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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2011 Edition

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ISRAEL TO TRADE FREELY WITH MERCOSUR; ARGENTINA – ISRAEL SIGN FTA. Argentina became the last of the South American Mercosur trade block of four to sign a free trade agreement with Israel. Trade with Argentina, on the other hand, only reached $130 million due to high tariffs on Israeli goods there. .

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

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ShopTranslated is a mass-market online retailer of plus-sized women's clothing, with merchandise in the $59-$99 range. And we already know that this is a very large market from working with La Grande Dame. Vin proposes to build a restaurant search, reviews and ratings site for the Malaysian market catering both to tourists and locals.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

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TEVA INCREASES WORLD MARKET SHARE IN RATIOPHARM PURCHASE. Through the acquisition of Ratiopharm, which is the second-largest player in the German generics market, Europe’s biggest, Israel’s Teva becomes number one in Europe as its presence in Spain, Italy and France is also boosted. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.,

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2011 Edition

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Broadcom, which has a market cap of $21.7 The Israeli government launched a plan to attract financial services sector firms to Israel in 2010 and is in talks with other international financial services companies that are considering opening financial research centers in Israel. BARCLAYS CAPITAL OPENS FINANCIAL R&D CENTER IN ISRAEL.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: From Poland to Argentina

ReadWriteStart

During this week's roundtable, once again, we had an international group of entrepreneurs presenting from Buenos Aires, Argentina; Warsaw, Poland; Geneva, Switzerland; Sherbrooke, Canada; Oakland, California; and Austin, Texas. In addition, we had attendees from many other parts of the world. Home Swappers Club.

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Will Bitcoin adoption be driven outside the US?

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Right now, more than 80% of Bitcoin volume is in the USD market. There is a good documentary about Bitcoin in Argentina that highlights similar concerns, in that case driven by the economy and inflation. And many of the pundits commenting on Bitcoin, both positively and negatively, are in the US.

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For tech to develop in emerging economies, the first obstacle is trust

The Next Web

Riding the wave of global awareness for the need to stay competitive, Tanzania has taken some positive steps forwards, including government investments in a fibreoptic backbone as well as strategic initiatives around promoting start-ups. industry in Tanzania. In one word, that issue is trust.

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