Category: Trade

Israeli Companies Find Markets in Unlikely Places

Posted on September 26, 2011

When Menashe Kaslassy, chief executive of Israel-based Compax, landed in Miami International Airport last July, a U.S. immigration official questioned him about the entry stamps from so many Central Asian countries in his passport.  U.S. officials may not be used … Continue reading →

Diamonds Are Not Forever: Industry Moves from Israel to India

Posted on April 20, 2011

Ramat Gan, the city at the heart of the Israeli diamond industry, has lost its sparkle. In the 1980s and 1990s, Israel was the world’s major producer of polished diamonds, successfully leveraging low labor costs and traditional diamond-cutting knowledge. Today, … Continue reading →

Forging Deals with U.S. Partners: A Case of Mutual Benefit

Posted on March 23, 2011

After inventing the ReWalk, a device that allows paraplegics to move about in an upright position, in 2006, Amit Goffer, the CEO of Israel-based Argo Medical Technologies, needed a partner to secure funding for clinical trials and to provide access … Continue reading →