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שקל דולר שקלים דולרים כסף מט"ח

Currency pressure turns Israel’s high-tech sector into “a ticking time bomb,” lawyers say

10.06.26|Amir Kurz
Law firms say a 20% drop in the dollar is eroding revenues and forcing pricing changes across the legal sector.
Ofir Nir

Don't blame the shekel: Israeli talent is the asset you can't offshore

09.06.26|Ofir Nir
As layoffs ripple through Israeli tech, companies blaming macroeconomics are missing the point. The real asset in this country isn't a currency position. It's a concentration of talent that can't be re-created by chasing a cheaper time zone. 
אמיר ירון נגיד בנק ישראל

Bank of Israel’s quiet move to stabilize the shekel

07.06.26|Shlomo Teitelbaum‏
New disclosures highlight a more active currency stance than officially acknowledged.
אמיר ירון נגיד בנק ישראל בכנס אלי הורביץ 2026

Bank of Israel buys $800 million in FX intervention as shekel volatility intensifies

07.06.26|Shlomo Teitelbaum‏
Central bank steps into currency markets while insisting it is not targeting a specific exchange rate.
מטה וויקס Wix תל אביב לצד סניף מקס סטוק כפר סבא

The shekel surge and the future of Israeli high-tech

02.06.26|Adrian Filut
Layoffs, shrinking competitiveness, and a warning sign for the country’s innovation economy.
Lior Prosor

The AI and shekel double whammy should terrify Israel. It may also save it.

28.05.26|Lior Prosor
The countries that benefit most from AI will be the ones reorganizing their economies around what humans still uniquely do better than machines. For Israel, that means a national transition from “code writers” to “systems builders.” 
שיגור של טיל חץ

Strong shekel threatens Israel's security growth engine

10.05.26|Yuval Azulay
The strengthening of the shekel is eroding the profits of defense exporters, harming their ability to compete with Europe and the US — and raising concerns about production being moved out of Israel. Industry executives warn: If the state does not intervene in the foreign exchange market, jobs and knowledge will move abroad — precisely at a time when the Defense Ministry is seeking to expand local production.
שר האוצר בצלאל סמוטריץ' הנגיד אמיר ירון

The strong shekel is becoming Israel’s next economic crisis

07.05.26|Shlomo Teitelbaum
Exporters warn of layoffs and production shifts abroad as policymakers remain largely silent on the currency surge.
נגיד בנק ישראל אמיר ירון , לצד שיגור של טיל חץ

War, what is it good for? The shekel

14.04.26|Shlomo Teitelbaum
The dollar has fallen 19% over the past year, and market dynamics offer no clear signal of a reversal. While the weaker dollar has helped keep inflation low, most businesses say cheaper imports do not offset the impact of a strengthening shekel, as data points to rising production activity abroad.
שקל דולר שקלים דולרים מט"ח

Mega-tech deals add momentum to a surging shekel

12.02.26|Adrian Filut
Psychological impact may outweigh direct forex inflows from Wiz and CyberArk transactions. 
שקל דולר מט"ח מטבע חוץ שער חליפין כסף מזומן

How Israeli high-tech is powering the shekel’s sharp rise

25.12.25|Adrian Filut
Nasdaq gains, AI profits and reinvested dividends are driving record currency strength.
עליות שערים בבורסה לניירות ערךלצד חגיגות בכיכר החטופים - מיין רחב

Shekel strengthens, markets rally as Israel-Hamas ceasefire sparks optimism

09.10.25|CTech
Dollar and euro fall as Tel Aviv indices climb in response to first-phase agreement between Israel and Hamas.
שקל דולר מט"ח שוק המט"ח מלחמה בעזה חרבות ברזל

What’s behind the strengthening of the shekel?

31.01.24|Shlomo Teitelbaum
A review published by the Chief Economist at the Ministry of Finance does not provide clear explanations for the strengthening of the shekel. Moreover, the review shows that the Treasury estimated that at this stage the value of the shekel would be lower. For answers one must read between the lines
שקל דולר יורו מטבע מטבעות מט"ח

The shekel continues to lose ground as fears of judicial coup in Israel continue to grow

22.02.23|CTech
The dollar continues to climb against the shekel, reaching its highest mark since 2019, while the euro has also risen. The rapid devaluation of the shekel is set to lead to inflationary pressure and the Bank of Israel will be forced to respond by raising interest rates even further
מוסף שבועי 2.2.23 האיור מכתבת שאול

This is fine? Wake up and smell the smoke!

02.02.23|Shaul Amsterdamski
"High-tech is not only the engine of the economy - it is also the shield. It is our wall of defense against inflation. It protects the pocket of each and every one of us," writes Shaul Amsterdamski
נגיד בנק ישראל פרופ' אמיר ירון ינואר 2020 1

Bank of Israel chief says it's ready to buy more than $30 billion of foreign currency to contain shekel’s strength

09.02.21|Reuters
The shekel gained some 8% against the dollar in 2019, and another 8% last year despite central bank foreign currency purchases of $21 billion
מימין היזם זוהר לבקוביץ' גל גיטר ibex רון יקותיאל Kaltur

Top tech CEOs demand Israeli government stop dollar depreciation against the shekel

17.01.21|Naomi Zoreff
“Israel is about to lose a leading growth engine due to the apathy and indifference of the government of Israel and its economic establishments,” wrote executives and entrepreneurs from the likes of IronSource, SimilarWeb and AppsFlyer
שקל דולר מט"ח מטבע חוץ שער חליפין כסף מזומן

Israeli tech sector raises alarm bells over plummeting dollar

30.12.20|CTech
Local tech companies traditionally raise funds in USD, meaning most of the sector is adversely affected by the exchange rate hitting lows not seen since November 1996
משכורת שכר כסף שקל

The Year of the Shekel

08.01.20|Adrian Filut and Adi Pick
The Israeli currency saw a steady rise in 2019
חבילות אמזון חבילה קניות און ליין 3

Amazon Lowers Shekel Conversion Fees for Online Purchases

09.12.19|Meirav Crystal
The commission went down to as low as 2.2% of the total purchase sum, a significantly lower rate than that offered by most Israeli credit card companies
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