Japanese investment in Israel fell by 20% in first half of 2023

Japanese financial commitment in Israel fell by 20% in the very first 50 % of 2023 in contrast to the very same period of time in 2022. According to a study carried out by the Harel-Hertz Financial commitment Residence, Japanese investments in Israel totaled $469 million in the 1st half compared to $586 million in the same period previous yr.

Nonetheless, looking at the reasonable decline as opposed to the drop in all investments, Japan’s share of overseas investments in the region rose to a document 17%, up from 12.8% in 2022, and even larger than the peak of 2021

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The non-endemics trying to break into games | This Week In Business

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During last week’s GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit in Seattle, former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden cited “the entry of non-endemics” as one of his three biggest concerns about the future of the video games industry, jokingly referring to them as the “barbarians at the gate.”


The other two, if you’re interested, were consolidation’s impact on creativity

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