Economy
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
Gaza war, AI use trigger rising unemployment in Israel's tech sector, Taub Center study finds
Strong on defense, weak on welfare: Israel neglects the social front - opinion
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."
Occupying Gaza comes with economic consequences - opinion
A proper assessment of the consequences of occupying Gaza requires a comprehensive analysis of the interconnections between security, political, social, and economic dimensions.
Germany blocks EU sanctions against Israel, Europe divided over Gaza war
The positions of the different EU countries were made public after mounting public pressure against the EU for its "silence" and "ignorance" on what is happening in the Gaza Strip.
Our money, their shares: A way to return funds to the public - opinion
Is the government’s role solely to stimulate growth and employment, or also to ensure that the public becomes a full partner in the profits of hi-tech success?
Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules
The tariffs have given the Trump administration leverage to extract economic concessions from trading partners but have also increased volatility in financial markets.
The state of the Israeli economy - opinion
One major difficulty when evaluating Israel’s current economic situation is the lack of concrete data about the government’s operational plans regarding the war in Gaza.
A tax disguised as profits: The real cost of unregulated interest - opinion
The question is not whether this system can be changed; it can. The real question is whether decision-makers have the courage to challenge entrenched financial power.
