Economics

Israel’s cost of living crisis is reaching a breaking point - opinion

Abandoning the vulnerable and middle class, Israel’s cost crisis deepens.

 MILK ON the shelves of a supermarket in Jerusalem, 2025.
 A trade fair at the Damascus International Fairgrounds.

Syria looks to rebuild as Damascus hosts major trade exhibitions

THE WRITER addresses an annual Insurtech Israel event last December. A free economy is not charity; whoever does not contribute to the public coffers cannot demand from it, she argues.

Beyond the safety net: Embracing personal responsibility - opinion

THE WRITER speaks at a tech conference. Israel has already lost too many Israeli-born and immigrant entrepreneurs and their businesses to friendlier shores, she laments.

It's time to make Israel great for business again - opinion


Bank Hapoalim announces relief packages as Israel's economic uncertainty deepens

Bank Hapoalim introduced grants and benefits for reservists, students, displaced citizens, and mortgage holders as part of an economic relief initiative.

Bank Hapoalim

‘US no longer a reliable partner’: Canadian PM notes US relations to not be as 'close'

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the government would ensure that small businesses are not impacted by the change in trade relations.

 Canada's Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney arrives on Parliament Hill, after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 10, 2025.

Diplomat Group CEO: 'We are creating competition for local manufacturing giants'

Yaron Bloom, CEO of the Diplomat Group, participated in the Maariv and Walla 2025 Economic Conference, where he also addressed the "What's Good for Europe is Good for Israel" reform.

 Yaron Bloom, CEO of the Diplomat Group

Daniel Kahneman, Israeli-American Nobel Prize winner, died last year by assisted suicide

"I have believed since I was a teenager that the miseries and indignities of the last years of life are superfluous," he wrote in an email.

 Daniel Kahneman.

Zim ends 2024 with $2.15 billion profit, beating analyst expectations

Zim’s strong financial performance was driven by rising freight rates and increased demand.

 A truck transports a Zim container just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012. Zim, Israel's biggest shipping company, had to reach a debt settlement with its bond holders after they were hit by a downturn in the global shipping industry.

Israel’s economic recovery gains momentum

Israel's economy remains resilient despite war, with record Israel Bonds investments, stock market stability, and strong fiscal policies driving recovery and growth.

 ISRAEL BONDS President and CEO Dani Naveh: These funds have been an essential lifeline in ensuring Israel’s economic resilience.

Israeli, Palestinian economic experts say a new economic agreement essential for peace

Given the degree of destruction in Gaza and the significant breach in trust on both sides, a "new Marshall Plan" is needed for Gaza’s economic recovery, rebuilding, and revival of regional stability.

PALESTINIAN AND Israeli flags fly over the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock

Trump’s second term brings uncertainty to Wall Street and global markets – opinion

Market confusion grows under Trump’s second term despite strong earnings.

 TRADERS WORK on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange last week. On the table, there is a cap with the word, ‘Trump,’ and a cut-out figure of the US president.

Investing in Private Companies: Post Election 2025 Perspective

 US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US. February 4, 2025.

‘Making deals that can be wins’ - Trump's business-oriented policies in Gaza- opinion

Releasing the hostages, eradicating Hamas, rehabilitating and developing Gaza while winning support of Gazans - is it possible?

 Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka

The future of money or money of the future? Why all countries should embrace Bitcoin - opinion

Just as oil-rich nations shaped the 20th-century economy, Bitcoin-rich nations could shape the 21st.

 A BITCOIN enthusiast takes part in the kick-off of the Plan B Forum El Salvador, in San Salvador.