Category: Business

António Guterres was speaking at the third international forum on China’s Belt and Road initiative, which has funded and built roads, power plants, bridges, ports and other facilities across developing countries over the past decade.  Although infrastructure “is the foundation of everyday life for people and economies”, Mr. Guterres recalled that billions in the developing […]

Millions of people around the world fear that much-improved robots will replace them at their jobs and make them unemployed. Now that improvements in technology mean that some robots work alongside humans, there is evidence that those humans have learned to see them as team-mates – and teamwork can have negative as well as […]

El Al, Israel’s national air carrier, operated two flights last week to bring back to Israel reservists who had received Order 8, as well as individuals whose arrival in the country is deemed essential. The flights were operated at cost price, with joint financing from El Al and major financial institutions in the United […]

A group of dedicated volunteers from the Israeli hi-tech community has launched Stand4Israel.net, an advocacy platform that aims to provide real-time, accurate information about the events of October 7, and the ongoing conflict with Hamas while countering the spread of fake news. The initiative has been established to combat the influx of misleading information […]

Several Israeli real estate companies and developers are making their empty apartments available to families displaced from the communities next to the Gaza Strip. One initiative, called Operation “Open Door,” is spearheaded by Yuvalin Group, Ewave Nadlanand YG Realestate. The companies are providing new four- and five-room apartments for families evacuated from the south. […]

In response to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, Club Hotel Eilat is stepping up by extending an invitation to the families of recruits from Samaria. These families will be provided with complimentary stays in a spacious family suite, capable of accommodating up to five people. The suite includes two generously sized rooms, a kitchenette […]

Wolt, a food delivery service that operates in many countries worldwide including Israel, announced Monday that it will be launching an aid program, which will amount to NIS 12 million, in support of small Israeli businesses that work with Wolt’s platforms. As part of the program, each business will receive a grant of 8%, […]

As a result of the ongoing war, Israel’s economy has already lost NIS 4.6 billion, according to an analysis from the Manufacturers Association.  Reasons for these severe monetary losses include employees failing to come to work, and overall reduced production during wartime.  For context, 1.3 million workers did not arrive at work during the […]

In late August, the Israeli government announced that it intends to resume the controversial construction of wind turbines on the Golan Heights, despite fierce opposition from the Druze community. Police say it will take a few weeks to prepare and deploy ahead of the renewed construction. This gives government officials and representatives of the […]

Just a couple of minutes from my childhood home facing the Tel Aviv beach (between the Marina and Jaffa), a new luxury hotel recently opened – the David Kempinski Tel Aviv. Having heard so many wonderful reviews about the hotel, I decided to explore how much has changed from the little Tel Aviv that […]