Politics, Desalination and Regional Challenges

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📈Our WYNDEX update for today:

The WYNDEX bounced back 4.85% last week, beating both NASDAQ and S&P which were also in the green with a 3.20% and 3.93% rise, respectively. Notable stocks were Palo Alto Networks, which bounced back almost 4% alongside ZIM (+20%) and Lemonade (16%). The most interesting mover in this week’s WYNDEX was pharma giant TEVA with 11.07%. This was thanks to clinical approval of two biosimilar drugs the company can now bring to the market.

🔎Our Long Play today is an interview with Seth Siegel, a guest whose work has become essential reading for anyone trying to understand the future of water in the Middle East. Seth is a leading voice on water policy and innovation, and the author of several best-selling books, including Let There Be Water, the definitive account of how Israel became a global model for water management. He recently wrote an op-ed in the WSJ about Iran’s escalating water crisis and the role its hatred of Israel has played in bringing it to this moment. We talk to him about how water - perhaps more than any other resource - plays a critical role in the Middle East’s economic trajectory, and new innovations coming out of Israel. 

Here is the link to Seth’s recent op-ed in the WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/hatred-of-israel-caused-irans-water-crisis-4e566bac

And here is a link to his book, Let There Be Water: 

https://www.amazon.com/Let-There-Be-Water-Water-Starved/dp/1250115566

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What’s Your Number? is hosted from Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley by Yonatan Adiri — Israeli entrepreneur and former advisor to President Shimon Peres — and Michal Lev-Ram, Israeli-born Silicon Valley-based tech journalist and contributing editor at Fortune. Together, they unpack the headlines, trends, and data driving Israel’s  economy and its future. 

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This podcast offers general business and economic information and is not a comprehensive summary for investment decisions. It does not recommend or solicit any investment strategy or security. 

🎧 CREDITS:

Hosts - YONATAN ADIRI and MICHAL LEV-RAM

Executive Producer - ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY

Sound and Video editing - MARTIN HUERGO

Music - MIDNIGHT GENERATION