Articles by April, 2022

Historical agreement: Israel and the United Arab Emirates complete negotiations for a free trade area agreement between the two countries The agreement, which is comprehensive and significant, includes, among other things, issues related to trade in goods, including regulation and regulation, customs, trade in services, cooperation, government procurement, e-commerce and protection of intellectual property rights. The issue was discussed at a meeting between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and heir apparent Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi last December, where it was agreed to speed...

Intel reported that it has agreed to acquire the Israeli company Granulate, which has developed a product to improve the performance of cloud servers in real time. The deal was revealed last week. The terms of the deal were not announced in the companies' announcement, but sources close to the deal estimate that Intel will pay about $ 650 million for the Israeli start-up company. Nearly $ 100 million of that amount will be channeled into about 120 company employees' compensation and retention packages, all of which will be integrated into Intel's data center and artificial intelligence...

The number of cars is increasing, and traffic jams are getting longer. According to data published today (Sunday) by the Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2021 about 405,000 new cars were added to Israeli roads, compared to about 254,000 deducted from it - a net increase of 150,000 cars (4.4%). This increase brings the number of private vehicles to about 3.3 million, out of about 3.8 million vehicles in total

Transport Minister Merav Michaeli and Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced at noon (Sunday) a reform that will significantly reduce public transportation prices and take effect this summer. At a press conference, Michaeli accused that "the Ministry of Transportation has neglected public transportation for years - and traffic jams have accumulated." After the reform, a national free-monthly ticket will cost only NIS 225. In the Negev, the Galilee and all localities outside the metropolitan areas of Jerusalem, Gush Dan and Haifa, there will be a free regional ticket for only NIS 99,...

A dramatic drop of more than one percent was recorded in unemployment in the first half of March, exactly two years after the corona crisis. This emerges from data from the Central Bureau of Statistics Labor Force Survey for the first half of March, which are published on Monday. This decline comes after a shuffle in unemployment in the first two months of the year. The data appear to be evidence of the great success of the policy of non-closure of the economy and the education system at all costs of the government

The average wage in the economy per Israeli worker was NIS 11,784 per month in January 2022, a decrease compared to the previous month when the average wage was NIS 12,142. This is according to data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In the high-tech industry, the average wage continues to be much higher than in the entire economy and even rose close to NIS 1,000 compared with December 2021 to NIS 27,310 (December 26,494). The salaries of the programmers in the field reached NIS 29,558 and of the workers in the field of scientific research and development NIS 29,481

The tax on fuel known as "blo" will be reduced by half a shekel, Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced today (Tuesday), despite the opposition of professional ranks. The reduction will be made for the next quarter only, after which a reassessment will be made as to whether to continue the extension. The reduction will be implemented immediately and is subject to the approval of the Finance Committee

Coalition Chairman Idit Silman has decided to resign from the coalition. The cracks were heard in the coalition for a long time. The dispute between Silman and Nitzan Horowitz over the chametz conference for hospitals. After the bomb was dropped on Wednesday by the leader of the retiring coalition, Idit Silman, the political system has three options. The first is to go to the polls - a move that is estimated to be preferred by opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud. Elections will be possible if Silman is followed by another retiree from the right, who will allow her and...

The Israeli cyber company Tufin has announced that it will be sold to Turn / River Capital - an investment company that focuses on investments in software companies - at a value of $ 570 million, which is about 60% higher than the company's current value. Shares of Tuffin soared 40% in early trading on Wall Street, to $ 12.8. Tufin shareholders will receive $ 13 in cash per share, a 44% premium to the company’s share price last night at the close of trading on Wall Street. According to the agreement, in the coming month, until May 5, there will be a period of "go-shop" - that is, Tufin...

Ithaca, a subsidiary of Delek, acquires Sugar Point, a company that owns oil and gas assets in the North Sea - for $ 1.1 billion. Sikar Point holds 11 licenses, including two large producer reservoirs in the North Sea, as well as two undeveloped UK fields. The deal is expected to increase Ithaca's daily production capacity by 9,500-8,000 barrels, and put Ithaca's daily production at the range of 85,000-75,000 barrels per day. Siker Point holds 11 licenses, including two of the largest producer reservoirs in the North Sea, alongside the two fields that have not yet been developed and Kambo...