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(L-R) National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich

Coalition leaders Smotrich, Ben-Gvir clash over Yamam pay raise amid broader budget feud

Wednesday's scuffle continues a public spat between the two over Ben-Gvir's dissatisfaction with his ministry’s expected 2025 budget.

25/12/2024
 Bitcoin surpasses silver in market capitalization

A conversation with Brock Pierce: Cryptocurrency pioneer, philanthropist, and friend of Israel

Whether it be attending the March of the Living, meeting Holocaust survivors, or defending Israel, Brock Pierce has shown time and again his commitment to his friends in the Jewish community.

By JOSEPH SCUTTS
16/12/2024

‘Knowledge is power’: Financial Facebook group for olim hits 40,000 members

Nefesh B’Nefesh, the one-stop resource shop for olim, refers queries about finances and budgeting in Israel to the Living Financially Smarter in Israel Facebook group.

By AMALIA HESS
16/12/2024

Israel's GDP grows 3.8% in Q3, CPI dropped 0.4% - CBS

Since the beginning of the year, the CPI and the CPI not including energy each increased by 3.5%

16/12/2024

Bank Leumi speaks your language: Stop translating – start banking!

Bank Leumi is leading the service revolution for English speakers.

Israeli tech faces fundraising challenges, private investors step up

With traditional fundraising slowing down, Catalyst Investors’ Club offers foreign investors exclusive access to late-stage tech deals, sustaining growth in Israel's high-tech ecosystem.

By CATALYST INVESTORS’ CLUB
02/12/2024

Mekorot reports 14% net income increase to NIS 166m. in Q1-3

Israel's national water company, Mekorot, achieved 95% of its development goals, amounting to approximately 1.2 billion shekels.

After the ceasefire: Leumi is the first bank to reopen its branch in Kiryat Shmona

Just hours after the ceasefire in the North took effect, the bank reopened its doors, becoming the first to resume operations in the city.

Calculating taxes

Your Taxes: Charity and Squatting

While we wait for the Israeli 2025 budget to pass, here is some other Israeli tax news.

By LEON HARRIS
18/11/2024

The tax trap: how Israel’s tax money ends up funding the Palestinian Authority’s pay-for-slay law

‘We willingly relinquished our fiscal rights in order to buy peace, but we are not getting what we are paying for,’ says Maurice Hirsch, Director of the Initiative for Palestinian Authority

07/11/2024
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