The Standard & Poors (S&P) credit rating agency upgraded its credit rating for Israel from A+ to AA- (stable outlook), ushering Israel into an exclusive group of 15 nations that hold the prestigious AA ratings (AA+, AA and AA-). The upgrade was announced on Friday, August 3rd after S&P changed …
Using Military Tech In Creating Safer Driving Experience
With the self-driving vehicles revolution gathering momentum, high-tech firms continue to explore ways to achieve a competitive edge in the highly lucrative automotive industry. Recent advancements indicate that the global automobile market is likely to experience some dramatic changes in the near future. The area that has been receiving growing attention, however, …
A Compelling Case for Israel
When considering the most innovative and business-oriented nations, Israel is not the most likely candidate that comes to mind. In fact, many would even struggle to identify it on a map. Moreover, to put things into the right perspective, Israel’s territory and population are approximately the size of the State …
Celebrating Israel’s Re-establishment And Its Achievements
This week Israel will reach a massive milestone in its history: celebrating 70 years of independence. Israel’s re-establishment and its achievements over the past seven decades are astonishing and by far beat the odds of the cards dealt to it on May 14th, 1948. Looking back to the past 70 …
Israeli High-Tech Start-Ups Investable Through Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
For decades Israel’s high-tech start-up scene has been considered one of the most exciting and impressive in the world, on par with Silicon Valley, and producing game-changing technologies that continue to push the innovative envelope. Israel ranks #2 for venture capital availability, and is ranked #3 in the world for …
Israel Investment Possibilities Explained
So, you want to support Israel and be part of her economic success, but you don’t live in Israel, don’t travel there too often and are not sure about the investment possibilities you have. So how can you accomplish this? This article will help. In our previous articles, we discussed …
Israel’s Educational Tradition Drives Growth
Ever since ancient times, Israeli culture has valued education as a primary pillar in the establishment of the nation. The Babylonian Talmud, compiled in the 4th century CE states, “The very world rests on the breath of a child in the schoolhouse” (Shabbat Tractate, 119b), exemplifying the importance of study …
Israel Market Summary for 2016*
2016 has been a turbulent year in the global economic markets. The slowing Chinese economy caused the markets to react negatively in January as the Chinese GDP Annual Growth Rate slowed to 6.7%. The U.K.’s decision exit the European Union (aka the “Brexit”) caused severe reactions on all the major …
Israel’s Credit Ratings Upgraded to A+
Fitch Ratings, one of the “Big Three” international credit rating agencies alongside Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, has upgraded Israel’s long-term foreign currency sovereign credit ratings by one notch to A+ from A, with a stable outlook. Fitch’s announcement was released on Friday, November 11th and now has Israel ranked …