Israel will become an enhanced innovation nation with the establishment of a national cyber-park in Beer Sheva, in the Negev, that will be called Cyber Spark. The new initiative brings together multinational companies, investors, start-up companies, academic research, and even … Continue reading →

In a ceremony in Tel Aviv Israel’s Economics Minister Naftali Bennett presented Ormat Technologies with Israel’s award for top exporter for 2013. Ormat’s environmental-friendly Energy Converter power generation unit converts geothermal heat into electricity. http://www.timesofisrael.com/top-israeli-exporter-is-top-green-company-too/

This brief summary shows how the Chinese discovered the start- up nation Israel and started to invest billions of dollars in Israeli technology. From agro-tech, medical, chemicals, tourism, solar energy and education to the massive project to turn Eilat into … Continue reading →

The value of the Bank of Israel’s deposits of foreign currency rose in January by $1.4 billion to a new record $83.1 billion. http://www.boi.org.il/en/NewsAndPublications/PressReleases/Pages/05-02-2014-ForexReserv.aspx

The 2014 International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) will feature “exhibitors representing just about every aspect of Israel’s tourism market. http://www.imtm-telaviv.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqHJmMeQ5Ms

Israel attracted an all-time record of nearly 3.6 million international visitors in 2013, up 2% from 2012. Tourism in the rest of the East Mediterranean was gloomier. Rarely publicized cooperation between Israeli and PA tourism officials facilitated easy access to … Continue reading →