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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2011 Edition

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Trade in 2010 between Israel and the other countries that comprise Mercosur, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, reached $1.8 Trade with Argentina, on the other hand, only reached $130 million due to high tariffs on Israeli goods there. Chipmaker Intel Corp has agreed to acquire mobile navigation software maker Telmap.

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

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And if you look at what percentage of the global population lives within commuting distance of one of our offices, it's a tiny fraction of the world, far less than 1%. Well, this Bitcoin white paper was describing another global decentralized protocol, but instead of moving information, it was for moving value around.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

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billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. 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. Foreign direct investment in Israel reached $3.8

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