April 27, 2010
The Jerusalem Post
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Jeff Farber, Koret Foundation CEO, believes it’s time Jewish philanthropy stopped operating like a charity.
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March 24, 2010
The Marker (Hebrew)
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Over 40 million Shekels in loans will be provided to the Arab Israeli business sector.
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March 11, 2010
Channel 2 (hebrew with english subtitles) |
Video field report from Israel's Negev desert on KIEDF's SAWA microcredit program.
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March 08, 2010
The Marker (Hebrew) |
Microenterprise Initiative Director Chagit Rubinstein says women take fewer risks, so chances of survival for a woman-led small business are greater.
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January 08, 2010
The Jerusalem Post |
The $162 million fund is dedicated to helping small- and medium-sized businesses located in the Negev and Gilboa.
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May 11, 2010
Jewish Week |
In underserved communities that lack access to credit from banks — including the Bedouin, Israeli Arab and fervently Orthodox communities — a loan of a few thousand dollars can make a real difference.
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January 5, 2010
KIEDF |
Annual report shows sustained success in development and expansion of small and micro businesses.
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July 07, 2009
Israel21c |
It's not always easy, but Israeli Chagit Rubinstein is determined to help Bedouin women living in the Negev raise their standards of living with a microfinance fund.
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December 21, 2008
The Marker (Hebrew) |
Koret and Bank Otsar Hachayal respond to recession with expanded credit.
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August 24, 2008
Taipei Times |
The Sawa program offers traditionally cloistered Bedouin women a rare chance to try their hand at small-time capitalism
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August 21, 2008
AFP |
A handful of Israel's Negev Bedouins cling to life in the open air but most are now town dwellers. Life for Bedouin women has also changed.
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January 8, 2008
Globes |
Laura Goldman reports on how California leisure suits were transformed into a boon for Israeli entrepreneurs
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December 24, 2007
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In a letter to Chairman Eival Gilady, Israel's President says Koret has made a "world of difference" in moving the country toward a free market economy
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November 22, 2007
Haaretz |
Haaretz reports on Koret's new partnership with the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel (AACI)
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November 13, 2007
The Jerusalem Post |
The Jerusalem Post reports on the Koret-Milken initiative, the Galilee Finance Facility
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