Monthly Archives: April 2014

Israeli telecom reaches Far East

Posted on April 6, 2014

Bezeq International is the first Israeli telecommunications company to establish a physical presence in the Far East as a result of its deployment of an undersea cable. The company has established a point of presence in Hong Kong for customers … Continue reading →

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IKEA opens another Israeli store

Posted on April 6, 2014

Swedish retailer IKEA has opened its third Israeli store, to join those in Netanya and Rishon Lezion. The new 2,700-square-meter facility is in Kiryat Ata, near Haifa. IKEA expects to sell 25 million products to 5.4 million Israeli customers in … Continue reading →

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PA increases imports from Israel

Posted on April 6, 2014

The Palestinian Authority may be telling others to boycott Israeli products, but its imports from Israel in Jan 2014 grew at a rate of 17.2%, while imports from other countries were down 16.4% compared to January of 2013. Merchants said … Continue reading →

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Mission-driven investing

Posted on April 6, 2014

Stephen Schoenfeld is the Chief Investment Officer of BlueStar Global Investors, a firm he launched in 2010 with the explicit purpose of driving investors towards Israeli capital markets. He markets Israel as a sound investment, with Israeli equities increasing by … Continue reading →

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Now that’s what we call an exchange

Posted on April 6, 2014

Daniel Abrahams is emigrating to Israel and taking his innovative currency exchange comparison website with him. CurrencyTransfer.com can make significant savings for import-export Israeli businesses. http://www.thejc.com/business/business-features/116724/now-that%E2%80%99s-what-we-call-exchange

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The ‘Red-Med’ rail link

Posted on April 6, 2014

Israel, China and Europe are getting excited about the building of a $2 billion, 300-kilometer rail link connecting Eilat, on the Red Sea, with Ashdod on the Mediterranean. Construction of the alternative to the Suez Canal will commence within 12 … Continue reading →

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Geothermal energy for Indonesia and New Zealand

Posted on April 6, 2014

Israel’s Ormat Technologies will supply the energy converters for the $1.7 billion 330-megawatt Sarulla geothermal power plant in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Also, New Zealand inaugurated its 13th and largest Ormat Power Plant – the 100MW Ngatamariki facility. http://www.ormat.com/news/latest-items/sarulla-consortium-signs-117-billion-financing-agreements-330-mw-sarulla-geotherma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEdWXbn35kQ

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The year in 2 minutes

Posted on April 6, 2014

A new Israeli Government video heralds its achievements since coming to power. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klTsWdaQ5YY http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4500499,00.html

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California receives Israeli “water of life”

Posted on April 6, 2014

(Thanks to Uri) Paul Miller writes that California is in dire economic straits, experiencing a drought of near-Biblical proportions. That is why it has turned to the People of the Book to help hydrate its economy. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/mar/26/california-israel-uc-desal-disinvest/

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Surprised by Israeli aid for Syria?

Posted on April 6, 2014

A Syrian medical worker speaking at a conference in Miami Beach said, “The last people I expected to help was the Israelis. We got the image that they are our enemies.” The usually less-than-friendly-to-Israel Christian Science Monitor was equally impressed … Continue reading →

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