Economy of israel

IDB Chief Economist Einat Meir on Israel’s 2026 economic outlook and the global picture

Meir states that the Israeli shekel was one of the world’s strongest currencies in 2025, and is expected to maintain its strength in 2026

Einat Meir, chief economist at Israel Discount Bank
Logo of Teva Pharmaceutical

Teva collaborates on skin disease treatment, releases targets

View of the southern Israeli town of Beer Sheva. March 31, 2025.

Fuel prices in Israel to drop below 7 shekels per liter for first time since 2023

 Israel flag with stock market finance, economy trend graph digital technology.

Economic recovery must be Israel’s priority for 2026 - opinion


Israel's 2025 budget: Smotrich announces changes to how budget built, work to start this week

Per the minister's instructions, presentations on the budget will be held over two focused days instead of over the course of months.

 Bezalel Smotrich

Leading Israeli economists: Government policy regarding haredim is an existential threat to Israel

Among those signed on the letter are numerous prominent Israeli economists, including 73 professors, some from Israel's leading academic institutions.

A group of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked traffic and the light rail  in Jerusalem demonstrating against a Haredi draft into the IDF. February 26, 2024.

Israel's GDP grows 14.1% in first quarter of 2024

Spending is still high, however private consumption and investment have yet to return to pre war levels, said the CBS.

 People shop for groceries at the Shufersal Deal supermarket in Katsrin, Golan Heights, on February 9, 2024.

Tnuva hikes food prices after January NIS 200 m. dividend issue

The rise in price of price-controlled dairy was announced last month, and follows an Israeli government system for updating these prices.

 The logo of dairy firm Tnuva is seen at the company's logistic centre in the southern town of Kiryat Malachi May 22, 2014

What does Fitch credit rating mean for Israel?

The rating, published earlier this month, removed a negative watch on Israel's score - an indicator that Fitch no longer plans to drop its rating in the near term.

 Joseph Wolf, CEO of EFG.

The time to invest in Israel is now - opinion

Zoom out and what you see is a resilient, innovative, and committed workforce eager to overcome recent challenges, backed by strong pre-war tailwinds couched in a stable and proven economy.

 A WORKER uses a buzz saw at the construction site for a new warehouse in the Har Tuv Industrial Zone in Beit Shemesh earlier this month. To invest in Israel, you used to have to be a Zionist. Now, you only need to be a capitalist, says the writer.

By 2036, National Insurance Institute won't be able to pay pensions

According to the actuarial report, starting in 2030, a partial early fund redemption will be implemented, and it is projected to be depleted by 2036.

 National Insurance

Top private investor to ‘Post’: Smart money should look at Israel

Melanie Sturm said that Israeli technology continues to help the world, powering phones, protecting computers, making farms more sustainable, and more. 

Melanie Sturm

The war has taken its toll, Israel needs investments in innovation - opinion

While new innovations continue to pour into Israel, the war in Ukraine and subsequent economic downturn have slowed the rate of investment in tech start-ups worldwide, including in Israel. 

 IN JANUARY, Bill Ackman and his wife Neri Oxman bought 4.9% of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange for $25 million in a move that signaled confidence in the Israeli economy. The writer asks: What if similarly influential businesspeople set aside a cumulative investment of $1 billion in Israeli tech startup

Discount Bank's 2023 profits rose 19.9% to NIS 4.2 billion

This profit represents a 15.7% return on equity. In Q4 2023, Discount Bank made NIS 919 million.