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18 April 2024

Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich credit: Noam Moskovich Knesset Spokesperson Cabinet approves budget cut despite Smotrich's opposition

In an unprecedented move the Cabinet in its final meeting before the Passover holiday today approved a flat budget cut in all ministries despite resolute opposition by the Minister of Finance.

18/04/2024 16:25 Politics Oren Dori
Magnus CEO Boaz Vinogradov credit: Yosi Alterman Israeli digital casting co Magnus Metal raises $74m

The company provides an Industry 4.0 based fully automatic manufacturing solution that makes the process faster, safer, and, environmentally friendly while both improving quality and reducing cost.

18/04/2024 16:00 Start ups Meytal Vaizberg
H&O Kids credit: PR H&O Kids opens first of 20 stores in Israel

H&O invested NIS 500,000 in opening the 110 square meter store in the Azrieli mall in Modi'in.

18/04/2024 15:24 Retailing Galit Hatan
Amnon Shashua and Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger open trading on Nasdaq, October 2022  credit: Shannon Stapleton, Reuters Mobileye receives 46m orders for new EyeQ6 chip

The company has told "Reuters" that it has secured orders for 46 million of its EyeQ6 Lite assisted-driving chips over the next few years to make new vehicles safer and easier to drive.

18/04/2024 14:26 IT Globes correspondent
2024 ''Globes'' most promising startups "Globes" most promising startup of 2024: Exodigo

The underground mapping company heads this year's list of ten outstanding startups with technologies from metabolism monitoring to autonomous tractors.

18/04/2024 13:50 Start ups Assaf Gilead
Soldier operates Thirdeye's Ghost Soldier system credit: PR Thirdeye delivers first Ghost Soldier system

The Ghost Soldier system is designed to assist ground forces in monitoring and discovering the enemy during warfare in open terrain.

Shekel v dollar  credit: Tali Bogdanovsky using Adobe Firefly Shekel at weakest for five months against dollar

Israel-Iran tensions and the strength of the dollar worldwide have the exchange rating touching NIS 3.80/$.

18/04/2024 10:46 Market Aharon Katz
Iran launching drone credit: dpa via Reuters Connect Israel and US testing microwave and laser weapons - report

Microwave and laser systems to down swarms of drones have negligible costs compared with interception systems like Iron Dome.

17 April 2024

Mekorot CIO: We supplied water throughout the war

Mekorot CIO Eran Ravid told the Globes Tech IL Conference about the company's support for startups and its ability to cope with national emergencies.

17/04/2024 19:18 Start ups Stav Livne
One Zero CEO: Banks should promote economic welfare

Gal Bar Dea told the Globes Tech IL Conference that a bank's role is not only to look after customers' money but also to promote their economic welfare.

Amnon Shashua unveils MenteeBot humanoid robot

Israeli company Mentee Robotics expects the first robots, which can perform household chores and warehouse tasks, to come off the serial production line in the first quarter of 2025.

17/04/2024 15:33 Start ups Assaf Gilead
Armis Security buys Israeli co Silk Security for $150m

Silk Security has developed a platform that allows data security managers to identify a range of vulnerabilities and repair them.

Promising startups suffer as profit trumps growth

As its most promising startups for 2024 are named, "Globes" looks back at how promising startups from recent years have fared.

17/04/2024 13:58 Start ups Assaf Gilead
Teva CEO Francis becomes highest paid TASE co exec

Richard Francis's compensation cost $25.7 million in 2023, although that includes incentives for him to join the company.

17/04/2024 12:26 Healthcare Shiri Habib-Valdhorn

16 April 2024

IMF halves Israel's 2024 growth forecast

The International Monetary Fund sees Israel GDP growth of just 1.6% in 2024.

16/04/2024 21:30 Economy Aharon Katz
Private cos challenge central banks on digital currencies

At the Globes Tech IL Conference, KPMG Israel senior executives provided insights into the dramatic race to provide digital currencies.

BeyondTrust buys Israeli access security co Entitle for $150m

Tel Aviv-based Entitle has developed a privilege management solution that discovers, manages, and automates just-in-time (JIT) access and identity governance.

"World sentiment is not in our favor"

Team8 Capital managing partner Sarit Firon and Vintage partner Hamutal Meridor told the Globes Tech IL Conference about the difficulties of raising investment during the war.

16/04/2024 16:58 Start ups Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
Analysts turn pessimistic on interest rate cut prospects

The March CPI reading was higher than forecast, but that is not necessarily the main reason for estimating that an interest rate cut by the Bank of Israel is not imminent.

16/04/2024 11:08 Economy Aharon Katz

15 April 2024

Inflation back on the rise, housing prices rising again

Israel's Consumer Price Index rose 0.6% in March, higher than expected, while apartment prices rose for the third consecutive month.

15/04/2024 18:50 Economy Maya Levin
Gift platform Snappy raises $25m as valuation halved

The financing round was completed at a company valuation of $180-200 million, half of the $400 million valuation given to Snappy when it raised $70 million in 2021.

