Posts Tagged: Israeli economy
2016, ‘One of Israeli Economy’s Best Years,’ Finance Minister Says
JNS.org - Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon praised his country's economic advances on Thursday, saying, “It is safe to say that 2016 will be remembered as...
US News & World Report Ranks Israel 30th ‘Best Country’ in World, 8th Most Powerful
Israel was ranked 30th (out of 80) on US News & World Report’s newly-published 2017 list of “Best Countries." Switzerland headlined the list, followed in the...
US Financial News Site: Israeli Economy Stands to Gain From Warmer Treatment Investors Expect Jewish State Will Get From Trump
Israel’s economy stands to gain from the warmer treatment investors expect the Jewish state will receive from the Trump administration, an American financial news website...
Global Credit Ratings Agency Moody’s Lauds Israel’s Economic Policy
JNS.org - A new report by international credit ratings agency Moody's praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon for the economic policies...
Exceeding Projections, Israeli Economy Grows, Unemployment Reaches Record Lows in 2016
JNS.org -- The growth of the Israeli economy exceeded projections this year and unemployment dropped to a record low, the central Bank of Israel's research department said Wednesday. Predictions...
UK Government Official: Britain Committed to Further Strengthening Economic Ties With Israel
The British government is looking to bolster trade ties with Israel, a top UK official said this week. In response to a question posed by Mark...
New Survey: Israeli and US Jews Differ Dramatically on What They See as Biggest Problem Facing Jewish State
Jews in Israel and the US differ dramatically on what they see as the most important problem facing the Jewish state, a Pew Research Center...
Foreign Investment in Israel Flourishes Despite BDS Movement, Report Says
JNS.org - Foreign investment in Israeli assets has tripled since the launch of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in 2005, demonstrating that BDS has...
Financial Markets Expert: Israeli Economy Soaring Since Advent of BDS Movement (INTERVIEW)
The reason that foreign capital flow into the Jewish state has increased in the years since the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement was...
Israeli Economy Experiences Relatively Slow Growth in First Quarter of 2016
JNS.org - Israel experienced a relatively slow rate of economic growth in the first quarter of 2016, according to figures released Monday by the country’s Central...
Israel to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Meet UN Climate-Change Goals
JNS.org - The Israeli government has unanimously approved a plan to reduce the country's emission of greenhouse gases and improve energy efficiency, in a plan to help...
Netanyahu Talks Favorably About Israeli Economy at World Economic Forum in Davos
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by his wife Sara, flew to Switzerland on Wednesday to attend the World Economic Forum in snowy Davos. After arriving...
Netanyahu to Focus on Israeli High-Tech Leadership at World Economic Forum
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday departed Israel for Switzerland for the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he plans to present on...
Israeli Debt Burden Falls, High-Tech Profits Increase
JNS.org - Israel’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday estimated that the Jewish state’s debt burden dropped from 66.75 percent in 2014 to 64.9 percent in 2015. “This is...
