Credit

With loan relief set to expire, banks will profit while Israelis pay - opinion

The banks will continue waiting patiently. Those very same customers will eventually arrive, will pay the high interest rates, and, unlike today, will have no temporary market benefit on rely on.

 Pile of credit cards with flag of Israel
 THE STOCK exchange flag flies between two Israeli flags at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange building. In 2024, the Israeli stock market outperformed all major stock indices, including the NASDAQ 100, the S&P 500, and the FTSE 100, the writers point out.

Israel-Iran escalation raises regional security, geopolitical risk - Fitch, S&P

A beggar sits and asks for money amid the coronavirus crisis, Jerusalem, 2020

Moody’s: Israel credit rating to stay at historic low in 2025

 Bank Hadoar ATM

The transformation of Bank Hadoar: Changing its name and expanding its offerings


The Moody’s credit downgrade: Economic policy change cannot wait - opinion

Our policymakers would be well advised to study the risk analysis and assessment in Moody’s report closely and to take all possible steps to mitigate the risks.

 THE REASONS behind Moody’s decision get at the war’s ramifications on Israel’s security and the geopolitical risks that it faces, says the writer.

The war isn't the real problem behind Israel's credit rating downgrade

Prof. Yaron Zelekha explains why rating agencies are losing confidence in Israel's economic policies.

Yaron Zalicha

Israel's credit rating drops: How will it hit our wallets? - opinion

What is a credit rating, how is it determined, and how will Moody's dramatic decision impact Israelis?

Protesters gather in the Habima Square yesterday.

Netanyahu, Liberman stand on opposite ends of credit rating drop debate

While Netanyahu claims economy is strong despite credit rating change, MK blames political turmoil for nation's threatened credit rating.

 MK Avigdor Liberman attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on September 13, 2023.

Moody's downgrades Israel credit rating to 'A2'

Israel's war with Hamas is not the only issue noted by the ratings agency, citing the looming threat at Israel's northern border.

Moody's corporate HQ

18-24 Year Olds: Get to Know the New Credit Card for Young People

Club 1824 and Max Company have launched a new credit card that will provide users with benefits for performances, cultural activities, courses and fashion brands, alongside a card fee exemption.


How could a credit rating downgrade impact Israeli wallets, markets?

Decisions made by rating agencies will undoubtedly have a lasting impact on financial landscape, government's fiscal policies, and overall well-being of Israeli citizens.

 Rocket fall in Netivot, this month. The rating is used by investors to determine the level of risk in that country

S&P raises Israel Aerospace Industries’ international credit rating to A-

S&P Global Ratings Maalot Ltd: "The company's rate of output remains almost unaffected by the current fighting and call-up of reservists."

The S&P Global logo is displayed on its offices in the financial district in New York City

Moody's places Israel's A1 ratings on review for possible downgrade

"While a short-lived conflict could still have credit impact, the longer lasting and more severe the military conflict, the greater its impact is likely to be," Moody's said.

 Signage is seen outside the Moody's Corporation headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 12, 2021

US Senators say Credit Suisse did not review all records when probing Nazi-linked accounts

The bank failed to include numerous relevant records in its probe, according to details from an independent reviewer's report obtained and published by the Senate Budget Committee.

UNITED STATES prosecutors have been pushing for Credit Suisse, the biggest Swiss bank, in a tax-evasion probe into Swiss banks by US authorities, to plead guilty as part of a resolution of the investigation