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Israeli Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.6% in April, Among Lowest in OECD
Israel's unemployment rate fell in April to 5.6%, from 5.7% in March and 5.9% at the beginning of 2014, and is now one of...
Israeli Hedge Funds Outperform Foreign Funds, Industry Experiencing ‘Significant Growth’ – Survey
Israel-based hedge funds grew assets by 33 percent between 2011 and 2013 and outperformed foreign funds and the local equity market, according to a survey released recently by Israel fund administrator Tzur Management. In a statement,...
Israeli Dairy Firm Tnuva Selling 56 Percent to Chinese Company
JNS.org - The Chinese government-owned Bright Food Group will buy 56 percent of the Israeli dairy firm Tnuva, the Jewish state's largest food company. According to the deal, Bright Food will make the purchase via...
Israel Ministerial Committee Approves Plan to Double Chinese Exports to $5 Billion
The Israeli Ministerial Committee on China Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday night approved a plan to double bilateral trade with China in five years, setting an export goal of $5 billion...
Alcatel-Lucent to Open New Bell Labs Research Center in Israel
Israel was chosen by French network-equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent as the site for a new Bell Labs research...
Israeli Tennis Analytics Company Attracts Investors Bill Ackman, Billie Jean King and Novak Djokovic
PlaySight Interactive Ltd., an Israeli sports analytics company, said it raised $3.5 million from Novak Djokovic,...
Israeli and Chinese Universities Partner to Open $300 Million Tech Research Center
JNS.org - Tel Aviv University (TAU) has announced that it is partnering with Beijing's Tsinghua...
Netanyahu: Designated Indian PM Wants to Deepen Ties With Israel
JNS.org - India's newly designated prime minister, Narendra Modi, has said he wants to...
Chinese Food Giant Bright Dairy Says Israel’s Tnuva Makes Better Cheese Than European Rivals
Bright Dairy & Food Co. Deputy General Manager Ke Li told Israeli journalists visiting its...
Israeli Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.6% in April, Among Lowest in OECD
Israel's unemployment rate fell in April to 5.6%, from 5.7% in March and 5.9% at the beginning of 2014, and is now one of the...
Israeli Hedge Funds Outperform Foreign Funds, Industry Experiencing ‘Significant Growth’ – Survey
Israel-based hedge funds grew assets by 33 percent between 2011 and 2013 and outperformed foreign funds and the local equity market, according to a survey...
Israeli Dairy Firm Tnuva Selling 56 Percent to Chinese Company
JNS.org - The Chinese government-owned Bright Food Group will buy 56 percent of the Israeli dairy firm Tnuva, the Jewish state's largest food company. According...
Israel Ministerial Committee Approves Plan to Double Chinese Exports to $5 Billion
The Israeli Ministerial Committee on China Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday night approved a plan to double bilateral trade with China...
Alcatel-Lucent to Open New Bell Labs Research Center in Israel
Israel was chosen by French network-equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent as the site for a new Bell Labs research center, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Bell Labs is known as the Nobel-prize-winning...
Israeli Tennis Analytics Company Attracts Investors Bill Ackman, Billie Jean King and Novak Djokovic
PlaySight Interactive Ltd., an Israeli sports analytics company, said it raised $3.5 million from Novak Djokovic, the world's second-ranked tennis player, Billie Jean King, women's tennis legend, and...
Israeli and Chinese Universities Partner to Open $300 Million Tech Research Center
JNS.org - Tel Aviv University (TAU) has announced that it is partnering with Beijing's Tsinghua University. The universities will invest $300 million to establish the...
Netanyahu: Designated Indian PM Wants to Deepen Ties With Israel
JNS.org - India's newly designated prime minister, Narendra Modi, has said he wants to "deepen and develop" ties with Israel, according to Israeli Prime...
Chinese Food Giant Bright Dairy Says Israel’s Tnuva Makes Better Cheese Than European Rivals
Bright Dairy & Food Co. Deputy General Manager Ke Li told Israeli journalists visiting its plant in Shanghai that Israel's Tnuva Food Industries, which it's in...
U.S. Sidelines Israel in $13 Billion Polish Missile Defense Deal
Reuters - Israel is poised to lose out on a deal valued at up to $13 billion to build a missile defense shield for Poland,...
Jill Abramson Fired From New York Times Following ‘Management’ Issues, Publisher Says
Politico - New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson was abruptly fired from the paper Wednesday, sources familiar with the news informed POLITICO. Managing editor Dean...
U.S. FDA Approves Israeli Company’s Lung Cancer Scanning System; Shares Surge 18% on TASE
Shares of Israeli biotech firm BioView surged 18.7% to NIS 3.45 on Wednesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its Duet scanning system for...
Israel Private Equity Deal Volume Up 141% in First Quarter to $349 Million
Private equity funds invested $349 million in 12 Israeli deals in the first quarter of 2014, up 141% from the $145 million invested in 14...
Israel Bourse Aims for 100 New Listings in 5 Years; to Double Trading Volumes
Yossi Beinart, the new CEO of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, on Tuesday said his goal is to help bring 100 new listings to the...