The high-tech industry has become the backbone of Israel's economy with 46 percent of exports coming from the industrial high tech sector. Worldfocus correspondent Martin Himel takes a look at the businesses and entrepreneurial players of the Middle East's Silicon Valley.
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Signature Video
November 17, 2009
Israel thrives as the Silicon Valley of the Middle East
Blogwatch
May 20, 2009
World governments hope stimulus packages will stick
From the $787 billion stimulus package in the U.S. to China's $586 billion, world governments are hoping that they can lay the groundwork for economic recovery. Read what bloggers from Bahrain to Japan are going through in the global financial crisis.
Perspectives
May 14, 2009
Muslim entrepreneurs adhere to Islam’s economic code
Islam's economic code strictly forbids borrowing money on interest. Worldfocus contributor Luv Puri explores how Muslim-American entrepreneurs are reconciling the economic guidelines of their faith with the capitalist system in the U.S.
Signature Video
May 6, 2009
Palestinian economy helped and harmed by globalization
After the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993, for the first time, Palestinians began to take control of their own economic destiny. Foreign money soon began pouring into the West Bank. Now, businessmen are complaining less about Israel and more about cheap exports from China.
Interview (video)
May 1, 2009
Chrysler goes bankrupt and partners with Italy’s Fiat
Roben Farzad of BusinessWeek discusses the implications of Chrysler's bankruptcy and its partnership with Italian manufacturer Fiat.
In the Newsroom
April 30, 2009
“Swine flu” name offends Jews and Muslims
As countries around the world debate over what to call "swine flu," Worldfocus anchor Martin Savidge writes about the disease name game.
Worldfocus Radio
April 28, 2009
Tune in: Online radio show on the business of Iraq
Worldfocus.org's weekly radio show explored the state of the Iraqi economy, from small shoe shops to large oil corporations. Ali Alnaemi, Eric Davis and Robert Looney joined the conversation.
Worldfocus Radio
March 31, 2009
Tune in: Radio show on resources in the developing world
Worldfocus.org's weekly radio show explored the state of natural resource use, opportunities and dangers for resource-rich developing countries and the role played by the U.S. in this global issue. Dave Burdick, Michael Cohen and Alf Hornborg joined the conversation.
Signature Video
March 10, 2009
U.S. misses out on flourishing Cuban business
Cuba is doing business worldwide, but the United States is hardly in the game. A long U.S. government boycott of the island means most American businessmen are losing out to Europeans and others when it comes to everything from agriculture to medicine to oil.
Video
February 17, 2009
U.S. auto, real estate troubles echo in Europe and Asia
Marcus Mabry of The New York Times discusses parallels between struggling U.S. auto and real estate industries and the same industries in Europe and Asia.
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