Economy
Kharg Island and the new energy war over Iran’s collapsing oil exports - opinion
Iran’s Kharg Island shows the hidden cost of sanctions: empty oil terminals, environmental damage, and mounting pressure.
Israeli private equity firm David Group launches to invest in mature businesses
How Yemenis’ pockets became a lifeline for financing cross-border wars
Saudi Arabia, what are you waiting for? It's time to join the Abraham Accords - opinion
How governments are becoming major market players
Approximately 2 million jobs lost in Iran due to war as internet blackout enters fourth month - NYT
Businesses across Iran have begun laying off workers as the country’s economy struggles under the combined pressure of war-related disruptions, sanctions, and infrastructure damage.
Israel’s resilience is the country’s strongest message to the world - opinion
From security to innovation, Israel’s resilience has become a model for confronting modern global threats.
Russia says it regrets decision of Israeli company to refrain from purchasing Russian grain
Moscow also accused Israeli of caving in to pressure from Ukraine to not accept incoming grain after a Russian consignment was turned away last month.
Poll shows Swiss evenly split on proposal to cap population at 10 million
The proposal stipulates the permanent resident population must not exceed 10 million before 2050, and that Switzerland should end its freedom of movement accord with the EU.
U.S.–Iran tensions escalate despite ceasefire
The Strait of Hormuz closure exposed a global vulnerability. An Israeli start-up built the fix
IMF chief Georgieva warns of 'much worse outcome' if Middle East war drags into 2027
The IMF issued three scenarios for global GDP amid uncertainty over the war in the Middle East: the main "reference forecast," a middle "adverse scenario," and a much worse "severe scenario."
Why Israel’s uneasy Iran ceasefire may be better than it looks - opinion
Could it be that the US (and Israeli) capital markets are becoming immune to the holding pattern between the US and Iran?
Iran is losing economic ground as sanctions and time reshape the conflict - opinion
The more Iran disrupts the Strait of Hormuz, the more it deepens its isolation and accelerates international alignment against it.