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Israel's Week in Business & Technology

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The week's top stories |  | Contents |
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Information security co Covertix raises $1m CEO Alon Samia: The major WikiLeaks affair woke up the industry.
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Information systems giant EMC plans Negev R&D center The center will be set up at a new high tech park near Ben Gurion University in Beersheva.
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CollPlant teams with Edwards LifeSciences If the project succeeds, the parties will negotiate exclusive rights to the products.
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French tycoon mulls bid for new mobile operator Xavier Niel is also interested in the IEC telecommunications infrastructure venture.
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Idea of merging IAI, Rafael and IMI gains momentum A merger of the three government-owned companies would create the world's 20th largest defense corporation.
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Nat'l Road Co. lays first eco-friendly road 1,900 used tires were used to pave the experimental section.
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El Al raises prices due to higher fuel costs The higher fares will take effect January 3.
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Israel looks to export water tech to world's mines The Foreign Trade Administration has a new plan to double Israel's water technology exports, by 2012.
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Leviathan as big as estimated Noble Energy CEO Davidson: Leviathan is easily the largest exploration discovery in our history.
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Katsav will lose benefits, not pension Benefits accruing to former president Moshe Katsav's wife, Gila, are not affected.
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Mizrahi nears deal with PayPal The bank's credit card will be linked to PayPal accounts.
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Dankner sells Makhteshim IDB chairman Nochi Dankner went to China on Sunday to close the deal.
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Israel's GDP grows 4.5% Growth in 2010 was well above the OECD average.
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Hapoalim narrows the gap with Leumi The bank is diversifying its non bank holdings.
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Building a bridge over cleantech's valley of death It
is possible to create a quality cleantech industry here. All that needs
to be done is to advance an incentive policy which will allows this
potential to break out,
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Low profits and high risk The international operations of Israeli banks are of questionable value.
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Energy-starved Asia waits for Leviathan It is now clear that the natural gas discovery at Leviathan will turn Israel into a natural gas power. |
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