Posts Tagged: Israel Economy
Officials: Global Anti-Israel Boycott Movement Has Failed
Senior Israeli government officials recently asserted that despite calls for the boycotting of Israel in Europe and the United States, investment rates, exports...
Former Finance Minister Steinitz Expresses Concern Over Israel Economy Growth Projections
Israel Hayom - International Relations, Intelligence and Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz, who was the finance minister during the previous government's term, criticized Finance Minister...
‘Mass Terror Attack’ Averted: Labor Union Will Decide Future Layoffs at Teva
Following a wave of public criticism over Teva Pharmaceutical's decision to lay off 700-800 Israeli employees as part of a companywide restructuring program, Teva announced an agreement with...
eBay to Cooperate With Israeli Exporters for First Time
JNS.org - Online marketplace eBay plans to cooperate with the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute (IEICI) for the first time. For three months,...
Israel Second Quarter Economic Growth Exceeds Expectations
JNS.org - Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) announced that the Israeli economy grew at an annual rate of 5.1 percent in the second...
Israel Puts Focus on Latin American Trade
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working to improve economic ties with politically friendly Latin American countries in order to compensate for...
Intel Considering $10 Billion Investment in Israel
Intel, the world's top computer chip manufacturer, is in talks with the Israeli government about a $10-billion (U.S.) investment in Israel, a senior ...
Lapid: Without Austerity Measures, Deficit Could ‘Bury’ Israel
Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid has warned that allowing Israel's deficit to grow would "bury" the country, Globes reported Tuesday. "We must make changes together. We...
UN Hosts Israeli Led Conference on Entrepreneurship
Times of Israel - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday hosted an Israeli-led conference on entrepreneurship attended by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon,...
Former Shin Bet Chief Outraged Over Nazi Photoshop Image of Finance Minister
Times of Israel - Former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon expressed outrage Tuesday at the circulation of an image on Facebook of Finance...
Israel’s 2013-14 Budget Passes First Reading in Knesset
Times of Israel - The Knesset on Monday night voted through, in first reading, the 2013-2014 state budget with a vote tally of 58 for...
Stanley Fischer: Israel’s Greatest Economic Challenge is Poverty
The biggest challenge facing Israel's economy is poverty, outgoing Governor of the Bank of Israel Prof. Stanley Fischer told Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)...
Budget Cuts Force IDF to Cancel Reserve Call-Ups Until End of Year
JTA - JERUSALEM— The Israeli military canceled the call-up of reserve forces for the rest of the year following massive cuts in the defense budget. The...
1st Quarter Growth Dispels Fears of Economic Slowdown for Israel
Israel's GDP rose by an annualized 2.8% in the first quarter of 2013, up from 2.6% in the preceding quarter, the Central Bureau of...