15/04/2024 18:24 Start ups Assaf Gilead
Shekel stronger in volatile trading

The Israeli currency appreciated strongly this morning but gave up much of the gains, after today's representative rate was set, on US reports that Israel might retaliate today for Iran's attack.

15/04/2024 17:33 Market
easyJet suspends Israel flights until October

While many airlines are resuming flights, UK low-cost carrier easyJet has announced a halt in flights until October 27.

15/04/2024 16:33 Tourism Stav Livne
FIMI sells Orbit Technologies shares to institutions

The sales, for a total of NIS 100 million, were chiefly to More Investment House and Meitav. Private equity firm FIMI remains the controlling shareholder.

Could car exports to Israel be Erdogan's next target?

Turkey is the fourth largest source of vehicles imported into Israel. Trade relations with China are looking less rosy as well.

15/04/2024 12:50 Economy Dubi Ben-Gedalyahu
RevitalVision announces success in two new trials

RevitalVision's products treat certain eye conditions by retraining the brain.

15/04/2024 10:33 Healthcare Gali Weinreb

14 April 2024

Gaza border's SouthUp incubator resumes operations

The Negev tech incubator has also established an impact fund for new startups to help with the rebirth of the region.

14/04/2024 19:30 Start ups Galit Hatan
Iran boosts Israel's defense industry

Sigma CEO Yair Shani: Iran has done excellent sales promotion for Israel's defense companies.

Housing deals in Israel show signs of recovery

In February 2024, 7,490 homes were sold, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics, up 27.4% from February 2023.

14/04/2024 14:46 Real estate Yuval Nisani
Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel in Tel Aviv, Or Yehuda, Elad, Pardes Hana-Karkur, Nof Hagalil and Beersheva.

Stock market reacts calmly to Iranian attack

The main indices are down but not sharply falling, while Elbit Systems and other defense stocks are gaining.

14/04/2024 11:37 Market Globes correspondent
Akamai to buy Israeli API security co Noname - report

The reported $500  million acquisition price is below Noname Security's valuation in its last fund raising round.

Mortgage loans back to pre-war level in March

The new home market is resurgent, but purchases of secondhand homes are stagnant, and mortgage loans are still below the multi-year average.

Iran launches massive aerial attack on Israel

99% of the threats were intercepted, but some damage was caused to a military base in the south of Israel, and a Bedouin child was injured by falling debris.

14/04/2024 08:06 Politics Dean Shmuel Elmas

11 April 2024

Gov't presents draft plan for rehabilitating north

At this stage, the plan is budgeted at NIS 3 billion. Confrontation Line Forum Moshe Davidovich: The plan still falls short.

11/04/2024 21:14 Economy Yuval Nisani
Rani Zim pulls NIS 250m deal in face of investors' anger

Zim had proposed that Group Psagot should buy his stake in Rani Zim Shopping Centers. He controls both companies.

11/04/2024 17:59 Real estate Hezi Sternlicht
Mia Dynamics develops robot defense platform

The company is adapting its quad cycles and quad boards for remote control military use.

Victoria's Secret opens first two Israel stores

Delta Brands has opened its first two lingerie branches in the country in Petah Tikva and Haifa.

11/04/2024 14:44 Retailing Shira Sapir
Electricity supply market to be fully competitive from July

Until now only Israeli households with a remote meter were able to switch suppliers but from July all consumers will be able to do so.

11/04/2024 12:55 Energy Dean Shmuel Elmas
Shekel weakens amid Iran attack concerns

Prico: If an exceptional security incident does not happen and due to the consistent supply of foreign currency, the dollar will resume depreciating against the shekel.

11/04/2024 11:36 Market Globes correspondent
Wall Street beckons new wave of Israeli tech IPOs

"Globes" examines some of the growth companies, which could start trading in the US from later this year.

11/04/2024 10:47 Market Assaf Gilead

10 April 2024

Israeli importers examine indirect routes from Turkey

Israeli importers mull bringing in Turkish goods via Slovenian ports, "Globes" has been told by sources close to the matter.

10/04/2024 19:16 Politics Dean Shmuel Elmas
Planned Metro excavations revive artificial island idea

40 million cubic meters of earth will be excavated in constructing the Gush Dan Metro. Could it be used to build an island off Israel's coast?

Team8 records exits worth $1.1b in five months

Wiz has confirmed the $350 million acquisition of Gem Security, in which Team8 was one of the main investors.

Israeli short-term rental platform Guesty raises $130m

Active in over 80 countries, Tel Aviv-based Guesty has developed a comprehensive and easy-to-use platform for the short-term rental property management market.

10/04/2024 14:01 Start ups Globes correspondent
Penalty imposed on David Ezra for cash in suitcase affair

The Israel Tax Authority has imposed a NIS 850,000 financial sanction on Ezra who was caught at Ben Gurion airport in 2022 with €475,000 in cash in his suitcase.

10/04/2024 13:07 Legal Ela Levi-Weinrib
Two bidders remain for Israel Post

A high salaries expense, lack of clarity about the real estate, and exposure to taxation of the Postal Bank, have deterred potential buyers.

10/04/2024 11:36 Economy Hezi Sternlicht
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