Israel’s TAHAL Group signed a $74 million agreement with the Government of Karnataka State in India, for the design, construction and operation of a water supply system for 131 villages in the state. It includes 600km of pipeline, a treatment … Continue reading →

Israel Railways has begun laying the tracks of the high-speed railway line between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv – the first in Israel to run on electricity. The 56km link will have five tunnels, eight bridges and cost around NIS 7 … Continue reading →

Construction of the Tel Aviv light rail system has officially begun. Workers started excavations near the Allenby Street-Yehuda Halevi Street intersection, where one of the light rail stations will be located. The project is expected to take six years to … Continue reading →

Israeli venture capital firm Yozma is opening a campus for startups in Pangyo Valley, Gyeonggi, Korea. It is also forming a 200 billion won ($169.3 million) start-up fund called Korea Yozma Fund. http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3008060&cloc=etc|jad|googlenews

The Indian government has launched a venture capital (VC) fund. Dubbed the India Aspiration Fund, the 20 billion rupee ($306 million) fund hopes to emulate Israel’s Yozma program. Today Israel has a thriving VC ecosystem. http://www.smallbusinessinsight.org/blog/india-to-follow-israels-yozma-with-new-vc-fund

Here are some of the reasons why China is likes Israel. They include China’s ambitious expansion plans and the Israeli technology to help achieve them. http://www.viola-notes.com/china-and-israels-high-tech-industry-the-story-just-keeps-getting-better/

Evolution Dental Science in Buffalo Ohio is to house the U.S. sales and distribution headquarters of Noris Medical, one of Israel’s largest manufacturers of implants and dental devices. Noris already has operations in China, India, Russia and Italy. http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2015/08/19/israeli-dental-firm-partners-with-noris-medical-on.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M9GoQR7dws

Tbilisi Mayor Davit Narmania promoted Georgia to 101 businessmen at the Georgia-Israel business forum. President of the Israel-Georgia Chamber of Business Itsik Moshe confirmed several multimillion dollar projects will be implemented in Georgia in the coming months. http://agenda.ge/news/40955/eng http://agenda.ge/news/41130/eng

Startups have been competing in 21 countries to win one of the 21 available places on “Start Tel Aviv” – a 5-day intensive boot camp in Israel in September. Here is the Danish winning entry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRuK6s5De88 http://www.visiblebanking.com/saxobank-starttelaviv-startup-competition-16539