IVA Conference 2008

May 19 - 20, 2008

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Jovella 2008

July 01-03, 2008 - Tel Aviv

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Biomed 2008

May 27-29, 2008 Tel-Aviv

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05/2008 INDIAN TATA TO OPEN SOFTWARE CENTER IN ISRAEL New center to employ 500 local developers within the next 3 years 04/2008 ILSI BIOMED ISRAEL 2008 CONFERENCE TO TAKE PLACE MAY 27-29 IN TEL AVIV Keynote speakers include J&J CTO and Medtronic SVP 04/2008 MICROSOFT CONTINUES INVESTING IN ISRAEL 04/2008 FRANCE TELECOM SUBSIDIARY TO BUY EMBLAZE’S ORCA INTERACTIVE 04/2008 TEVA'S IVAX PHARMACEUTICALS EXPANDS OPERATIONS IN EUROPE Israeli world leading drug company invests in facilities in Ireland and Czech Republic. 04/2008 LEADING BRAZILIAN OPTICAL COMPANY ACQUIRES ISRAELI CIVCOM 04/2008 PRIME MINISTER OLMERT AND ISRAELI DELEGATION MEET WITH 80 CEO’S OF MAJOR JAPANESE COMPANIES DURING VISIT TO TOKYO 04/2008 ISRAEL SIGNS AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION TREATY WITH TAIWAN 04/2008 ISRAEL'S UNEMPLOYMENT LOWEST SINCE 1990S 04/2008 SCIGEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS PLANS R&D AND MANUFACTURING CENTER IN ISRAEL Molecular vaccine against Hepatitis B will be developed in Israel based on Israeli know-how 07/2006 EMC ACQUIRES THREE ISRAELI COMPANIES IN TWO MONTHS TO ESTABLISH NEW R&D CENTER Total investment amounting to $230M 07/2006 ISRAEL TO HOST 34TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SECURITIES COMMISSIONS (IOSCO) CONFERENCE Israel also becomes a full signatory to IOSCO's MMoU after adapting most advanced int'l regulations 07/2006 MOTOROLA VENTURES PLANS TO INVEST UP TO $25 MILLION IN ISRAEL IN 2006 Motorola to invest up to 16% of its total investments in Israel 07/2006 PRESTIGIOUS INSEAD BUSINESS SCHOOL TO OPEN RESEARCH CENTER IN CAESAREA STUDYING ISRAELI ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPERTISE It's INSEAD's 1st regional campus, and 3rd worldwide after France and Singapore 07/2006 DONALD TRUMP TO BUILD A $300 MILLION “TRUMP TOWER” IN THE CENTER OF ISRAEL Real Estate tycoon's first Israeli investment will be largest building in country 07/2006 MORGAN STANLEY LABELS ISRAELI ECONOMY "ALMOST PERFECT" Investment bank releases glowing report on Israeli economy 05/2006 6.6% GROWTH IN ECONOMY IN FIRST QUARTER Citigroup sees average growth exceeding 4% 05/2006 NASDAQ TO LAUNCH INDEX OF ISRAELI COMPANIES Israeli stock index to be the first foreign index on Nasdaq 05/2006 RED HERRING'S TOP 100 EUROPEAN LIST INCLUDES 17 ISRAELI COMPANIES Israel ties 2nd place for the largest number of companies on the list 05/2006 MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES BUYS ISRAELI WHALE COMMUNICATIONS Microsoft Israel's VP R&D: Microsoft plans to turn the start-up into another Israeli R&D center 05/2006 BMC SOFTWARE INTERESTED IN FURTHER INVESTING IN ISRAEL The company's investments in Israel are considered its largest outside the U.S 05/2006 CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT GROUP TO ENTER ISRAELI MARKET Company establishes fund with Pekan Plus Mutual Funds 05/2006 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT REACHES $1.72 BILLION IN MARCH-APRIL Hi-tech , industry and real estate benefit from investment 05/2006 STANDARD AND POORS AND MOODY'S CAST CONFIDENT VOTE ON ISRAELI ECONOMY "Israeli society and its political and economic decision-makers have shown remarkable resiliency," reported Moody's 05/2006 WARREN BUFFETT INVESTS FURTHER IN ISRAEL AgroLogic and Cellulogic acquired by Berkshire Hathaway 05/2006 ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST INVESTORS WARREN BUFFETT IN HIS LARGEST INVESTMENT OUTSIDE U.S., BUYS 80% OF ISCAR FOR $4 BILLION Buffett: "Iscar is an amazing company run by amazing people. 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