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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 in 2010 between Israel and the other countries that comprise Mercosur, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, reached $1.8

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

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See the March 2010 edition after the jump. FDI, M&A’s WEIGHED DOWN BY CRISIS IN 2009, UPTURN EXPECTED IN 2010. real GDP growth for Israel in 2010 in the absence of extraordinary developments, and Fischer has said the economy may grow more than that if the global recovery accelerates. For previous editions, click here.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: From Poland to Argentina

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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. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Let's dive in and see what they each are working on.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2011 Edition

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“Provigent is a unique asset with world-class microwave backhaul technology and strong engineering talent developing innovative and highly integrated semiconductor solutions for the microwave segment.&# – Rajiv Ramaswami, executive VP at Broadcom. Israel’s index of leading economic indicators rose a preliminary 0.4%

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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

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For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. I´ve been hiring free lancers in mexico and argentina and after one month or so they all vanish. 3 5 of the Best New User Experiences of 2010 4 Google May Acquire Groupon for $6 Billion, and.

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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

I think it was December of 2010, and happened to just be reading that paper on the internet one day and just immediately captivated my attention. It almost had like a social engineering component to it, as much as it was an algorithmic breakthrough. I'd also spent a year living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I'm curious.

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The 10 Greatest Social Entrepreneurs Of All Time

YoungUpstarts

As of 2010, Ashoka Foundation has sponsored 2,145 fellows in 73 countries, some of which have gone on to develop leading social businesses that have made a huge impact on communities around the world. in addition to his duties at Ashoka.

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