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Bluevine founders Eyal Lifshitz and Nir Klar Fintech co BlueVine laying off 30 in Israel

Founded in Tel Aviv, the business banking solutions and services company is firing 20% of employees in its Israel development center.

Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron  credit: Noam Moskowitz, Knesset Spokesperson's Office Mortgage arrears jump

The amount of mortgages in arrears of 90 days or more rose 8% in October compared with September.

Darren Friedman credit: PR StepStone partner: Israeli economy resilient and robust

Darren Friedman, a partner at alternative investment firm StepStone says the traffic jams in Tel Aviv show that it is business as usual here.

Elbit to supply protection systems for European country's aircraft and helicopters  crediit: Elbit Systems Elbit Systems wins $175m orders from European NATO country

The company will supply Self-Protection Suites for the country's Embraer C-390 Millenium aircraft and Airbus H225M helicopters.

Limor Beker, managing director of Hamilton Lane in Israel, at the Israel Business Conference   credit: Shlomi Yosef Implications for investment of a changing world

Three investment exports gathered at the Israel Business Conference to discuss trends and risks.

Snyk CEO favors Wall Street IPO in 2026

Peter McKay told “TechCrunch’: We’ve got $435 million in the bank and are very close to break-even. In 2025, we won’t burn any cash, so I can pick the time when I go public. I don’t need to rush.”

Shekel v dollar  credit: Tali Bogdanovsky using Adobe Firefly Israel's forex reserves back on the rise

Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of November 2024 rose to $217.1 billion, an increase of $1.026 billion from their level at the end of October, the Bank of Israel reports.

Shekel credit: Shutterstock Vladirina 32 Shekel starts week with more strong gains

Bank Leumi: With the hope that uncertainty will subside, the fundamental forces, such as the current account surplus, continue to support the appreciation of the shekel.

Orna Kleinmann, Managing Director SAP Labs Israel, at the Israel Business Conference  credit: Shlomi Yosef SAP Israel head: If there’s value, deals happen despite war

At the Globes' Israel Business Conference, Orna Kleinmann presented SAP’s vision of artificial intelligence for business.

Yoni Assia credit: eToro PR eToro aims at $5b IPO valuation

The company is buoyed by improved profits, and the expectation of more liberal regulation in US financial markets when Donald Trump becomes president.

CyberArk CEO and chairman Matt Cohen and Udi Mokady Thoma Bravo selling CyberArk stake for $370m

The US investment firm became a party-at-interest in the Israeli cybersecurity company earlier this year when it sold Venfai to it for $1.54 billion in a cash and share deal.

Teva CEO Richard Francis  credit: Teva spokesperson Teva divests from Japanese JV with Takeda

The Israeli pharmaceutical firm is selling its 51% stake in the joint venture to private equity firm J-Will Partners.

Phoenix CEO Eyal Ben Simon credit: Shlomi Yosef Eyal Ben Simon: Phoenix is one of Israel's best ambassadors

Phoenix CEO Eyal Ben Simon told the Globes Israel Business Conference that the Israeli market is priced cheaply compared with the US market.

Bezeq chairman Tomer Raved credit: Shlomi Yosef Bezeq chair: Over NIS 2b infrastructure investment during war

Tomer Raved told the Globes Business Conference that Israel can bridge between east and west for communications infrastructures.

Dave Waiser  credit: Dan Taylor Gett founder Dave Waiser unveils invitation only venture

Accumulator enables company founders to turn their shares into a diversified portfolio, but not everyone can join.

Unicorn  credit: Shutterstock Israeli tech M&A deals reach new peak - report

According to Vintage Investment Partners, M&A deals reached a new record of this year of $10.5 billion, 22% higher than the previous peak in 2021.

Yitzhak Tshuva and David Zvida  credit: Tamar Matsafi, Eyal Izhar Cielo Blu shareholders approve takeover by Tshuva and Zvida

Yitzhak Tshuva and David Zvida will reach a 47% holding in the real estate company in exchange for an injection of NIS 110 million.

Shuki Nir  credit: SolarEdge SolarEdge appoints new CEO

Chief marketing officer Shuki Nir will replace interim CEO Ronen Faier, and will face the task of turning around the energy technology company that has switched to losses and seen its share price collapse.

Bezeq Building  credit: Chen Kalifa Levi - Aerial Photography Bezeq fails to dissuade Norwegian fund from disinvesting

Norway's sovereign wealth fund sold its shares in Bezeq despite the company's argument that it operates in the West Bank under the Oslo Accords.

Energean CEO Mathios Rigas at the Israel Business Conference   credit: Shlomi Yosef Energean CEO: We're committed to keep supplying Israel with gas

Mathios Rigas told the Israel Business Conference how his company had kept the gas flowing, even during the attack by Iran.

Gil Mandelzis Photo: Eyal Touaeg Israeli fintech co Capitolis buys UK co Capitalab

The $46 million acquisition will allow Capitolis, a market leader in the optimization and compression space, to offer more optimization and compression solutions to the industry.

El Al CEO Dina Ben Tal Ganancia credit: Shlomi Yosef El Al CEO: Israel has clear interest in having strong airlines

Dina Ben Tal Ganancia told the Globes Business Conference that, the war aside, worldwide demand has outstripped supply since Covid, while manufacturers cannot deliver enough new aircraft.

Gil Shwed credit: Cadya Levy Check Point CEO warns on escalating cyberattacks

Gil Shwed told the Globes Israel Business Conference that the level of attacks worldwide has increased and that they are much more complex and cause much more damage.

Asaf Danziger credit: PR Trial success boosts NovoCure

The company's share price is up over 30% after it announced the results of the trial of its product in treating pancreatic cancer.

El Al airliner Credit: Michal Raz-Chaimovitz Hedge funds sell El Al stock amid profit-taking

After rising 240% in the past 13 months, El Al’s share price has been falling following the ceasefire with Hezbollah, as foreign airlines announce resumption of Israel flights.

Bezalel Smotrich and Amir Yaron credit: Knesset Spokesperson and Tali Bogdanovsky BoI, Treasury push for more retail banking competition

The Bank of Israel and Ministry of Finance have set up an inter-ministerial team, which will focus on strengthening competition in the deposits and credit sector for small businesses and households.

Ronen Fauer  credit: Eyal Izhar SolarEdge share price soars 50% from last month's low

The company has been coping with changes in the solar energy market that have hit its results.

Shekel-dollar ASAP Creative Goldman Sachs and UBS see shekel gaining sharply

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon has seen investment banks and rating agencies issuing more positive forecasts for the Israeli economy.

Prof. Tamir Tuller and Dr. Eyal Afergan  credit: Eyal Izhar Regulator approves alternative proteins, but you can't try them yet

As ImaginDairy becomes the third alternative protein producer to receive regulatory approval in Israel, why are promising food technologies finding it hard to get onto market shelves?

Patrick Collison  credit: Shutterstock Stripe founder Patrick Collison's Israel visit stirs strong feelings

Many responses to Collison's post about his visit on X were virulently anti-Israel. The question, though, is what is Stripe looking for here?

Uri Alon  credit: Sivan Farag Bank Leumi board elects Uri Alon chairperson

Alon was chosen ahead of former Ministry of Finance director general Ram Belinkov and former Mercantile Bank chairperson Esther Deutsch.

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