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יזמיות היי טק בצילום קבוצתי עם מיצג של אנגלה מרקל

The Israeli Employment Market: a Timestamp

01.08.19|Lilach Baumer
On Wednesday, the Israeli Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services published a report for 2018, detailing the current state of the local employment market
ריצ'רד קיי מנהל קרן קומג'סט Comgest Growth Japan

Japan’s Economical Changes Spell Opportunities for Israeli Investors, Says Comgest Exec

01.07.19|Ran Abramson and Raheli Bindman
Richard Kaye, portfolio manager of the Comgest Growth Japan fund, has been involved in the Japanese market since the lost decade
הונג קונג רחוב קניות קוזוויי ביי Causeway Bay

Israel, Hong Kong Agree to Ease Export-Import Process

30.06.19|Omri Milman
According to the agreement, authorized economic operators on both sides will receive various benefits and exemptions at customs
נגיד בנק ישראל פרופ' אמיר ירון

Israel’s Bank Governor Can Decide the Future of the Local Mobile Payment Market

06.06.19|Raheli Bindman
In 2017, Israel passed a law mandating a separation between the two largest banks in Israel and their credit card subsidiaries. The banks are now using mobile apps to get back into the Israeli payment processing game
אוניה של צים ב נמל חיפה ים אניה

Global Trade Tensions Could Tank Israel’s Export, Report Shows

06.06.19|Adrian Filut
A new report by Israel’s Economy Ministry shows the rising global threat of a trade war between the U.S. and China could have a negative effect on Israeli exports, which account for 30% of the country’s GDP
אוניברסיטה הטכניון טכניון חיפה

Israel’s Brain Drain is Getting Worse, Says New Report

30.05.19|Shahar Ilan
In 2014, for every person with an academic degree that returned to Israel, 2.6 such people left. By 2017, the number of negative emigrants rose to 4.5 to each person returning, a 73% increase
פרופ' מומי דהן

When the Judicial Authority Is Weakened, the Economy Follows, Says Israeli Economist

30.05.19|Adrian Filut
There is much evidence of the negative effect corruption has on a country’s economic prosperity, according to Momi Dahan, head of the school of public policy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
יו"ר הפד לשעבר ג'נט ילן באוניברסיטת תל אביב

Trump’s Political Agenda Could Threaten Independence of Federal Reserve, Says Former Chair

19.05.19|Uri Pasovsky
Economist Janet Yellen spoke at a symposium held at Tel Aviv University, from which she received an honorary doctorate Thursday
לוביסטים ב כנסת

Israel’s Bureaucratic Red Tape Costs $4 Billion a Year, Report Says

16.05.19|Adrian Filut
“It is all about ego,” said former deputy governor of the Bank of Israel Zvi Eckstein, one of the report’s authors
קרנית פלוג נגידת בנק ישראל היוצאת

Former Bank of Israel Governor Joins Nonpartisan Research Institute for Democracy

01.05.19|Omri Milman
Karnit Flug will join the Jerusalem-based Israel Democracy Institute as vice president of government and economy
מוסף שבועי 14.3.19 מגדל מידטאון תל אביב

In Line with OECD Trend, Low-Wage Jobs Continue to Drive Employment in Israel

30.04.19|Adrian Filut
Israel's GDP per capita grew by only 1.33% in 2014-2018, compared to the OECD average of 2.2%, according to an OECD report published Monday
נגיד בנק ישראל פרופ' אמיר ירון

Israeli Fintech Startups Take On Israel’s Central Bank

21.04.19|Omri Milman
Several players in Israel's fintech ecosystem allege that the Bank of Israel is preventing access to data, hindering competition
ועידת תעשייה ישראלית 2018 יהודית ברוניצקי מייסדת משותפת אורמת

Israel’s Business Sector Weighs In on the Challenges Facing the New Government

10.04.19|Diana Bahur-Nir
Recurring themes were the importance of education, more budgets to healthcare, social inequality, and the creation of a long-term fiscal policy
אולם ה מליאה כנסת ישראל

Israel’s Planned National Committee on Foreign Investments Up for Rediscussion

13.03.19|Omri Milman
The amended proposal will be discussed by the cabinet Sunday after the ministries raised objections to the initial proposal submitted by Israel’s National Security Council
אולם ה מליאה כנסת ישראל

Israel’s National Security Council Pushing for Local Committee on Foreign Investments

03.03.19|Omri Milman
The council intends to propose the establishment of a consulting committee headed by the council, to operate much like the CFIUS committee in the U.S.
תל אביב נוף בניינים קו רקיע בניה מגדלים

Israel GDP Growth Slows, Still Tops OECD Countries

01.01.19|Shahar Ilan
Israelis spent more in 2018, but the country’s growth has stalled compared to 2017
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Economy, Not Just Iranian Influence, Drives Gulf-Israel Relations, Says Advisor to Bahraini King

20.12.18|Adi Pick
Rabbi Marc Schneier, Special Advisor to the King of Bahrain, estimates that in 2019 at least one Gulf state will establish diplomatic relations with Israel
אהרון אהרון מנכ"ל רשות החדשנות

Supporting Arab Entrepreneurs Is Vital for Israeli Economy, Says Innovation Authority Chief

11.12.18|Adi Pick
Aharon Aharon, head of Israel’s governmental tech investment arm, spoke at a conference on tech and the country's Arab sector held in Nazareth Tuesday
נדין בודו טרכטנברג משנה ל נגידת בנק ישראל 2

Explaining Israel’s Interest Raise

27.11.18|Omri Milman and Adrian Filut
On Monday, the Bank of Israel raised its benchmark interest rate, for the first time in seven and a half years, from 0.1% to 0.25%
תל אביב הכי יקרה 2018

Tel Aviv Is Lousy With Millionaires, Report Says

22.11.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Israel’s business and culture capital came in sixth in a global list of millionaires per square mile, published recently by U.K. electronics company R.S. Components Limited