GO EAST, YOUNG THINGS!

Viber, the Israeli-founded video and voice communications app, has been acquired by Japanese Internet services company Rakuten for $900 million. Rakuten, an electronic commerce and Internet company, is the largest e-commerce site in Japan, and one of the largest in the world. With the passing of each week and Europe looking more like boycott central, selling Viber to Rakuten could pave the way for more Israeli businesses to head east.