Israeli Economy

20 stories about Israeli Economy
ראיון יזהר שי לקראת ועידת ניו יורק 2024

Izhar Shay: “They came to destroy, and we are here to build”

13.02.24|Ariela Karmel
The former Minister of Science & Technology and veteran tech investor spoke to CTech ahead of Calcalist’s upcoming Mind the Tech conference in New York about his ‘Next October’ initiative, inspired by the death of his son, Yaron, and the other victims of 7/10
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%
מודי'ס מודיס

Moody's: Israel's rating may drop if Hamas war escalates

21.11.23|Irit Avissar
The credit rating agency, which last month placed Israel on "negative watch", published the full report, noting that apart from the development of the war, the rating will also be affected by the government's conduct in navigating the economy during this period.
אמיר ירון נגיד בנק ישראל

Economy of war: Bank of Israel expected to lower interest rates by 0.5%

17.10.23|Adrian Filut
The central bank is already formulating possible scenarios for the economic consequences of the war. According to the least pessimistic scenario, the Israeli economy will suffer a loss of domestic product of approximately $5 billion
פגיעות טילים באשקלון מבט מלמעלה 7.10.23

Moody's upcoming assessment of Israel's economy thrown into turmoil with outbreak of war

08.10.23|Adrian Filut
Ahead of Moody's meeting this week to determine Israel's credit rating, it is still difficult to estimate the damage caused by the war, but it is clear that it will worsen the economic situation
מוסף חג העצמאות 25.4.23 הפגנה נגד ההפיכה המשטרית בתל אביב ההתייצבות הייטק בחזית

Finance Ministry: 60% drop in foreign investments in Israel in Q1 2023

06.09.23|Shlomo Teitelbaum
According to a Finance Ministry report, the average value of exit transactions in the first quarter of 2023 has decreased by about 80%
מיכה קאופמן מנכ"ל חברת פייבר

Fiverr CEO: "We are witnessing the worst value destruction in Israel's history"

05.04.23|Sophie Shulman
"Can you even understand how it feels to know that in two months we have destroyed 30 years of work?” says Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman
משמאל: ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו וראש הממשלה החליפי בני גנץ

Israel faces threat of yet another round of elections over budget disputes

21.10.20|Reuters
Rating agencies have cautioned that further budget delays would raise concerns about Israel’s ability to implement prudent fiscal policies and could affect credit ratings
משה בר סימן טוב ו שי באב"ד

Back to Normal: Tech First, Culture Last

12.04.20|Omri Milman
Sectors with high productivity and employment, such as tech, commerce, and industry, will be the first to resume work, according to a new government report on Israel's Covid-19 exit strategy
ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו מדגים שימוש בטישו ב מסיבת עיתונאים של משרד הבריאות בעקבות התפרצות קורונה

Israeli Prime Minister Could Be Exposed to Covid-19 After Adviser Tests Positive for Disease

30.03.20|Shahar Ilan and Adrian Filut
Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Israel reached 4,347 on Monday morning; unemployment rate in the country at 22.7%
לשכת התעסוקה ב תל אביב אבטלה מובטלים דורשי עבודה מיתון

The Majority of Israel’s Newly Unemployed: Women, People Under 35

23.03.20|Shahar Ilan
Nearly 600,000 Israelis have signed up for unemployment since the beginning of the month
כנסת ישראל זירת הנדל"ן

Israel’s Finance Ministry, Central Bank Warn Against Financial Disaster

12.01.20|Gad Lior
Israel’s political stagnation could steer the country towards mounting deficit, hurt social services and other essential government functions
חנות אמריקן איגל קניון רמת אביב

Israel's Economy Up 3.3% in 2019, Report Says

01.01.20|Billy Frenkel
Private consumption grew by 3.9%, while public expenditure rose by 4.1%, according to a Tuesday report by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics
מגוון גיוון תעסוקתי אפליה נשים

Israeli Gender Wage Gap Widened in 2018, Report Says

09.12.19|Billy Frenkel
Israeli women earned on average 31.6% less than their male counterparts in 2018, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics
מוסף שבועי 23.5.19 מפוצצים עובדי אקסלייט חוגגים אקזיט

In Israel, Millionaires are the New Normal

07.06.19|Sophie Shulman
With the estimated personal wealth in Israel going up by 45% in the last decade, Israelis are now a premier target for global wealth management bankers
תל אביב מבט על מ למעלה

Rise in Number of Israeli Startups Slowing Down

23.05.18|Amarelle Wenkert
396 Israeli startups shut down in 2016, the highest number in six years, according to a new report
רמזי גבאי יו"ר מכון ה ייצוא ועידת מובייל ו דיגיטל

Services Expected to Catch up with Goods in Share of Overall Exports from Israel

26.01.18|Adrian Filut
Revenues from Israeli services export have doubled in the past five years, from a monthly average of $2 billion to $4 billion, according to a new report by the Israeli governmental bureau of statistics
חמי פרס Chemi Peres

Tech Companies Will Lead the Israeli Economy Within a Decade, Says Israeli Venture Capitalist Chemi Peres

10.12.17|Omri Milman
Mr. Peres is a co-founding partner at Israeli venture capital firm Pitango and the son of Late Israeli President Shimon Peres
שמעון פרס בגן בית הנשיא פרס בן 90

How Israel’s Venture Capital Industry was Born

06.11.17|Shimon Peres
An excerpt from Shimon Peres' Autobiography No Room For Small Dreams