Economy

Bennett promises to save NIS 8,000 per family

The chairman of the Together party is launching his economic plan: It includes dismantling monopolies and exclusive importers, opening up the kosher market, and insuring bank deposits.

Naftali Bennett
Chairman of the “Together” party and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, June 15, 2026.

Former PM Bennett unveils plan to lower Israel’s cost of living if victorious in Knesset election

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The wealth report: A record number of millionaires worldwide

A view shows Samsung Electronics' chip production plant at Pyeongtaek, South Korea

South Korea to unveil USD 650 b. mega semiconductor, AI projects in manufacturing 'great leap'


The new superpower: The lesson that Israel must learn

The Seoul stock exchange surged by 218% this year. With similar starting conditions, including a continuous security threat, Israel still has a lot to learn.

Seoul. An unprecedented economic leap

An inverted world: Coffee crashes by 20%, so why did our price skyrocket?

The global coffee index is plunging, but an examination by the Institute for Retail Research reveals a crazy price-hike celebration in the food chains.

Coffee

The price index dropped, When will we feel it in the supermarket receipt too?

The Consumer Price Index ostensibly shows a decrease, but an examination reveals: While flights abroad and vegetables became cheaper, fruits and cleaning supplies actually became more expensive.

Shopping in the supermarket

Cuban lawmakers approve sweeping reforms to socialist model amid US pressure

A list of upwards of 175 measures received a unanimous rubber-stamp vote in the National Assembly.

A man casts his shadow on a vintage taxi before the Cuban government presents far-reaching economic measures that could mark the most significant shift toward a market economy since the 1959 revolution, in Havana, Cuba June 17, 2026.

Trump's Iran deal driven by economics, fear of midterm defeat, not ideology - analysis

The threat of a global recession, rising fuel prices and a potential Republican midterm defeat may have weighed as heavily on Trump's Iran decision-making as concerns over Tehran's nuclear program.

US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of a dinner celebrating 250 years of US independence in Versailles, near Paris, France, June 17, 2026.

The digital transformation of recreation is reshaping the global gaming economy through innovation

“We’re moving into an era where the lines between our physical interests and our digital ones are becoming increasingly blurred.”

'1873': How the first financial crisis made the world turn on the Rothschilds - review

The Rothschilds survived the 1873 financial crash, but the depression fueled antisemitic myths that would echo for generations.

James Mayer de Rothschild, founder of the French branch of the Rothschild banking dynasty, 1850.

Reputational security: Israel's strategic asset in free fall - opinion

Just as a state defends its borders, its cyber infrastructure and its economic assets, it must cultivate, promote, and defend the various components of its reputation.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to international media on the Gaza war, in Jerusalem, August 10, 2025

The third road: Albania and the end of the resource colony - opinion

The world is, for the first time in its history, willing to pay for what Albania has.

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama attends a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 7, 2023.

Israel depends on reservists, it’s time to build policies around that reality - opinion

Reservists continue answering the call, but Israel's support systems remain built for a much shorter war.

 Reservist exercise in the North. January 17, 2024