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OECD cuts Turkish economic growth forecast to lowest rate since 2020 amid Iran war, rising prices

The organization, which published its latest economic outlook under the title “Navigating Successive Shocks,” also lowered Turkey’s 2027 growth forecast to 3.6%.

Illustrative: Customers walk past a flag vendor as they shop at a bazaar in Istanbul on September 6, 2022.

OECD expects AI boom to help offset Middle East energy shock for now

 AL ZAYANI, NETANYAHU, Trump and bin Zayed participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords.

A good deal in bad neighborhoods: Why the Gulf’s best bet remains in Jerusalem - opinion

ON THE front line of the cyber war, Israel has become one of the world’s most targeted countries for cyberattacks, with state-backed hackers increasingly using AI to probe government networks, companies, and critical infrastructure.

Israel ranks third worldwide in AI commercialization as economy grows 3.2% ahead of Rosh Hashanah


Israel reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 10% in 10 years - OECD

The OECD highlighted how the discovery of offshore gas fields led Israel to transition out of coal and toward natural gas for electricity generation and improved the country’s energy security. 

A power station is seen in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod August 8, 2011

Bank of Israel hikes interest rate again, this time by 0.25%

This marks the Bank of Israel's ninth consecutive raise in recent months

 BANK OF Israel headquarters in Jerusalem: Israel’s favorable environment for economic development has been accompanied by an impressive improvement in the country’s credit rating, say the writers.

Israel's hospital bed shortage continues, wait times longer than ever

The rate of beds for acute care in Israel is only 2.0 per 1,000 people, a figure significantly lower than the OECD average, which is 3.5.

 Empty beds in the intensive care unit at the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on October 14, 2021.

High dairy prices may rise up to 16% in May

Why do dairy products cost so much more here than in other OECD countries?

 Dairy products on sale at Machsanei HaShuk supermarket chain, one of Israel's largest privately-owned food retail chains, in the northern town of Katsrin, Golan Heights on September 12, 2022.

Israel among top 10 countries with longest life expectancies - report

Israel boasts one of the highest life expectancies in the world while managing to maintain low healthcare costs.

Hospital bed in Hadassah Ein Kerem

Israel wastes over 1/3rd of its food every year - Leket

Leket CEO: Incomprehensible a solution exists that would be effective across the board with economic, social, environmental and health benefits, and yet, the government ignores it.

Fresh vegetables are sold at the shuk (market)

Israel's Supreme Court upholds tax treaties in foreign levy case

The Supreme Court analyzed the situation and the law in detail. In the end the Court ruled against the employing companies for a number of reasons.

Israel's High Court of Justice

Israeli tax regulations expand transfer-pricing reporting rules

Transfer pricing studies must now be filed within 30 days after any request from the ITA, instead of 60 days previously.

 Illustrative image of doing taxes.

OECD members beware: Global tax might be on the way

What should a taxpayer company do if Israel adopts a 15% minimum tax?

Calculating taxes

Israeli teachers earn more comparatively than others in the OECD - report

As teachers threaten to strike, the Shoresh institution questions if teachers' wages are the main issue in the education system.

 Children wearing face masks attend a class as students return to school after the summer break, less than a month into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster drive, at Arazim Elementary School in Tel Aviv, Israel September 1, 2021