Posts Tagged: Israeli economy
Ebay: Israelis Are World’s Second-Largest Online Shoppers
JNS.org - Israel was the world’s second-largest online commerce consumer per capita in 2017 -- second only to China -- according to e-commerce giant eBay. Israelis bought products on eBay every two seconds...
An Investor’s Best Friend? Israel Diamond Exchange Launches Digital Coins
Israel's diamond exchange is turning to digital currencies to inject new life into a marketplace long ruled by cash and backroom handshakes, but it must...
Israeli Economy Continues to Flourish
A recent preliminary report from Israel’s Economy and Industry Ministry, along with the Israel Export Institute, says that the country’s annual exports of goods and...
Israel’s Year-to-Year Inflation Rises for Fourth Straight Month
Israel's year-on-year inflation rate rose for the fourth straight month in December, to 0.4 percent, data from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday. The...
Starboard Says Israeli Chipmaker Mellanox’s 2018 Targets Insufficient
Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP criticized Israeli chipmaker Mellanox Technologies Ltd's 2018 targets on Monday, saying they were insufficient and too heavily reliant on...
Israel’s El Al Names Former Pilot Usishkin as CEO
El Al Israel Airlines on Monday named former pilot Gonen Usishkin as its new chief executive, replacing David Maimon who announced in November he would...
Israel’s Central Bank: Bitcoin Is an Asset, Not a Currency
Israel's central bank said on Monday it would not recognize virtual currencies such as bitcoin as actual currency and that it was difficult to devise...
Israel’s Anti-Trust Regulator to Look at Internet Giants
Israel's anti-trust regulator said it will look at the business practices of internet giants such as Facebook and Google to make sure they are not...
Israel to Invest Over $300 Million to Boost Manufacturing Sector
Israel's Finance Ministry said on Thursday it plans to spend 1.15 billion shekels ($333 million) in the coming years to increase the competitiveness of the...
Network Security Firm AlgoSec Raises $36 million From Claridge Israel
Network security firm AlgoSec said on Wednesday it raised $36 million from investment firm Claridge Israel to help it expand globally. AlgoSec, which is headquartered in...
Mobileye Deal Boosts Israeli High-Tech Exits to $23 Billion in 2017
Israeli high-tech acquisitions and initial public offering activity soared to $23 billion in 2017 from $10 billion in 2016 due to the $15.3 billion purchase...
Israeli Regulator Seeks to Ban Bitcoin Firms From Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Israel's markets regulator said on Monday he will propose regulation to ban companies based on bitcoin and other digital currencies from trading on the Tel...
Netanyahu’s Bitcoin Forecast Puts Israel at Center of Financial Technology Revolution
JNS.org - As digital currencies make historic gains -- and as the “start-up nation” of Israel emerges as a key player in the blockchain field -- Israeli Prime...
OECD: Israeli Economy Will Grow 3.4 Percent in Each of Next Two Years
JNS.org - Israel’s economy is expected to grow by 3.4 percent per year in 2018 and 2019, a significantly higher rate than growth projections for the...
