Articles by October, 2018

The insurance volume of Israeli companies investing in African countries has so far reached $ 700 million, and the Ministry of Economy and Industry has decided to double the budget for Israeli companies, through which they will be able to double the volume of their deals. Asha will provide guarantees to a wide range of African countries. Kenya ($ 150 million), Nigeria ($ 105 million), Uganda ($ 70 million), Ethiopia ($ 33 ​​million), Cameroon ($ 60 million), and others

US Treasury Secretary Stephen Menuchin and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon will appoint a joint task force to examine the double taxation treaty between the United States and Israel, and map the clauses in the treaty that need to be updated. At this stage, these are declarations, and both countries see fit to amend the convention. However, the process is expected to take several years to complete

The State Comptroller found in a very serious report that the Water Authority did not properly manage and caused a shortage of water that is not the result only of years of shortage of rainfall. The State Comptroller's report indicates that the lack of sustainable planning of the water sector and its failed management by the PA have once again put the water sector in crisis. Among other things, the Water Authority, according to the comptroller, allowed the water level of the Sea of ​​Galilee to fall below the lower line, which could cause irreparable damage to the water source

The Prime Minister's Conference on Innovation, initiated by the Ministry of Culture and Sport and the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, hosted dozens of delegations from the United States, China, Italy, France, Australia, Britain, Korea, Mexico, Switzerland, Uganda, Singapore, Italy, Russia, Hong Kong The Israel Innovation Center, and special round-table discussions were held between the international teams in order to create solutions to the large problems faced by many countries in the world and how Israeli technology, research and knowledge can contribute to the development of...

The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Communications established an inter-ministerial committee for the provision of wireless communication solutions in the field of transportation in Israel

33.073 of degree recipients from institutions of higher education in Israel, which constitute 5.8% of all academic degree owners, stayed abroad from 1980 to 2011, for at least three years. The situation did not change in 2017, according to figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics, which were revealed by the Knesset's Immigration and Absorption Committee. The committee discussed "brain drain," and ways to bring Israeli academics back from abroad. In the fields of exact sciences and engineering, the percentage of those residing in Israel is higher than that of degree recipients in the...

A new giant deal for IAI: The company reported that it had signed a $ 550 million deal with an Asian country's ground forces to supply a command and control system known as a "skyscraper." The system will upgrade the batteries of the short-range anti-aircraft systems and will receive payments on the project according to milestones, and over a period of four years

lkswagen and its representative in Israel Champion Motors and Mobilay will establish in Israel a government-supported project for the deployment of a cooperative electric vehicle. The three companies announced. Project development will begin in 2019 subject to approvals. As part of the project, Volkswagen Group will supply the electric vehicles. Mobilay will supply the power of autonomous driving, mapping and handling the necessary regulatory moves, while Champion Motors will operate the fleet of electric vehicles

8 people were killed in a serious road accident on Route 90 in a clash between two vehicles. The eighgt, 6 children and 2 adults were trapped among the remains of the burning vehicle, and firefighters who arrived at the scene began rescue operations