Posts Tagged: Israel Economy
Israel Economic Growth Slows to 3.3%, Weakest Since 2015
Israel's economy grew 3.3% in 2019, its slowest pace since 2015 and below the 2018 rate of 3.4%, the Central Bureau of Statistics said in...
Prominent Jewish Groups Slam European Court’s Ruling Mandating the Labeling of Israeli Settlement Goods
Major Jewish organizations responded with outrage on Tuesday over the decision by the European Court of Justice to mandate the labeling of goods produced in...
Israel Accuses European Court of Applying ‘Double Standard’ With Ruling Ordering Labeling of Settlement Goods
The EU's top court ruled on Tuesday that goods from Israeli settlements must be labeled as produced in occupied territory, a decision hailed by Palestinians and...
Jump in World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ Rankings Hailed as ‘Great News’ for Israeli Economy
Israel jumped 14 spots this year in the World Bank’s annual “Ease of Doing Business” rankings, which were published on Thursday. The move from 49th to...
Most Israelis Are Satisfied With Their Lives and Economic Situation, Says New Survey
CTech - Eighty-nine percent of Israel’s population is satisfied with their lives and personal economic situation, according to a report published Thursday by Israel's Central...
Israeli Checkout-Free Technology Startup Trigo Raises $22 Million
Trigo, an Israeli startup whose technology allows customers to automatically check out in grocery stores, said on Monday it raised $22 million in an early stage...
No Israel Rate Move This Week, but Cuts Possible Later in 2019: Reuters Poll
Israel's central bank is expected to hold short-term interest rates steady this week, but analysts belief a rate cut is now possible by the end...
Israel, South Korea Finalize Free Trade Deal After Three Years of Talks
Israel and South Korea concluded three years of negotiations on a free trade agreement on Wednesday, hoping to build on a more than 15% jump in...
Amazon Tests Water in Israel With Website to Attract Local Sellers
E-commerce giant Amazon on Wednesday launched a Hebrew-language website to recruit local Israeli companies to sell their products via Amazon.com, the latest step toward launching a...
American Airlines to Fly Non-Stop From Dallas to Israel Starting Next Year
JNS.org – American Airlines has announced that it will offer non-stop flights from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Tel Aviv starting on Sept. 9, 2020. It...
US Court Convicts Israeli for Role in Binary Options Fraud
A US court has convicted Lee Elbaz, former CEO of Israel-based Yukom Communications, of three counts of wire fraud and one of conspiracy to commit wire...
Israel’s Wix.com Lifts 2019 Revenue Outlook as Second-Quarter Profit Rises
Wix.com, which helps small businesses build and operate websites, reported higher than expected profit in the second quarter and raised its revenue forecast for 2019...
Israel’s Netanyahu Submits Plan to Ease Regulatory Burden
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted a plan to the cabinet on Sunday that aims to save the economy 1.5 billion shekels ($420 million) a...
Amazon Opens Its Platform to Local Retail Market in Israel
E-commerce giant Amazon has reached out to Israeli retailers to enable them to sell directly to customers in Israel using its online platform. Amazon sent a letter to a...
