Government

Against the background of the difficulty experienced by the fashion industry in the past year, the Ministry of Economy has formulated steps that will help companies compete and break into new markets. The steps are based on existing plans at the Ministry and in accordance with the manufacturers of the industry

On Friday, the Tel Aviv District Court approved the continuation of the construction work of the light rail system in Bnei Brak on shabat, one of the holiest days in Jewish calender. The court decided that the work was necessary and that the lack of it could endanger lives. On Friday evening, tens of thousands of ultra orthodox trligious residents of Bnei Brak held a mass prayer to protest. Police say several demonstrators tried to break into the light rail construcyion site but were stopped by police

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and Deputy Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Schultz met in Jerusalem and signed a joint declaration that includes the establishment of a mechanism for financial dialogue between the parties in order to promote and strengthen cooperation in economic and financial fields*

On Sunday, the academic year begins in Israel, but it is accompanied by disruptions. The junior staff is taking sanctions and there are about 5,000 lecturers who will not work. They intend to strike indefinitely. At the center of the struggle is the demand to establish employment security for workers, and among other things, to receive early warning regarding their continued employment in the next school year

The government unanimously approved the program to increase the safety of electric cyclists and motorized scooters, which was recently formulated by the Ministry of Transport. The plan, which focuses mainly on the regulation of enforcement and enforcement of the use of electric bicycles, does not include the infrastructure required for safe riding - bicycle paths

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

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...