Israeli economy

“The national budget needs to include engines of equality and not just engines of economic growth. The Israeli government needs to invest in regions of the country neglected by the business sector."

The hefty increase during the past 10 years was fueled by soaring exports of services, notably hi-tech.

"In the first half of 2019, we witnessed a significant increase in the total volume of exits, particularly those with a value exceeding $100 million," said Adv. Shira Azran.

“I know that Israel is very strong in green technology, so we feel that it would be beneficial to introduce Israeli technology into this sector.”

Around five years ago, Bank Leumi established a new organizational structure, in which the Digital Banking Division was born, to implement its new innovation strategy.

The sale follows an intensive series of meetings between senior Finance Ministry officials and foreign investors in London, Paris, Munich and Frankfurt.

A new study argues that the growth of Amazon and other online retailers has kept inflation and prices low in the U.S. Will Middle Eastern economies follow suit and allow e-commerce to take off?

Some 40% of the embattled Israel Post will be sold, in two stages.

Global political instability - stemming from Israel's closest ally, the US - has the potential to devastate Israel's economy.

The market for toiletries and cosmetics is estimated at NIS 8.6 billion a year.