Debt

Israel’s debt-to-GDP ratio rose to 68.6% in 2025 due to war, rebuilding expenses - Finance Min.

"The upward trend in the debt-to-GDP ratio stems from the security spending required following the war," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich attend a discussion and a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 7, 2024.
A person holds a Venezuelan flag as Venezuelans living in Costa Rica demonstrate for a democratic transition, after the US launched strikes on Venezuela, capturing its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in San Jose, Costa Rica January 4, 2026

Venezuelan oil exports show signs of movement as bonds jump after Maduro arrest

The corporate logo of the state oil company PDVSA is seen at a gas station in Caracas, Venezuela November 16, 2017.

Venezuela's billions in distressed debt: Who is in line to collect? - explainer

Financial Expert Robert Kiyosaki Raises Concerns Over 401(k) Security Amid Rising National Debt

Financial Expert Robert Kiyosaki Raises Concerns Over 401(k) Security Amid Rising National Debt


Abraham Accords create new opportunities for Israel-Bangladesh cooperation - opinion

The Abraham Accords have created new opportunities for future cooperation with Israel in sectors that are strategic for Bangladesh, such as Agritech, food safety, climatech and cyber defense.

 BANGLADESH’S PRIME Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi meet in New Delhi, last year. India is projected to reach 6% growth in the 2023-2024 fiscal year; Bangladesh is projected to reach more than 5% GDP growth.

What Purim can teach us about financial planning

Proverbs 19:25 “Beat the scoffer, but the simpleton will become clever.”

 US and Israeli currency (1 dollar bills and 1 shekel coins respectively) are seen in this illustrative photo of money.

Lebanon says it will pay UN dues 'immediately' after losing voting rights

Lebanon, Venezuela, South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Dominica had lost their voting rights due to dues they owe the UN.

 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gestures as he talks with Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Beirut, Lebanon December 20, 2021

Israel Electric Company to spread debts without interest for 1 more day

The debts of Israel Electric Company customers jumped to half a billion shekels.

Illustrative photo of Israeli money

Tnuport distributed dividend of NIS 150m. to controlling owners of company

The owners will most probably use the dividend money to pay off debts to the banking system.

Shekels and dollars

Prosbul, Chabad and the Lubavitcher Rebbe: Legal loopholes in Judaism

Even if there was no financial need for a prosbul, there was spiritual valence to its execution because it reflected fidelity to rabbinic tradition and affiliation with the legacy of Chabad's founder

 RAMASH SUGGESTED people should ensure they have some debt owed to them, just so they will be able to write a prosbul.

US Education Department sued over Biden's student loan cancellation plan

As of June 30, 43 million borrowers held $1.6 trillion in federal student loans. About $430 billion of that debt will be canceled, the CBO estimated.

US President Joe Biden responds to a question about Ukraine during an event to announce his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, US, March 28, 2022.

Adena Hefets helps low-income Americans become homeowners - here's how

No. 10 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: CEO of Divvy Homes, Adena Hefets.

 Adena Hefets, the CEO of Divvy Homes.

Israel's Teva pharmaceuticals company keeps selling to Russia despite sanctions

Teva CEO Kare Schultz said that despite sanctions, Teva still sells medications to Russia, because this is a humanitarian move. He also revealed that Teva donates medicines to Ukraine.

 Teva building in Kfar Saba

Circumventing biblical debt forgiveness: Who signs a prozbul?

Prozbul is a special legal arrangement disseminated by Hillel the Elder approximately 2,000 years ago. In this column, we’ll explain how this document works and who should sign it. 

 A shopper is seen using a credit card for a purchase (Illustrative)