Monthly Archives: December 2012

A far better state

Posted on December 23, 2012

A group of Jerusalem schoolchildren have renovated the pedestrian subway from the Jerusalem Bus Station to the Convention Centre. They removed all the garbage and graffiti and repaired the lighting. They also commissioned My Dog Sighs, a UK street artist … Continue reading →

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Training bankers in Kenya

Posted on December 23, 2012

In the eight months up to September, Israel’s Galilee International Management Institute has been formulating policies for the Kenyan Central Bank and training students from the Kenya School of Monetary Studies. Kenya asked the World Bank for help and they … Continue reading →

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Fresh from the farm to your table

Posted on December 23, 2012

Israeli online farmers market Farmigo aims to give Americans access to local fresh-from-harvest food, instead of the industrialized food now on their tables. Farmigo intends to fundamentally change the way food is purchased and distributed. http://israel21c.org/news/farmigo-raises-8-million/

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Tel Aviv is world’s second best start-up centre

Posted on December 23, 2012

The Start-up Ecosystem Index 2012 report scores Tel Aviv as overall runner-up to Silicon Valley in its Global index. Here is a link to the full 160-page report. http://cdn2.blog.digital.telefonica.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Startup-Ecosystem-Report-2012.pdf

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Growth forecasts increased

Posted on December 23, 2012

With Israel’s natural gas output from the Tamar field scheduled to commence in a few months, the government has raised 2013 GDP growth predictions from 3% to 3.5%. http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=6759

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El Al goes from paper to iPad

Posted on December 23, 2012

El Al Israel Airlines is starting a trial that plans to convert all flight manuals for its Boeing 777s onto iPad computers. This will save up to $560,000 a year and 40kg of paper per flight. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000806893&fid=1725

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Broadcom wants Israeli engineers

Posted on December 23, 2012

Multinational hi-tech company Broadcom bought nine Israeli companies in the past decade (seven of its last ten acquisitions) and needs to recruit more local staff. In 2009 Broadcom had 100 Israeli workers, but now it has over 800 – more … Continue reading →

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Efficient trucking in Canada

Posted on December 23, 2012

Winnipeg businessmen Michel Aziza and Hans Peper have set-up the North American headquarters of Israel’s Traffilog. Traffilog’s on-board system provides real-time feedback to the driver and to the fleet operator on driver safety, fuel consumption, vehicle performance, and vehicle health. … Continue reading →

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Muslim MP: After Britain, Israel is best

Posted on December 23, 2012

Sajid Javid, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and MP for Bromsgrove, described himself as a “proud British-born Muslim” and announced that if he had to leave Britain to live in the Middle East, then he would choose Israel as home. … Continue reading →

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Canada and Israel sign foreign aid pact

Posted on December 23, 2012

Canada and Israel have agreed to work together on international development and aid projects. Canadian minister Julian Fantino said that greater co-operation between their aid agencies, “will help those most in need and contribute to “a more secure and prosperous … Continue reading →

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