Given Israel’s position as a world leader of technological development, second only to the U.S. in absolute numbers of startups at any one time (about 4,000 by last count), governments around the world are looking to Israel as a source of foreign direct investment (FDI […]
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US Export-Import Bank On The Chopping Block Once Again
Kevin McCarthy, the next Majority Leader of the US House of Representatives, who will take over from Eric Cantorafter he lost a primary fight for his seat, has put the question of the continued existence of the US Export-Import Bank on his agenda.
In his first […]
Hong Kong offers Israeli start-ups ‘soft’ China landing
Israeli entrepreneurs interested in the China market, but intimidated by the idea of being set adrift in a country and culture far different than their own, have an “oriental alternative” in Hong Kong, and a possible “shortcut” into the Chinese market. “Hong Kong has access to the Chinese […]
Israel’s Economic Impact On The US
Earlier this week I attended the annual Israel-America Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) dinner in Tel Aviv, an organization on whose Board of Directors I am privileged to sit.
The Honorary Chairman of the AMCHAM is US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro. In his remarks, he mentioned the […]