Shekel
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
What are tech exits doing to Israel's economy?
Bank of Israel unexpectedly cuts interest rate
Fuel prices in Israel to drop below 7 shekels per liter for first time since 2023
This woman made aliyah and led the push for Israeli disability inclusion
Clara Katz Feldman is the social visionary behind the SHEKEL organization that has transformed the field in Israel and several other countries.
BOI’s interest rate increase will cause problems for the housing market – experts
Following the rise of the Bank of Israel’s interest rate, experts predict trouble for the future of Israel’s real estate economy.
Bank of Israel raises interest rate by 0.75% to 2%
The last time the Bank of Israel moved by three-quarters of a point was a rate reduction in early 2009.
Four reasons to believe Israel’s inflation has peaked
Inflation in Israel is still considerably lower than in other developed countries. Nevertheless, July’s inflation figure came as an unpleasant surprise.
The plummeting pound and soaring shekel can be a problem for olim - opinion
The rate of exchange is a major factor for olim in deciding what finances to transfer to Israel and what to leave behind.
20 million shekels in funding goes toward Arab, hi-tech integration
The Israel Innovation Authority and the Directorate General of Labor have published a tender in order to promote the incorporation of Arabs into Israel’s hi-tech sector.
Israeli shekel staged strong comeback in July
During July, the Israeli shekel strengthened 5.1% against the basket of the world's major currencies.
Shekel: Making dreams come true for Israelis with special needs
SHEKEL provides an astonishing, and growing, set of services for people with intellectual as well as physical disabilities throughout Israel.
Israel's TASE and shekel boosted by Ukraine de-escalation
On the TASE, the Tel Aviv 35 Index is currently 2.13% higher at 1992.53 points and the Tel Aviv 125 Index is 1.86% higher at 2077.36 points.
Shekel weakens ahead of European rate call
The Bank of Israel set the representative shekel-dollar rate down 0.284% from Tuesday, at NIS 3.160/$, and the representative shekel-euro rate was set 0.098% higher at NIS 3.575/euro.
