Posts Tagged: Israel Economy
Bank of Israel Leaves Benchmark Rate Unchanged at 0.1%
The Bank of Israel held its benchmark interest rate at 0.1% for a fifth straight meeting on Monday, preferring to keep it above zero while using bond...
Mastercard Ranks Israel as Best Country for Women Entrepreneurs
Israel is the best country for women entrepreneurs, according to a new ranking. The Jewish state was ranked first in the 2020 Mastercard Index of Women...
IMF: Israeli Economy Has Good Chance of Recovery From Coronavirus Crunch
JNS.org - The International Monetary Fund over the weekend said that Israel’s economy has an excellent chance of making a quick recovery from the recession...
Food Waste Significantly Impacting Israel’s Economy, Claims New Report
JNS.org - An average Israeli family discards NIS 3,300 ($968) worth of food per year, equivalent to a month-and-a-half of household food expenditures, according to...
Israel to Start Easing Coronavirus Restrictions as Infection Rate Drops
Israel said on Friday it would begin easing a second nationwide coronavirus lockdown after a steady decline in the rate of daily infections, and would examine...
Israel Finance Minister Promises Budget by December, Another Official Quits
Israel's finance minister promised on Sunday the long awaited 2021 state budget would be ready in December amid accusations the government was dragging its heels...
Israel’s Second COVID-19 Lockdown Carries Hefty Economic Price
Restaurateur Tamir Barelko has had enough. Israel's decision last month to impose a second nationwide lockdown after a resurgence in coronavirus infections has dealt a hammer...
UAE, Israeli Ministers Discuss Energy, Technology Cooperation
The United Arab Emirates' minister of state for industry and advanced technology and head of state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) met the Israeli...
Dubai’s Emirates NDB Signs MoU With Israel’s Bank Hapoalim
The two largest lenders in the United Arab Emirates and Israel, Emirates NDB and Bank Hapoalim, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) as the two countries...
Israel to Lock Down Nationwide in Main Holiday Season Amid COVID-19 Surge
Israel will enter a three-week nationwide lockdown starting on Friday to contain the spread of the coronavirus after a second-wave surge of new cases, Prime Minister...
Israel’s Hapoalim Expects UAE Bank Ties to Follow Normalization
Israel's largest lender Bank Hapoalim expects to start working with banks in the United Arab Emirates once the two Middle East states sign a normalization...
Israel Central Banker Downplays Shekel’s Strength vs Dollar, Urges Budget Passage
A nearly 10-year peak for Israel's shekel against the dollar is not overly worrisome for central bank policymakers since those gains have been largely offset...
Israel Announces Partial National Lockdown After Coronavirus Surge
Israel will impose a partial national lockdown next week to battle a coronavirus infection surge, the head of its pandemic task force said on Thursday, shouting...
Israeli Government Budget Supervisor Resigns
A senior Israeli Finance Ministry official resigned on Sunday and said the government was grossly mishandling the fallout from the coronavirus crisis by making "short-sighted"...
