.19|Gil Karni
Gil Karni, CEO at Leumi UK, explains how increasing trade between the U.K. and Israel could provide both nations with an important advantage.
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High Profile Spy Companies Are Damaging Israel’s Image

20.11.19|Omer Kabir
Israel’s tech ecosystem is world-renowned for its innovation, but companies like NSO, Black Cube, and AnyVision are casting a sinister shadow over it
תל אביב נתיבי איילון פקק תנועה פקקים כביש

The Israeli Economy's Greatest Growth Generator Is Also its Biggest Enemy

18.11.19|Adrian Filut
The biggest boost to Israel’s economy in 2019 came from new car purchases, but these are also the main inhibitors of economic growth, due to the loss of work hours caused by traffic jams
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Teva’s Israeli Plant Receives FDA Stamp of Approval for Migraine Drug Manufacturing

17.11.19|Navit Zomer
The Israeli drugmaker’s manufacturing facility in Kfar Saba, already experienced with manufacturing cash cow Copaxone, will oversee the process of filling the syringes with the biological drug and also conduct quality control tests