HI-TECH NEWS

What's new in urban renewal

Urban renewal projects are a fine way to supply new dwellings and rejuvenate cities, especially the downtown areas.

Will the U.S. Embassy's move to Jerusalem affect the real estate market?

Savvy investors have already started buying small apartments that are suitable for singles or couples and have begun renovating them in preparation for the demand.

Housing: Stops and starts

Roni Brik, president of the Israel Builders Association, believes that government policy with regard to the real estate industry is flawed.

The future is in alternative investments

Now things are changing and small investors can have the best of both worlds they can have the yield benefits of alternative investments, short term investors with relatively small minimum amounts.

The global economic arena: playing with the big boys

It is the task of the government to ensure that the economic environment in which it operates allows it to compete fairly.

Gardens on the roof

Safety measures at construction sites

How the Israel Builders Association is protecting workers.

Israeli medical company Mazor Robotics sold for record $1.6 billion

The deal represents the largest sale or "exit" of an Israeli medical company to date.

Can new regulations in the EU, U.S. help combat cyber terrorism?

Around 700 new pieces of ISIS propaganda were disseminated online in January 2018 alone.

Your Investments: The new iPhone and charity

Not to deride Apple, but the whole “I” culture they have created is antithetical to this time of the Jewish year.

Your Taxes: Easier e-commerce

The ruling makes it easier if there are multiple purchases by allowing a single combined monthly reverse charge self-invoice covering the consideration paid to all foreign suppliers that month.

European Investment Fund makes first ever equity investment in Israel

Israeli AI-based sports production start-up raises $30m in funding

Soccer clubs in the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga and the German Bundesliga have purchased Pixellot systems to enhance their coaching.

Alternative Israeli Hi-tech Hub Spurs Medical Innovations

A small city in the Lower Galilee is transforming into a major alternative hi-tech hub for medical and pharmaceutical companies

Start-Up Nation: Sharing Israel’s success story

Chinese version of book ‘Israel Valley’ has sold more than 50,000 copies.

International investors deepening engagement with Israeli fintech

The first half of 2018 has witnessed record funding and investment deals in Israeli fintech, with more than $400m. raised.

Additional $250 million to be invested in periphery industry, hi-tech

“Israel is the Start-Up Nation, but hi-tech cannot only be located between Herzliya and Ramat Gan.”

Israeli startups raise almost $300m

This sum can be added to the more than $3.1 billion that Israeli startups raised in the first half of 2018, according to IVC-ZAG.

Ryanair and Air Europa offer cheap Israel flights

A partnership between Ryanair and Air Europa is offering Israelis flights to Miami, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Paraguay with a stopover in Madrid.

Hike of the Month - Along Israel's Mediterranean coast

On these routes you will find magical picnic spots and scenic beach strips, perfect for a sunset walk.

Legal expert: EU regulation changed how businesses view privacy worldwide

Companies around the world doing business with Israeli companies can be on the hook with how Israeli companies use the shared data.

YOUR INVESTMENT: Wake up from your retirement saving slumber

Once you wake up and smell the coffee, it’s hard to go back to sleep. – Fran Drescher

Your Taxes: How to pay no tax on NIS 375m.

Is this reasonable? The judge obviously thought so.

American students go back to school with Israeli bulletproof backpacks

Israeli-made backpacks designed for teenage students and adults costs $497 USD.

Petah Tikvah's ecological park opens to general public

As the lake is an ecological lake it might appear green for the first few weeks because of the seaweed. However this is safe for animals, trees and people.