Israel Advances Plans for International Development Bank
Proposed institution would help Israeli firms competing to do business in the developing world
Israel business news
Business in Brief: Tel Aviv Shares Post Big Gains
Tiv Tam CEO put on leave after dispute with ex-father-in-law boss ■ B Communications sells shares in bid to avoid bailout
Israel Set to Open New Ramon Airport, Raising Travel to Eilat to a Higher Class
Ramon airport offers state-of-the-art facilities and panoramic desert views, but it is feared it may become a white elephant
Analysis In First, Arab Countries Admit Israel Into a Regional Alliance. But There Is a Price
Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum, which counts Egypt, Jordan and Palestinian Authority as members, could serve as level to pressure Israel and interfere with domestic energy development
Salesforce.com in Talks to Buy U.S.-Israeli ClickSoftware Technologies for $1 Billion
If the deal is completed, it would be the second major acquisition by Salesforce in Israel in less than a year after it paid $850 million for Datorama, an Israeli cloud-based artificial intelligence marketing platform
TechNation: Facebook May Enforce Tougher Rules in Israel on Election Ads
Google, Facebook captured all growth in Israeli ad spending last year ■ Israeli-Japanese partnership targets Industry 4.0 applications ■ Mega-exits become Israeli tech industry norm
Bezeq Group Could Be on the Verge of Collapse Amid Growing Debt Problems
The latest effort by Internet Gold to sell control of Israel's largest telecommunications yields no buyers as foreign investors weigh down the company's stocks
Business in Brief: Pharma Shares Take Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Higher
Shari Arison sells Israeli salt monopoly to Fortissimo fund ■ Five companies weighing bids to set up small-business lender
Could the FBI Hold 15,000 Israelis Criminally Responsible Over Binary Options?
Recent round of cases indicates that the FBI considers all employees, even those who left the industry years ago, potentially guilty of offenses that carry a maximum 20-year jail term
Israel May Be Lauded as 'Startup Nation,' but Its Innovation Ends at Tel Aviv's Limits
Israeli innovation doesn’t reach most Israelis as a product or service – or as a job, report finds
Rented Electric Scooters Taking Tel Aviv by Storm
Since the U.S. startup Bird launched the service in August, it’s become the way many city resident get to work
Troubled Israeli Drone-maker Aeronautics Gets $232 Million Buyout Offer
State-owned Rafael, entrepreneur Avihai Stolero offer huge premium of share price
The End of the Cashier? Israeli Retailers Finally Adopt Self-service Checkout
Slow to take on the technology, some still not sure it can replace humans
Israeli Startups Raised Record Capital in 2018 Amid Gathering Clouds for Global Tech
Companies took in $6.47 billion last year, IVC Research says. This marks the sixth consecutive year of growth amid a U.S.-China trade war that Israel finds itself caught in the middle of
Business in Brief: Tel Aviv Shares Post Fourth Straight Rise
Teva CEO Schultz says company’s key U.S. generics market has stabilized ■ Naphtha to make tender offer for Isramco ■ Current, former Aeronautics executives suspected of insider trading
TechNation: Israel-based Health Care Fund aMoon II Has Raised $600 Million
Meanwhile, Israel Aerospace partners with Brazil’s Santos Lab to use drones for agriculture
Israel's Treasury Predicts Slower Growth, Thus Forcing Government's Hand
Israeli budget deficit comes in right on target but 2019 may be tougher
How a Massive Train Project Will Transform Israel's Center
Twenty years and $40 to 54 billion down the road, Tel Aviv will be even more hegemonic than it is now
TechNation: Samsung Reportedly in Talks to Buy Israeli Startup for $150m
EarlySense raises $39 million for medical monitoring tech ■ Innovid nabs $30 million for online video advertising tools
Bank of Israel Chief Vows ‘Cautious and Gradual’ Rise in Interest Rates
The central bank also reduces its 2019 economic growth forecast to 3.4%, down from a previous prediction of 3.6%
SoftBank Cuts Planned Investment Into WeWork by $14 Billion
The Japanese tech fund discussed investing $16 billion into the Israeli startup at the end of last year, and has cut its planned investment to $2 billion
Amazon Buying Israeli Startup CloudEndure for $200 Million
CloudEndure’s software is used to transfer enterprise data to cloud servers, creates a copy and ensures rapid recovery in the event of a system crash
Business in Brief: Teva Threatened With Strike at Main Plant for Making Top-selling Copaxone Drug
Two reach plea deal in fraud case ■ Brookland’s controlling shareholder quits ■ Radware buys Indian company ■ stocks extend gains
The Party’s Over: Google and Facebook Will Pay Taxes in Israel
Israel's Tax Authority is negotiating with multinational internet giants over the final legislation
Tech in Brief: Tax-hailing App Yango Defies Hegemony of Gett Taxi in Israel
Vermont-based Keystone Dental acquires Israel company in bid to form 'global dental implant player' ■ Open source search engine Elastic big loss for Israeli high-tech
The Israeli Startup That Wants to Make Shopping Carts Smarter
Equipped with cameras and artificial intelligence, Tracxpoint is creating a high-tech cart that knows what you’ve put in it, adds up the bill and saves you a wait at check-out
Bloomberg Negotiating for Business News TV Channel in Israel
There have been several failed attempts in the past to found a business channel in Israel, but now legislation has passed to relieve regularization. Producer Haim Slutzky is waiting for Bloomberg's decision
How Can Israelis Work So Hard, and Not, All at Once?
Depending on which Israeli you are, you’re either among the most likely or least likely in the developed world to hold a job: Society has failed to merge into a single whole what President Rivlin called Israel's four tribes
Arnon Mozes to Buy 34% of Israel's Largest Newspaper, Doubling His Stake
Mozes is apparently strengthening his hold over Yedioth Ahronoth in anticipation of an indictment in Netanyahu's corruption charges
Knesset Once Again Delays Implementation of Common Reporting Standard
Demands for changes to legislation regulating the interest-free loans offered by some ultra-Orthodox lenders is holding up the implementation of information sharing