Israel’s Amiad has opened its first UK office, in Swansea – home of Welsh Water, to support increasing demand in the UK and Europe. Also, Israeli irrigation specialists Netafim has signed an exclusive distribution agreement to market Amiad’s Arkal product … Continue reading →

Israel’s Mapal Green Energy has signed its first major contract in Australia – supplying a system to clean up wastewater from Schweppes’ factories throughout the country. http://www.israeltrade.org.au/mapal-green-energy-signs-major-contract-with-schweppes-in-australia/

Israeli flavors and specialty natural ingredients company Frutarom has purchased 50% of Algalo Industries, based at Kibbutz Ein Hamifratz near Haifa. Algalo has a unique and innovative method for cultivating algae that contain active ingredients for the food nutrition industry. … Continue reading →

Israel’s Mobileye has signed an agreement with Volkswagen in preparation for installing Mobileye’s self-driving technology in Volkswagen vehicles. Mobileye is already working with two other car manufacturer that with VW would account for one third of global auto sales. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-mobileye-teams-with-volkswagen-on-self-driving-cars-1001093876

Israel has no diplomatic relations with Indonesia – the largest Muslim country, but bi-lateral trade reaches hundreds of millions of dollars a year. One of the Indonesia’s top venture capitalists spoke to a crowd of 600 at Tel Aviv’s Israel … Continue reading →

Israel’s economic future looks good, according to this report. http://www.immunities.co.il/_Uploads/dbsAttachedFiles/2015.pdf

Israeli high-tech companies generated $9.02 billion in profits from 104 exits in 2015. The number of exits decreased by 10% compared to 2014, as more Israeli companies grew rather than sold out. Total profit from exits rose 16%, with the … Continue reading →

An unprecedented 150 leaders from 90 Israeli companies recently attended a two-day investors’ summit in Beijing. Meanwhile, Israel Aerospace Industries is to build a development center in Shantou, China in order to expand local aircraft manufacturing. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/206262 http://www.timesofisrael.com/china-looks-to-israel-to-get-its-civil-aviation-industry-off-the-ground/