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ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ושר האוצר בצלאל סמוטריץ

OECD report: lowers Israeli growth forecast, warns government to 're-prioritize' budget

30.11.23|Adrian Filut
The OECD’s Global Economic Outlook report has cut its growth forecast for Israel in 2024 by more than half, and sent a sharp message to the government about using the budget to fund the ultra-Orthodox sector and coalition interests.
יו"ר הרשות הפלסטינית מחמוד עבאס אבו מאזן

A dangerous disengagement: the PA has no economic alternative to the Israeli market

05.11.23|Doron Peskin
The economy in the West Bank is almost entirely dependent on Israel, from Israeli transfers of funds to 150,000 Palestinians employed in Israel.
מייסד מובילאיי פרופ' אמנון שעשוע ומייסד צ'ק פוינט גיל שויד

Will Israeli tech save the Israeli economy?

02.11.23|Sophie Shulman
There are many reasons to be optimistic about the resiliency of Israel’s tech sector right now, however the prolongation of the war could discourage investors and drive away multinational companies
שבוע החדשנות תומר סיימון

“Israeli high-tech is in danger, we could revert to being a third world economy”

01.11.23|Dr. Tomer Simon
In a letter addressed to National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi, Dr. Tomer Simon expresses his serious concern for the future of high-tech in Israel in light of the war and the extensive recruitment of reserves, and makes practical suggestions. Simon serves as Chief Scientist of Microsoft Israel R&D, but his views presented here were not written in the name of the company nor on its behalf.
Dror Bin IIA

Finance Ministry increases budget for Israel Innovation Authority Fast Track channel by 300 million NIS

25.10.23|Meir Orbach
The ministry had already pledged 100 million NIS to the channel aimed to support Israel’s high-tech sector, struggling amid Israel’s war against Hamas
מלחמת עזה קיבוץ בארי 21.10.23

Gaza war will cost Israel economy over $17 billion

24.10.23|Adrian Filut
Meitav Investments House estimates that the costs of the war with Hamas will be double the cost of the Second Lebanon War, compensation for all those affected to reach NIS 17 billion ($4.18 billion), and tax revenue loss of NIS 31 billion ($7.1 billion)
ועידת שוק ההון 2022 ‍אמיר כהנוביץ כלכלן ראשי, הפניקס אקסלנס וידאו

Israel’s post-war economic roller coaster: Recession, then rebound

18.10.23|Almog Azar
Economist Amir Kahanovich predicts that the Israeli economy will enter a recession following the war but that there will be an economic rebound. "Now there is a standstill, but past experience shows that it is temporary"
תל אביב בורסה Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Institutional investors move over $8 billion out of Israel in first six months of 2023

31.07.23|Almog Azar
Local investors are also seeking opportunities in struggling companies, with Klirmark Capital raising NIS 2.7 billion from Israeli institutions for that purpose
תל אביב מבט מלמעלה 6.6.23

Investment in Israeli high-tech down 65% in Q2 to $1.78 billion

28.06.23|Meir Orbach
Despite the number of transactions also falling 48% year-over-year, Q2 saw a 2% increase in investment compared to the first quarter of the year
עובדי הייטק משרד אופן ספייס עבודה

More than half of new Israeli startups registered abroad in Q1 of 2023

09.05.23|Ariela Karmel
According to a new report, some 56% of new Israeli startups choose to register abroad in the first quarter of the year, with an additional 49 companies in the process of transforming into American firms
ברק עילם מנכ"ל נייס

NICE CEO: "Every conversation with investors starts with the madness of the Israeli government"

27.04.23|Diana Bahur-Nir
Barak Eilam discusses the existential threat the judicial coup poses to Israeli tech and why AI could be a huge growth engine for the company
מוסף חג העצמאות 25.4.23 הפגנה נגד ההפיכה המשטרית בתל אביב ההתייצבות הייטק בחזית

Israeli high-tech must contend with the global economy and its own government to survive

27.04.23|Sophie Shulman, Meir Orbach
The shrinking of Israeli high-tech comes amid the global economic downturn, but it is clear to those within the industry that without a return to political sanity, the industry and the Israeli economy will suffer
מייסדי פאגאיה מימין אביטל פרדו יהב יולזרי ו גל קרובינר - חדש

Pagaya suspends full immediate withdrawals from Opportunity Fund

16.04.23|Almog Azar
The Pagaya Opportunity Fund, the largest P2P fund in Israel, manages about NIS 4.7 billion ($1.28 billion), and says that it will instead use a mechanism to transfer funds on a quarterly basis
אראל מרגלית יו"ר ומייסד קרן JVP

Israeli investor Erel Margalit meets with French Finance Minister to promote economic collaboration

09.05.21|CTech
Margalit, who is the chairman of JVP and Margalit Startup City, met with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and other leading figures to promote a joint Israel-France innovation center
ניל וויגן שגריר בריטניה

U.K. Ambassador to Israel: 80% of the embassy’s activities involve economics

31.03.21|Sophie Shulman
“Most of our time is devoted to technology,” Neil Wigan tells Calcalist. He estimates that Brexit will improve trade between the two countries
עבודה מהבית לפטופ מחשב נייד

Israel is failing on the working from home front

18.02.21|Shahar Ilan
According to Israeli labor figures, not all the Israelis that could be working from home are doing so, exacerbating negative employment trends
Natural Intelligence Tal Brener

Too much of a good thing? The rising shekel puts Israeli tech companies at risk

27.12.20|Tal Brener
The strengthening of the shekel exchange rate against the dollar is a real problem that if left unresolved will hurt all of us Israelis.
ענת גואטה זירת ההשקעות חדש

“Israeli high tech has found a home at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange,” says Chairwoman of the Israel Securities Authority

16.12.20|Hezi Sternlicht
“Capital markets are enjoying a renaissance period,” Anat Guetta said during Calcalist’s investment conference. “High tech has returned to Israel. It’s no longer aiming to raise money in foreign markets”
פוטו מבנים מחימר מרוקו Ait Benhaddou

Morocco is thirsty for Israeli investments

13.12.20|Doron Peskin
Normalization of ties between Morocco and Israel are the result of U.S. recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara; but Morocco also hopes economic ties with Israel will help relieve its deep recession
נאסד"ק וול סטריט

Wall Street’s investment frenzy is not over, it is just shifting its focus

06.09.20|Sophie Shulman
With the U.S. presidential election right around the corner, President Trump will not let the U.S. stock markets crash, but his administration is likely to pay more attention to sectors that have been severely affected by the Covid-19 crisis
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