Posts Tagged: Israeli economy
Could Amazon.com’s Arrival in Israel Hurt the Start-Up Nation?
JNS.org - When the online retail giant Amazon.com recently entered Israel’s hi-tech ecosystem, it was not business as usual in the “start-up nation.” As Amazon began attracting top Israeli programmers...
Amazon Set to Shake Up Israeli Retail Market With New Local Shipping Center
JNS.org - The online retail giant Amazon is preparing to set up a shipping center in Israel, a move that could potentially shake up commerce in...
Israeli Economy Flexes Its Muscle: Shekel Deemed World’s 2nd-Strongest Currency
JNS.org - Last week, the German financial services giant Deutsche Bank ranked the Israeli shekel as the world’s second-strongest currency, bolstering the broader outlook of the Jewish...
Amazon Goes On Aggressive High-Tech Hiring Spree in Israel
JNS.org – The online retail giant Amazon is reportedly in the midst of a massive hiring spree in Israel and is offering unusually high salaries to...
Israel’s Exports up 6 Percent in First Half of 2017
JNS.org – Israeli exports rose 6 percent -- to $50 billion -- during the first half of 2017, according to the Israel Export and International Cooperation...
Israeli Start-up Bancor Wants Digital Currency to Go Mainstream
JNS.org - The latest innovator from Israel’s “start-up nation” to score an international breakthrough wants to make digital currency go mainstream. In late June, the Tel Aviv-based blockchain...
The ‘Olympics’ of Jewish Innovation
JNS.org - As the so-called “Jewish Olympics” (the Maccabiah Games) kicked off last week in Israel, another Olympic-style Jewish event sought to ignite global Jewish leadership. From July 2-6, the...
Modi in Israel: Bonding the Biggest and Most Beleaguered Democracies
A curious Indian stops a passing Israeli backpacker on a New Delhi street. “Tell me,” he asks, “how many Israelis are there?” “I’m not quite sure,”...
Foreign LGBT Tourists, the ‘New Evangelicals,’ Drawn to Israel for Annual Tel Aviv Pride Parade
Around 200,000 people -- including an estimated 30,000 foreign tourists -- were expected to march in the annual Tel Aviv Pride Parade on Friday, the...
Israel’s ‘Opportunity Capital’ Seeks a More Vibrant and Inclusive Job Market
JNS.org - Southern Israel’s Negev desert, though it makes up nearly two-thirds of the country’s landmass, has long missed out on the development and technological awakening...
Rapid Population Growth Drives Israel’s Transportation Revolution
JNS.org - Israel’s rapid population and economic growth during the past two decades has prompted the Israeli government to revolutionize the country’s infrastructure and transportation systems...
Israel Exports $3.1 Billion to US in First Quarter of 2017, a 5-Percent Increase
JNS.org - Ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to Israel next week, the Israel Export Institute (IEI) released data showing the deep economic relationship between...
Israeli Economy Ranked 3rd Most Stable in the World for 2016
JNS.org - A nearly nonexistent inflation rate and low unemployment have helped propel Israel to the No. 3 spot on a list of the world's most...
Report: Israel’s 2016 Economic Performance Best in Four Years
JNS.org - Israel's 2016 economic performance was the country's best in four years, the Bank of Israel said Wednesday. In its 2016 annual report, the central bank...
