OECD praises wartime growth of Israel’s agriculture
A report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) praised Israel for maintaining stability in its agricultural sector despite the prolonged war. It highlighted the lowering of water costs to farmers and the hiring of foreign workers.
$2 million of headsets for the IDF
In the last 2 months, Israel’s Silynxcom (see previously) has received four orders from the IDF, totaling $2 million for its innovative headsets.
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Luxury hotel opens at Dead Sea
Isrotel’s Kayma hotel is the first new Dead Sea hotel to open in 20 years. It has just 44 rooms and suites and cost NIS 128 million to build. Construction took eight years.
Beating the defense competition
Israel’s SPYDER air defense system has become one of the world’s most popular ground-based air defense systems. Its modular design allows it to be tailored to the specific needs of client nations, contributing to its widespread appeal. Worries about Ukraine have superseded political rhetoric.
Good news for Intel Israel employees
The 9,300 Israeli employees of Intel Corporation will see their benefits soar, once special Israeli bonuses are absorbed into basic salaries, boosting them by some 10%. It will increase other bonuses, pensions, training funds, compensation etc. as these are dependent on basic salaries.
More support for Israeli food-techs
More about the $9-12 million that U.S. foodtech investment fund Siddhi Capital is investing in Fresh Start, the government-backed foodtech incubator based in Kiryat Shmona (see previously). Siddhi joins Tnuva, OurCrowd, and Tempo to help push Israeli foodtech into the global market.
Norway cannot divest from Israeli-linked companies
Norway has just realized that if its $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund divests from Israeli-linked companies, it will no longer be able to invest in Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Broadcom. So it has put on hold its divestment plans.
New record for forex reserves
Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of Oct 2025 rose to $231.954 billion - a new record for the third consecutive month. The level of the reserves relative to GDP at the end of Oct was 41.3%.