January 10, 2013
The Jerusalem Post |
KIEDF has facilitated 11,500 loans, $300,00,000 in credit supporting 50,000 new and existing jobs.
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April 4, 2012
The Times of Israel
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The Koret fund is the fuel for the engine of thousands of small businesses in Israel, providing small but crucial amounts for businesses that can’t get the money they need from banks.
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March 15, 2012
The Marker
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August 10, 2011
ISRAEL21c
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KIEDF has united with the San Francisco-based non-profit organization Kiva Microfunds in a groundbreaking venture aimed at helping Bedouin women of the Negev, Arab Israelis in northern Israel and other low-income sectors of Israeli society.
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April, 2011
KIEDF
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The new fund, the first of its kind in Israel, will provide loans of up to NIS 30,000 for microenterprise development. For more information, contact Maysa at 04-958-8440 or email maysa@kiedf.org.
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December 23, 2010
J Weekly
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December 10, 2010
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(Acrobat (PDF) format)
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December 8, 2010
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Kiva’s first and only partnership in Israel allows individuals to help bring economic stability to the region. (Acrobat (PDF) format) View Partner Page |
September 17, 2010
Yediot Aharonot
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(Hebrew article, Acrobat format,
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September, 2010
The Marker
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List highlights business leaders and social entrepreneurs contributing to the improvement of Israeli society. (Acrobat (PDF) format) |
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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