Economy
Iran slashes four zeros from its currency amid soaring inflation worsened by US-E3 sanctions
Iran’s parliament approved removing four digits from its currency, the Iranian Rial, to tackle hyperinflation, though economists warn the move is mostly symbolic.
Is normalization with Saudi Arabia closer or further way?
Israel Bonds reports $5.7 billion milestone two years after Oct. 7
Gold price zooms past $4,000 amid global uncertainty, Israel-Hamas War
The cost of war: How can the IDF campaign in Gaza continue without crippling the economy?
After two years of a protracted military campaign, Israel must ask the how it can sustain that campaign without crippling its economy.
Global Economic Trends That Shape Tech Investment In 2025
Lebanon prepares plan to address losses from financial crash
Decades of profligate spending by the country's ruling elite sent the economy into a tailspin in late 2019, with depositors locked out of their accounts as debt-laden banks shut down.
From start-up to Sparta: Is it too late for Israel to save itself from isolation? - opinion
Instead of condemning itself to isolation that a small country may not survive, Israel would do well to admit that the path it has taken has not led to good results.
Gaza war, AI use trigger rising unemployment in Israel's tech sector, Taub Center study finds
The unemployment rate in the industry has risen and exceeded the average in the economy, and in 2024 there was a sharp fall in the number of vacant jobs.
Strong on defense, weak on welfare: Israel neglects the social front - opinion
The social front has been neglected in Israel during the two years of war.
Save small businesses: The backbone of Israel’s economy needs help - opinion
About 97% of Israel’s economy rests not on the shoulders of global companies but on the small business owners.
Merger talks underway to create mega Israeli law firm
If a merger deal is completed, it will be the second within three years for the Yigal Arnon firm. In 2022, it merged with Tadmor Levy.
Israel's fiscal deficit falls again
The deficit in August was NIS 9.5 billion, an improvement on August 2024, when the monthly deficit was NIS 12.2 billion.
'A strategic step': Israel and India sign bilateral investment agreement
The agreement, hailed by Israeli officials as the first of its kind between India and a Western-oriented member of the OECD, replaces an earlier treaty signed in 1996.
Martin Winiar: Economist by day, stand-up comic by night
"If you come with the realistic expectation that people are people and countries are countries, you will notice that most Israelis are good, and it’s a wonderful country."
