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 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, October 11, 2024.

BRICS offered Turkey partner country status, Turkish trade minister says

By REUTERS
 An El Al flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024.

Near monopoly status: How the Israel-Hamas War impacted El Al ticket prices

 Visitors gather at the treasury site in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, October 29, 2024.

Jordan's tourism crisis: Gaza, Lebanon wars deter Middle East visitors

By REUTERS
Iran's Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 25, 2024.

Iran deepens Central Asia ties amid shift away from western economies

 THE ANIÈRES MECHINA scholarship program creates pathways for young, Jewish olim from challenging economic backgrounds to become leading engineers in Israel.

New immigrants aren't statistics: They're an essential part of Israel's growth

By ROBERT SINGER
 Big tech (illustrative).

Recent tech layoffs reflect not just economic realities but cultural truths

 Hamilton Lane’s Annual Israel Investors Event (May, 2024): Left to right: Juan Delgado, CO-CEO; Mario Giannini, Executive Co-Chairman; Prof. Amir Yaron, Governor of the Bank of Israel; Limor Beker, Head of Hamilton Lane Israel

'The private markets hold tremendous growth potential'

By LIOR NOVIK
 Matanyahu Englman - The State Comptroller of Israel, Local Government Conference 2024

State comptroller: Israel's health funds struggling to serve North and South

 Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during a news conference at Central Bank in Beirut, Lebanon, November 11, 2019.

'He knows where the bodies are buried': Ex-central bank gov's role in Hezbollah's rise

(L-R): Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are seen ahead of the presidential debate (illustrative)

Trump vs Harris: Contrasting economic plans could shift global market dynamics

  Iranian flag with stock graph and an oil pump jack miniature model are seen in this illustration taken October 9, 2023.

Oil prices surge as world anticipates Tehran’s response to Israeli strikes on Iran

Amazon packages are seen at the new Amazon warehouse during its opening announcement on the outskirts of Mexico City

Amazon's plan to tackle Temu, Shein? Sell more toothpaste

By REUTERS
 Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich speaks with Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Ofir Akunis during a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 13, 2024.

Government convenes for marathon 2025 budget debate

 Zichron Menachem activity.

Nonprofits not directly related to war effort see dramatic decline in donations

 Olim on the 64th Nefesh B’Nefesh charter flight pose with organization’s Co-founders Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart; Minister of Aliyah and Integration, Ofir Sofer; and Director-General of the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, Avichai Kahana.

Govt economic plan includes slashing benefits for olim worth over NIS 500,000

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a news conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, last week.

Welfare, wage, and ministry cuts: Treasury unveils plan for 2025 budget

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of an upwards-trending graph (illustration)

Wartime gov't payouts risk stoking inflation

By AHARON KATZ/GLOBES/TNS
 Smoke rise from a fire which broke out from missiles fired from Lebanon outside the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, October 22, 2024.

North and South call for more effective compensation plans as Israel faces dual recovery challenges