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Spar chain launches the first branch in Israel

By MATAN WASSERMAN

An illustrative image of a graph going down.

Shekel drops as Hezbollah hits North

Food brands that came from America and failed to win the heart of the Israeli consumer

Bringing a globally popular brand to succeed in the local arena as well?

BITCOIN IS charting a bold course through uncharted waters, says the writer.

Bitcoin's triple trigger

By ILAN ALON

AN AION Labs company creation workshop takes place last year in Rehovot.

Israel's high-tech industry is a beacon of resilience

By MATI GILL

We have to lead a long school day. A blessing for parents, profit for children and an opportunity to improve teachers' income

War, women, school, real estate: Why Israel's economy is failing and how to fix it

By SHLOMO MAOZ

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a meeting of his Religious Zionist Party parliamentary faction, last week, in the Knesset. Will the war bring an economic boom like the Six Day War, or a bust like Yom Kippur? There are arguments supporting both sides, says the writer.

Despite concerns about Israel's financial standing, history proves optimistic

By Ofer Nidam

Head of the Finance committee MK Moshe Gafni leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 25, 2023.

Knesset Finance Committee begins debate over renewed budget

By ELIAV BREUER

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich attends a discussion on the state budget, at the Knesset Finance Committee, in July. The state budget for 2024 and the next few years must be fundamentally redrafted, say the writers.

'Political manifesto:' Israeli FM Smotrich attacks Israel's credit rating downgrade

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Uri Oron, Director-General of the Israel Space Agency.

Israeli Space Forum to be launched to spur growth of multi-billion shekel industry

Know what you will pay: Taxes on real-estate in Israel

By Kfir Ilani , Limor Wagner

Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020.

Israel's labor market resilience in the wake of COVID-19

By ZACHY HENNESSEY

PEOPLE WALK AROUND the Financial District near the New York Stock Exchange last month. The stocks of the ‘magnificent seven’ (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, Ndivia, and Meta) were the cause behind the rises on Wall Street in the past year.

Financial experts give their forecasts for 2024

By HEZI STERNLICH

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of a downwards-trending graph (illustration)

Comptroller's report on cost of living unveils critical issues in Israel's economy

By ZACHY HENNESSEY

A street vendor sells bagels amid a crowd of protesters demonstrating against judicial reform in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2023.

'Israel needs NIS 171 billion to match Western standards'

By Liat Ron/Walla