Israel’s cybersecurity industry delivered one of its strongest performances in a decade in 2025, with total investments reaching USD 4.4 billion, a 9% increase year over year. Investors backed 130 funding rounds across all stages, including 71 seed rounds, 33 Series A rounds, and 17 Series B rounds, alongside nine late-stage transactions totaling nearly USD […]

Israel and Costa Rica have signed a new Free Trade Agreement that eliminates more than 90% of tariffs on goods traded between the two countries. The agreement aims to deepen economic ties by improving access for exporters and importers while reducing costs across manufacturing, industrial products, and technology-driven sectors. Israeli companies gain stronger entry into […]

Israel and the United States are close to finalizing a new trade agreement that would lower recently imposed 15% tariffs on a wide range of Israeli exports to the U.S. The discussions focus on sector-specific relief rather than a single across-the-board cut, with chemicals, plastics, and medical devices among the industries expected to benefit. The […]

The Israel Innovation Authority, the Israeli government body responsible for innovation policy and R&D funding, has identified deep-tech as the next major growth engine of Israel’s technology sector. CEO Dror Bin said Israel can build long-term economic strength through science-based fields such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and advanced materials, even as the market experiences a […]

This year’s COP30 conference – the first ever to be held in the Amazon rainforest – took place just as the world crossed the 1.5°C warming threshold and countries were expected to submit stronger climate plans for the next decade under the Paris Agreement. It concluded without major political breakthroughs but with a clear shift […]