Ex-Ambassador Yoram Ettinger writes a positive summary of Israel’s recent business and economic activity. http://theettingerreport.com/Overseas-Investments/Global-Confidence-in-Israel-s-Long-Term-Viability.aspx

World number two tennis player Novak Djokovic and tennis women’s legend Billie Jean King have joined in the latest $3.5 million round of funding into PlaySight Interactive – the Israeli company that has developed the SmartCourt sports analytics system. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-billie-jean-king-and-novak-djokovic-invest-in-playsight-1000939764

Yossi Rabinovitz, CEO of Israeli e-commerce start-up SelfPoint is showing that the Haredi high-tech revolution is growing rapidly. SelfPoint, a member of the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator, lets customers easily set up and use an online store for their merchandise. http://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-start-up-stars-feet-set-firmly-in-two-worlds/

Elbit Systems has inaugurated its Incubit Technology Ventures accelerator at the Beersheva High-Tech Park. Incubit is the first technology incubator in Israel owned by a homegrown Israeli corporation. It has already invested in two ventures and plans more than twenty … Continue reading →

The France-based international cheese makers’ association, La Guilde Internationale des Fromagers, is opening its first office in Israel. A delegation from the prestigious association awarded membership to chef Meir Adoni, gastronomist Michal Ansky and six local boutique cheese makers. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4519313,00.html

Israel’s debt-to-GDP ratio – the most important index for measuring a country’s fiscal and financial soundness – fell to 66.1% in 2013 from 67.1% in 2012. In 2006 the ratio was 82% and in 2002 it was over 100%. The … Continue reading →