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Deloitte’s EMEA Fast 500 ranks three Israeli companies among the ten European technology companies with the highest rates of growth. MyThings (advertising) was placed second, Trusteer (IT security) was fifth and MyHeritage (family trees and genealogy) was tenth.

Newsletter subscriber Grant Crankshaw’s Headstart campaign to build a Bible-themed mini-golf venue in Ra’anana has been featured in top media articles. Here it is on Israel21c.

A new book called “A Financial Guide To Aliyah and Life in Israel” teaches about your rights and benefits as an Israeli employee. Listen to the program “Aliya Fever” on Israel National News radio.

Top speakers at Globes Israel Business Conference include OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría, Professor Stanley Fischer and Dr. Fatih Biron, one of the most influential experts in the energy industry. The event takes place at the Dan Intercontinental Hotel in Tel Aviv on Dec 8-9.

(Thanks to Nevet – www.BroaderView.org) Interesting article that suggests Americans should consider working in Israel after college. Between 4.8 and 14.7 per cent of US graduates cannot find jobs locally. Many American companies have specific jobs pages for their Israel sites.

Israel has been ranked second in the Global Dynamism Index science and technology sector of worldwide accountancy firm Grant Thornton International. Only South Korea was higher. Israel was eighth in the overall Global Dynamism Index rankings.

British engineering firm Arup is working with Israel’s national water carrier Mekorot and several Israeli start-ups, both globally and also to bring their technologies to Britain. Arup is supported by the UK Israel Tech Hub at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv.

Paraguay’s visiting Trade and Investment Minister Gustavo Leite said that an Israeli-Paraguayan partnership would bring Israel’s hi-tech and technology to Paraguay whilst Israel would acquire an instant ability to expand its markets throughout South America.

(Thanks to Charlie) “Tavlinim” (Hebrew for “spices”) is a group of women in Netivot who formed a cooperative in order to cater at events on a commercial basis. The group is supported by Philadelphia’s Partnership2Gether. Most of the women originated from Morocco, Tunisia and Ethiopia.

CNN records the growing success of Israeli hi-tech start-ups that has attracted the interest of major global giants.