Economy of israel

Israeli businesses adapt to AI models - what does that mean for future of country's workforce?

AI can either complement human labor, freeing employees for more complex tasks, or substitute workers, potentially leading to technological unemployment.

 An illustrative image of artificial intelligence.
 DEPENDING ON a person’s age, one needs to consume 150 micrograms of iodized salt per day.

Israel lags when it comes to requiring addition of iodine to salt

 Israel flag with stock market finance, economy trend graph digital technology.

Israelis hope for potential economic 'peace dividend' after war with Iran

 Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends an inauguration event for Israel's new light rail line for the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, in Petah Tikva, Israel, August 17, 2023.

Israel plans to bring budget deficit below 3% of GDP for 2026-28


The gatekeeping custodian: Why Stanley Fischer was Netanyahu's best-ever appointment - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Stanley Fischer became the gatekeeping custodian of governance that Netanyahu’s current government dreads.

 THEN-BANK of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer appears at a press conference in Jerusalem in 2013.

Israel’s cost of living crisis is reaching a breaking point - opinion

Abandoning the vulnerable and middle class, Israel’s cost crisis deepens.

 MILK ON the shelves of a supermarket in Jerusalem, 2025.

Beyond the safety net: Embracing personal responsibility - opinion

A free market cannot exist without an informed consumer. But in Israel, parts of the public are not even required to learn basic core subjects.

THE WRITER addresses an annual Insurtech Israel event last December. A free economy is not charity; whoever does not contribute to the public coffers cannot demand from it, she argues.

Why Israel can’t escape impact of tariffs

While stock indices in the US and Europe fell by about 10% in two days, the Tel Aviv 35 Index fell by just under 4% yesterday and by 0.62% on Thursday.

 US President Donald Trump meets Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC, April 7, 2025

Trump in touch with India, Israel and Vietnam over trade deal talks, CNN reports

This comes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked to Trump about the tariffs.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump speak during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House on February 4, 2025.

Time to invest in Israel's economic future through meaningful social change - editorial

Israel’s systemic inequalities are harming its economic stability.

 OECD representative meet with Finance Ministry officials, including Minister Bezalel Smotrich, on April 2, 2025.

Bank of Israel to keep rates unchanged as Gaza conflict resumes

Central bank officials have said they expect inflation to ease in the second half of the year and hope to lower rates once or twice in 2025.

 Israel flag with stock market finance, economy trend graph digital technology.

Commercial banks to offer benefits to the tune of NIS 3b. following central bank plan

The Bank Of Israel announced a general set of discounts that the commercial banks will provide, including offering interest rates and benefits for money sitting in checking accounts.

 Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron seen at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, June 3, 2024

Israeli, Palestinian economic experts say a new economic agreement essential for peace

Given the degree of destruction in Gaza and the significant breach in trust on both sides, a "new Marshall Plan" is needed for Gaza’s economic recovery, rebuilding, and revival of regional stability.

PALESTINIAN AND Israeli flags fly over the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock

War continues to slam Israel's economic stability, Bank of Israel says

Apartment prices continued to rise in the second half of 2024 after these price increases resumed in the first half of 2024.

New Israeli Shekels (illustrative).

Israel’s postwar economic recovery tempered by fragile ceasefire

Despite not having a national budget approved for 2025, a labor crisis, and a ceasefire that could collapse at any moment, Israel still shows signs of optimism.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)