Israeli economy

After Iran’s missile strikes, Israeli team develops rapid AI building‑map tool

A Technion–Haifa University project uses public architectural records to give rescuers structural layouts in under 30 seconds.

Emergency workers gather in the early hours of March 22, 2026 at the site of an Iranian missile strike hours earlier in Arad, Israel. Dozens were wounded in the strike, which Israel's air-defence system failed to intercept.
Dani Naveh, Global President and CEO of Israel Bonds and a former Israeli cabinet minister.

75 Years, $57 billion, one unbreakable bond

Three years of ongoing war has brought on endless waiting for basic health services like specialist doctors or checkups. PremiumPremium

The real threat to Israeli democracy is economic, not just political - analysis

Chairman of the Board of Bank Leumi, Uri Alon

“The human capital of Israel’s economy is what continues to drive its growth”


Netanyahu tells Dermer to ask finance orgs Israeli legal reform impact

Netanyahu asked Ron Dermer to smooth over the protected negative effect that the government's planned judicial reform will have on Israel's economy.

 Ron Dermer enters the Knesset plenum on December 29, 2022.

Netanyahu: False threats against judicial overhaul sabotaging economy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brushes off warnings of 270 economists that the reforms would damage Israel's economy.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu holds last Sunday’s cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, as Justice Minister Yariv Levin looks on.

Self-employed in Israel are in a struggle for survival - expert

Adv. Roee Cohen speaks for 600,000 self-employed business owners struggling since the end of the pandemic.

MARKET DATA at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Dollar trading at record high since the beginning of 2022

The Euro weakened by about 1% against the shekel, as did the British pound, amid concerns about the weakness of the European market due to the war in Ukraine.

MARKET DATA at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Want a successful business? It’s all about networking - interview

Networking expert Gil Petersil supplies valuable advice on changing economies, the future of crypto and how to succeed in a more difficult market.

 Gil Petersil

Israel Elections: Politicians identify cost of living as key issue

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Heading toward November, the most pressing issue for many Israelis is the high cost of living – and politicians are paying attention.

 SHOPPERS AT A Rami Levy supermarket in Modi’in last week. Will prices be a priority for voters in November?

Israel’s economy holding up despite 'perfect storm' of bad news

The war in Ukraine, global inflation, and world stock markets plummeting, together with domestic hurdles, are now testing Israel.

MARKET DATA at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

The deficit is fine, but what about inflation? - analysis

One of the primary battles being fought in Israel’s economic arena is the war on the increasing cost of living.

Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman checks food prices at a Jerusalem supermarket.

Will Israel's government be brought down by bread? - opinion

Many point to the hametz crisis as the catalyst which brought this coalition government to its knees. Yet, I argue this should be looked at through a wider lens.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett speaks with MK Idit Silman in the Knesset in January.

Israel, UAE finalize historic free-trade agreement

This is the first such financial treaty between the Jewish state and an Arab one in the Middle East.

 Economy Minister Orna Barbivai and Emirati foreign trade minister Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi sign a free-trade agreement between Israel and the UAE