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Speaking at the HTIA2012 hi-tech conference in Jerusalem, eBay CEO John Donahoe said that the Israel R&D centers of the E-commerce giant and its subsidiary PayPal will continue to help drive the company’s innovation in commerce and payment in the foreseeable future.

Following the Textile and Apparel Show in Israel, India and Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand business and cooperation in the sphere of clothing & fashion industries, innovative technologies and possible solutions for the textile industry.

Hishtil Nurseries, based at Moshav Nehalim near Petah Tikva, exports its specially grafted vegetable seedlings all over the world, including South Africa and Turkey –countries that don’t have great relations with the Jewish State. Hishtil’s seeds provide greater yields and are environmentally friendly.

Israel’s AfiMilk has won a large order from Belarus for its advanced milking parlours. Upgrading the Eastern European country’s milking system will save its milk industry, which has just suffered a huge blow by a ban on the import of Belarusian dairy products by the Russian government.

Israel's national expenditure for civilian Research & Development totalled NIS 38.2 billion in 2011, 1.2% more than in 2010, and accounted for 4.4% of GDP. Next came Finland, South Korea, Sweden, Japan, Denmark, and Switzerland.

Just launched – for those who want to compare offers for accommodation across the country. (Not a recommendation, but just sent to me by www.Janglo.net)

(Thanks to NoCamels.com) A team, including researchers at Tel Aviv University’s School of Physics and Astronomy, has developed a new method to assess and predict the risk of interactions between foreign markets. It could help avert a future global catastrophe.

Israel is a solid investment, despite the many challenges it faces, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz told the “Innovate Invest Israel” conference in New York. But it was Australian magnate Rupert Murdoch who summed up the secret of Israel’s economy – “The Human Mind”.

In the 1980s there wasn’t a single mango tree in Israel. Now Israel produces 40,000 tons of the fruit each year and is one of the main exporters to Europe, the United States and even some Persian Gulf states. It has patented six new varieties – Maya, Shelly, Omer, Tali, Noa and Agam.

Israel’s Better Place has secured a €40 million loan from the European Investment Bank. Better Place will use the money to finance its operations in Denmark and Israel.