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Deficit

17 stories about Deficit
שר האוצר בצלאל סמוטריץ' מסיבת עיתונאים תקציב המדינה 3.9.24

Israel’s deficit falls to 3.2% of GDP as tax revenues continue to climb

08.09.26|Shlomo Teitelbaum
State revenues reached NIS 410 billion in the first eight months of 2026, up nearly 14% from a year earlier. Spending has risen much more slowly, although government expenditure is typically concentrated in the final months of the year.
קפה ליבא בית קפה ב ירושלים 4.3.26 שאגת הארי מלחמה עם איראן פורים

Israel’s GDP is booming. Its domestic economy is telling a different story

16.08.26|Shlomo Teitelbaum
The economy grew at an annualized rate of 15.4% in the second quarter as activity rebounded from the war. But strip out production by Israeli companies abroad and growth in the first half falls to just 1%, pointing to a far weaker domestic recovery.
מיכל עבאדי־בויאנג'ו

Israel has a $6 billion buffer. The question is who gets to spend it

11.08.26|Adrian Filut
The deficit has fallen to 3.3% of GDP as tax revenues surge, giving the government an unexpected fiscal cushion. The Bank of Israel and Treasury officials, however, are increasingly focused on the much larger challenge of financing a defense budget that could reach $61 billion.
חוות שרתים של אנבידיה בלונדון. "ה־ AI כבר משנה כל תחום בחיים שלנו וימשיך לגדול בצורה מטורפת. האם כל החברות יישארו בגודל הזה? מן הסתם לא"

Israel's $19.8 billion high-tech import boom reveals a hidden economic vulnerability

30.07.26|Adrian Filut
Record imports are fueling record exports, but the data also expose how heavily Israel's trade balance now depends on a handful of semiconductor giants led by Nvidia.
מנכ"ל אנבידיה ג'נסן הואנג

The Nvidia question: How one company is rewriting Israel’s economic story

30.06.26|Adrian Filut
Economists warn that headline growth and tax data may overstate the strength of the wider economy.
ויז החברות הישראליות נוהרות לארה"ב

Tech deals drive Israel’s deficit lower

15.04.26|Shlomo Teitelbaum
One-off tax payments from major transactions push revenues higher, masking more modest underlying growth.
בנימין נתניהו ראש הממשלה בצלאל סמוטריץ שר האוצר

Economic concerns mount as Israel faces drop in foreign investments and services export

18.03.24|Adrian Filut
2023 ended with a sharp decrease of almost 29% in foreign investments in Israel compared to 2022. The decrease began long before the war, and is contrary to the global trend. An equally troubling figure is the 8% decrease in the export of services, which is a key generator of growth in the economy
כנס מטרו 2023 יהלי רוטנברג החשב הכללי

Israel achieves record $8 billion bond sale despite October 7 attacks and downgrade

06.03.24|Reuters and CTech
Demand for the dollar-denominated offering reached $38 billion, the highest ever for an Israeli international debt issue. Some 400 investors from 36 countries participated
בנימין נתניהו ראש הממשלה בצלאל סמוטריץ שר האוצר

Why Israel's deficit is actually $11 billion larger than reported

03.03.24|Adrian Filut
According to Prof. Momi Dahan, the deficit in 2024 is much larger than the one shown in the budget book, standing at NIS 170 billion ($47 billion) and making up 9% of GDP
האנליסט הראשי האחראי על דירוג ישראל בחברת הדירוג הבינלאומית S_altP מקסים ריבניקוב

Israel's credit rating faces S&P threat if conflict broadens beyond Gaza, warns Director

28.01.24|Reuters
"The negative outlook on the ratings implies that we currently see at least a one-in-three chance of a downgrade over the next one to two years," said Maxim Rybnikov, director of EMEA Sovereign & Public Finance Ratings at S&P
צוות הקרב של חטיבת גבעתי ב חאן יונס חיילים לוחמים צה"ל מלחמת עזה 9.1.24

War spending sees Israel budget deficit skyrocket to 4.2% of GDP in 2023

11.01.24|Reuters
In December, the deficit was 33.8 billion shekels ($9.0 billion), versus 18.5 billion a year earlier, as spending on the war was 17.2 billion shekels, while tax revenue slipped 8.4%
חיילי צה"ל ב רצועת עזה 3.12.23 מלחמה בעזה חרבות ברזל

Israeli Treasury estimates deficit will deepen and stand at 4% at year’s end

10.12.23|Shlomo Teitelbaum
According to the Accountant General, at the end of November the deficit in the past 12 months stood at about 3.4% of GDP, which is about NIS 62.3 billion, after an increase of 0.8% within a month - mainly due to the war. Tax revenues decreased by about 16.5%
ג'יי פי ג'יי.פי מורגן צ'ייס ניו יורק

JP Morgan warns: "Investors should pay more attention to Israel's budgetary risks."

16.11.23|Adrian Filut
The investment giant warns of the enormous budgetary and financial challenges of the economy following the war: "The cumulative deficit of the government may reach 9% by the end of 2024."
בחירות 2020 בנימין נתניהו יו"ר הליכוד ו ורעיתו שרה מצביעים

Whatever the Results of Monday’s Election, Israel Must Pass a Budget for 2020

02.03.20|Omri Milman
As Monday's election is unlikely to bring an end to Israel’s political limbo, it is becoming apparent that a state budget might need to be abnormally passed without an elected government in place
ד"ר קארן ורטפטוב

Diminished Growth Could Hurt Israel’s Credit Rating, Says S&P Global Executive

24.02.20|Adrian Filut
Karen Vartapetov warns that a lengthy political crisis could have a negative impact, especially on the business sector, but is less worried about the long-term strength of Israel’s economy and its budget deficit
שירה גרינברג כלכלנית ראשית ב משרד אוצר

There Is no Alternative to Raising Taxes, Says Israel’s Chief Economist

07.10.19|Omri Milman
In a first interview since her January appointment, Shira Greenberg talked about Israel’s budget deficit, market productivity, and the taxation of tech exists
ועידה כלכלית לאומית 2019 פרופ' אמיר ירון נגיד בנק ישראל 2

Israel's Budget Deficit a Crucial Problem, Says Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron

02.09.19|Raheli Bindman
The next government must prioritize Israel's fiscal issues and the ballooning deficit while implementing steps to increase market productivity, Yaron said Monday during Calcalist and Bank Leumi's National Economic Conference in Tel Aviv