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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
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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)
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Despite Tech Prowess, Israel Ranks Low on Autonomous Vehicle Readiness

18.02.19|Lilach Baumer
Israel is home to 500 to 600 automotive-related companies, around a fifth of which focus on autonomous technologies, according to KPMG
אופניים שיתופיים מובייק רמת גן Mobike

Gritty Tel Aviv Suburb Tops Local Life Quality List

17.02.19|Lilach Baumer
Ramat Gan, an eastern Tel Aviv suburb with a population of around 155,000, is the best of Israel’s large cities in terms of life quality, according to a report published last week by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics
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Giorgio Armani Beauty to Set Up Shop in Tel Aviv

13.02.19|Orna Yefet
The store will open in Israel’s most expensive mall, Ramat Aviv Mall
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What Dan Ariely Had to Say to the Israeli Government About Carpooling

08.02.19|Lior Gutman
A year and a half ago, Israel hired behavioral economist Dan Ariely to look into ways to reduce traffic congestion in the country. His (non-final) conclusions: Israeli drivers are predictably irrational
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Customer Engagement Company LivePerson to Expand Israeli Operations

04.02.19|CTech
In a January interview with Calcalist, LivePerson's chief technology officer Alex Spinelli said the company is looking to add 50 additional employees to its 350 current Israeli employees
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Teva Signs Deal to Sell Closed Israeli Factory

03.02.19|Lilach Baumer
In December 2017, Teva announced plans to sell or close many of its manufacturing facilities and let 25% of global employees go as part of a debt management plan
דגל ישראל דולק על מגדלי עזריאלי

More Israeli Patents Filed in the U.S.

03.02.19|Lilach Baumer
Around 340,000 patents were filed in the U.S. in 2018, almost 5,000 of them by Israeli inventors