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 BANK OF Israel headquarters in Jerusalem: Israel’s favorable environment for economic development has been accompanied by an impressive improvement in the country’s credit rating, say the writers.

BoI lowers interest rate by 0.25% in bid to combat inflation, stimulate economic growth

 An illustrative image indicating financial trouble for the Israeli economy.

Israeli economy faces strain amid war as Melnick Index drops 1.4% in November 2023

 'THE WAR forced us to work in very difficult conditions, which proved once again that all of the retail industry is very important to the national ability to stay strong and overcome hard times,' says Dani Bezalel, CMO of Keshet-Teamim.

Israeli business executives look ahead to 2024

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

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

 L TO R: Dr. Osnat Luxenburg, Prof. Dina Ben-Yehuda, Health Minister Arye Deri and Health Ministry Director General Mshe Bar Siman Tov

Health funds to receive allocations at start of year as part of healthcare basket

 Whiskey barrels.

In a war-torn market, will whiskey barrels emerge as a safe haven for Israeli investors?

 (Left) Leket Israel volunteers harvest tomatoes. (Right) Leket Israel volunteer in Israel's Gaza border region.

The Swords of Iron War's impact on Israel's food sector

 An illustrative image indicating financial trouble for the Israeli economy.

The shekel is getting stronger, but for the wrong reasons

 Israeli lawmaker Mickey Levy of the Yesh Atid Party.

Israelis to have insurmountable debt, Netanyahu must quit now - MK

By YEHUDA SHARONI/WALLA
A beggar sits and asks for money amid the coronavirus crisis, Jerusalem, 2020

War takes an economic toll on Israeli businesses and employees

By LANA IKELAN/THE MEDIA LINE
 Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, head of the Religious Zionist Party, is seen at a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on December 11, 2023.

Israel's black market is thriving amid economic crisis

By DAVID ROSENTHAL
 An illustrative image indicating financial trouble for the Israeli economy.

Survival or layoffs: What's at stake for Israel's businesses in 2024

 Azrieli.com, the e-commerce website of the Azrieli Group, is closing down.

Azrieli Group closes e-commerce website after losing NIS 300 million

By Lee Sibyla/Walla!
 BANK OF ISRAEL Governor Amir Yaron attends a meeting at the Knesset, in July.

Yaron urges fiscal restraint; PM says to boost defense spending

 A rally at 'Hostages Square' in Tel Aviv, on Saturday night: 'It appears that anyone believing that the remaining hostages can be freed through military operations alone ought to reconsider,' says the writer.

Heavy feelings following a dark week - opinion