Israel Approves Budget Cuts Amid Warnings on Deficit
Ministers approve measures as red ink swells to 3.8% of GDP. Bank of Israel chief says more painful steps lie ahead
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U.S. Fund Takes Step Toward Control of Bezeq
Bondholders of parent company Bcom vote to back debt bailout funded by Searchlight
Haaretz's 2019 Rich List Meet Israel's
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Israel Securities Authority Raids Company Offices of Bar Refaeli's Husband
Neto food production group, owned by the supermodel's husband, Adi Ezra, says 'investigation concerns offenses involving the use of insider trading in cases not related to the company's activities'
TechNation: Juul’s Owner Altria Shutters Green Smoke
Adobe to shut Israeli development center ■ Vacation pricing site Fornova buys business intel startup HotelsBI ■ Regulator calls for cryptocurrency platform
Business in Brief: TASE Closes With Losses on Thin Trade
Partner, Histadrut sign new wage deal
Business in Brief: Tel Aviv Shares End Lower on Very Light Turnover
Canceled event fans speculation that Xilinx is poised to buy Israel’s Mellanox ■ Reality Investment Fund raising NIS 1.1 billion for fourth fund
Business in Brief: Israir Pilots Declare Work Dispute Over Talks to Sell Airline
Searchlight raises bid for Bezeq’s parent company to NIS 19 a share ■ Patrick Drahi’s Altice reportedly seeking a buyer for Israel’s Hot Telecom ■ Tel Aviv shares post gain in sideways trading
Business in Brief: Robotic Parking Garages Unitronics to Split Into Two Companies
Ayalon controlling shareholder called to hearing over conduct ■ Tahal may get stock exchange listing in bailout of parent Kardan ■ Tel Aviv shares rebound from early losses
TechNation: Israelis Develop Armored Backpack to Protect Against School Shootings
Walmart in deal to buy Israel’s Aspectiva ■ Insight buying Israeli Genesis funds portfolio ■ Kryon nabs $40m for process automation ■ Outbrain to buy German ads company
Business in Brief: Hapoalim Renewing Efforts to Sell Turkish Unit
Rami Levy loses bid to buy Co-Op Shop ■ Shares fall as dollar strengthens
Business in Brief: Spacecom Says It Will Launch Amos 17 Satellite Within Four Months
Bezeq lowers 2018 profit outlook, but sees higher cash flow ■ Tel Aviv shares post modest gains; Fattal leads most actives
TechNation: Tel Aviv Plans Pilot Electric Bus Route Using Local Technology
Gov’t team recommends ‘regulatory sandbox’ for fintech startups ■ Four techies angling for seats in Knesset elections
Business in Brief: After Ehud Barak, Another Ex General Joins Medical Marijuana Company
Marijuana company InterCure hires Maj.Gen. (ret.) Nitzan Alon as CEO of Canndoc subsidiary ■ Shufersal spends heavily to expand new Be drugstore chain ■ Tel Aviv Stock Exchange shares decline
TechNation: Alooma Acquired by Google Cloud for an Estimated $150 Million
JVP raises $220 million for eighth tech fund ■ BiomX raises $32 million for acne, irritable bowel treatments
Business in Brief: Drone Maker Aeronautics Signs Deal to Be Sold to Rafael, Avihai Stolero
Housing & Construction reaches agreement to buy American builder ■ Teva reaches settlement with U.S. on ‘pay-for-delay’ drug deals ■ Delek in advanced talks to sell Phoenix to U.S. fund Centerbridge ■ Bezeq and B Comm pace gains for Tel Aviv shares
Business in Brief: TASE Expects IPO to Go Ahead This Year
Securities investigators raid five companies on fraud, insider-trading suspicions ■ Day ends with mild losses
Netanyahu Aide Eli Groner to Manage Israeli Subsidiary of Koch Industries
Israel will be Koch Disruptive Technologies’ first satellite office
TechNation: Electreon Expected to Announce Smart Road Initiative for Buses
DriveNets raises $110 million in first-ever financing round ■ Artimedia in deal to form Indian web advertising network ■ Israel’s Fiverr reportedly planning U.S. IPO
TechNation: ICQ Founder Profits on Cannabis Craze
Axonius raises $13m for network security ■ Rapyd pulls in $40m for payments platform
Business in Brief: Israel’s Budget Deficit Jumps to 3.3% of Gross Domestic Product
Taiwanese company buys 20.5% of Israel’s Camtek ■ Isramco, owner of 28.75% stake in the Tamar gas field, says profits for the field’s partners ■ Tel Aviv shares end higher in day of very light trading
Business in Brief: Tel Aviv Shares Mixed in Quiet Trading Day
Latest Africa Israel bailout proposal fails ■ Internet Gold edges to liquidation after failing to get improved offer for B Com
TechNation: Israelis Are the World’s Top Social Media Users
Tmura collected $502,000 from exits in 2018 ■ Tel Aviv the No. 18 tech city ■ Healthy.io raises $18m
TechNation: Tel Aviv to Charge Airbnb Renters Higher Municipal Tax Rate
Israeli startup Habana Labs opens Polish R&D center ■ Fundraising by Israeli cybersecurity startups exceeds $1 billion for first time
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
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
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
Business in Brief: Israel’s Bezeq Warns It May Have to ‘Drastically’ Cut Value of Subsidiaries
Israel starts European road shows before bond sale stocks rise