Monthly Archives: April 2012

But they work hard too

Posted on April 15, 2012

The latest OECD study shows that Israelis work an average of 2000 hours per year. That’s 20% longer than the average British worker and 40% longer than a typical German. Israelis are top of the league for reading books and … Continue reading →

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Israel’s first billion-dollar Internet company

Posted on April 15, 2012

Israel’s Conduit Holdings was formally valued at $1.4 billion following JP Morgan’s purchase of a $100 million stake. Conduit made $200 million profit in 2011 thanks to revenue from its toolbars, used by 250 million users on 200,000 websites. http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/with-jp-morgan-purchase-conduit-becomes-israels-first-billion-dollar-internet-company/2012/04/10/

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Another Israeli medical device company is snapped up

Posted on April 15, 2012

International medical device maker Covidien has bought Jerusalem-based Oridion. Oridion makes devices designed to measure concentrations of carbon dioxide in patients to help assess how well they are breathing. Last month Covidien bought Israel’s SuperDimension. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/covidien-does-two-deals-in-two-weeks-in-israel-2012-04-06

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Tourism brings in record revenues

Posted on April 15, 2012

According to Dun & Bradstreet, 2011 turnover for the top tourist sites was NIS 149 million – about 4.5% more than in 2010. Massada and Jerusalem’s biblical zoo topped the charts. The Ramat Gan Safari Park and the Yamit 2000 … Continue reading →

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Singapore likes Israel’s education system

Posted on April 15, 2012

A delegation from Singapore were guests of Kadima Mada – the Israeli branch of World ORT. They had a demonstration of E-Scape – an innovative learning environment being implemented in three Israeli high schools. http://www.ort.org/news-and-reports/world-ort-news/article/groundbreaking-world-ort-project-in-israel-interests-singapore/

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Israel’s trade with Philippines bears fruit

Posted on April 15, 2012

(Thanks to Rodger) Israel is seen as a market for several Filipino processed products as well as bananas, pineapple and mango. Conversely, Israel is looking to Filipino companies to contribute to its growing international investment in agriculture and other sectors. … Continue reading →

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China and Israel – a transformation

Posted on April 15, 2012

Over the last 12 months, China has changed its official approach to the Jewish State. The Arab “spring” caught the Chinese government off-guard politically. Also, the country wants to change industrially from “factory” to “innovator”. Israel has become important to … Continue reading →

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Ambassadors plant trees in the Negev

Posted on April 15, 2012

Some 20 foreign diplomats to Israel joined KKL-JNF on Wednesday for a tour of several different Negev research sites. They were very keen to get hold of some of the drought-resistant seeds being developed by the organisation. http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=265226

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The long arm of the Law

Posted on April 15, 2012

Israel was chosen by top European police officials to host the annual International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) conference in May, marking a historical first for the country. The three-day conference will take place in Tel Aviv and will include 200 … Continue reading →

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“Stop bashing the Jews”

Posted on April 15, 2012

Please read these articles in the Malaysian Insider – by Abdul Haleem Abdul Rahiman and Farish A. Noor. I cannot comment further, as my last praise for the Malaysian opposition party leader got him into trouble (Search on Google for … Continue reading →

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