Articles by December, 2021

Pfizer has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved for emergency use the drug it developed for Corona. Upon receipt of the approval, the new drug will be available to tens of millions of Americans, vaccinated and unvaccinated, if infected with the virus. The FDA approved the administration of the drug subject to obtaining a doctor's prescription for diagnosed patients, as long as no more than five days had elapsed from the onset of the first symptoms. According to Pfizer, when the pill was given within three days of the onset of symptoms, the risk of...

The team of experts in the treatment of epidemics in the Ministry of Health has recommended a fourth vaccine against Corona for adults over the age of 60 and for medical staff. The recommendation is subject to the approval of the Director-General of the Ministry of Health and at this stage, it appears that the fourth vaccine will be possible, but probably not necessarily recommended. The Corona Virus Information Center said: "Epidemic treatment team members recommend giving a fourth dose to people aged 60 and over and immunocompromised, provided four months have passed from the third dose;...

Airlines continue to reduce flights to Israel as the list of red countries grows. At the same time, the aircrews landing at Ben Gurion Airport are now required to perform PCR tests at the entrance to Israel - unlike most countries. This is in addition to the isolation they are required to perform. After British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and the Portuguese TAP announced the suspension of their flights to Israel, they are also joined by Air Canada, which is delaying its flights on the Tel Aviv-Toronto route until March. The company hopes that it can bring forward the return of flights in...

Data published on Thursday by the Central Bureau of Statistics show that the average salary in Israel for an employee reached NIS 11,667 in September, compared with NIS 11,768 in August and NIS 11,715 in July. This is a 2.9% higher salary compared to September 2020. The average wage in Israel decreases with the gradual return of low-wage workers, due to the cessation of unemployment benefits. It is estimated that only with the increase in the minimum wage by NIS 100 in April will the wage in Israel rise again, although not at high rates as happened at the beginning of the corona crisis

Ministers on Friday approved the new mall outline. According to the outline, malls will operate in the format of a purple character, according to the occupancy ratio of one person every 15 meters. In addition, entry to stores with an area of ​​more than 100 square meters will be allowed subject to the presentation of a green label, and it will not be possible to sit at the food stalls but only self-collection. The green label will not apply to stores that provide essential services. * Malls will operate in a purple character format, according to an occupancy ratio of 1:15 (one person...

The rate of academics among women in management positions is higher than the corresponding figure for male managers. The same is true of seniority at work and experience. Managers also declare a higher level of commitment to the workplace from managers, and higher prices they pay on the family front - according to regular surveys conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics. Even when the number of weekly working hours is taken into account, managers earn about 30% more than managers on a monthly basis. A new study, based on data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, shows that after...

An up-to-date forecast published by the Ministry of Economy and Industry predicts an all-time record in Israeli exports in 2021, and may amount to at least $ 135 billion - an increase of 18.5% compared to the volume of exports from Israel in 2020. Last year, exports from Israel totaled $ 114 billion, a decrease of 3% compared to the volume of exports from it in 2019. The forecast is based on Israel's export data for the first three quarters of the year. The Ministry of Economy's Foreign Trade Administration said today that the growing trend in exports, which has been evident since the...

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said this morning in an interview on the "This Morning" program on Kan B that "we are just before the contagion storm - on a scale we have not seen in Israel." Bennett added that according to the isolation policy that is expected to be adopted by the government, vaccinated people will not be required for isolation - even if they are exposed to a verified patient. The Prime Minister stressed that the data on the hospitalization of children in the world due to the spread of the omicron are on the rise and called on parents to vaccinate their children. The...

Osem-Nestle has published a document to the food chains about the expected move in which product prices will rise in the various catalogs of the company's brands. In the document, Osem clarified that it intends to raise prices by more than 5% for all products. At the same time, Osem Nestlé clarifies that the "Materna" brand products will not be included in the price change round and will remain at their stated prices today. Osem is one of the three largest companies that hold the largest market shares of food products in the country, with 7.5% of all products marketed in the country. In...

H2PRO, which develops technology for producing green hydrogen, is currently in the midst of a $ 70 million round of funding. The leading investor in the current round of funding is Temasek, a Singapore-owned holding company that manages the country's wealth fund with $ 283 billion in assets. In September 2020, Temasek acquired control of the Rivolis drip irrigation product manufacturer from the Pimi Fund at a company value of $ 456 million. It is estimated that the current round of funding for H2PRO will be based on a company value of $ 250-300 million before the investment