Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron on Wednesday criticized the country’s 2025 budget, cautioning that it would not bring down debt levels enough to offset a spike in spending caused by Israel’s war against Palestinian terrorist group Hamas…
Category: 6. Business
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Dovrat Weizer: ‘Magen David Adom is Israel’s medical Iron Dome – 48% of
“Magen David Adom is Israel’s medical Iron Dome,” Dovrat Weizer, Chairwoman of Women of MDA, stated at The Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit yesterday. In an interview with The Jerusalem Report…
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Rafael CEO: Iron Beam will be ready in 2025 as promised
In presenting record financial results for 2024, Yoav Turgeman tells “Globes” that the high energy laser weapon system will be operational this year.
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Olessia Kantor: ‘Women are more than enough’ in leadership and society
During the Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit, businesswoman, author and philanthropist Olessia Kantor offered her insights on leadership, resilience, and the impact of women-led initiatives in Israeli society in an…
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The leader of Kibbutz Nahal Oz shared stories of resilience and vision f
At the Jerusalem Post Women’s Leadership Summit on March 25, 2025, Michal Magen, Community Manager of Kibbutz Nahal Oz, delivered a heartfelt speech about the traumatic events of October 7, 2023, and the community’s…
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Gen AI Can Drive Productivity—But Only If Used Securely
In an interview with Eve Young, Economics Correspondent at the Jerusalem Post at The Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit yesterday, Nataly Kremer CPO of Checkpoint discussed diversity in AI, sharing how AI…
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Rent rises moderate due to emigration and reserve duty
Rents only rose 4% in 2024, the Bank of Israel reports, despite the large number of evacuees, due to the negative migration balance and the large number of young people in the army reserves.
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Moody's: Political risks weigh on Israel's rating
“Israel’s sovereign credit profile reflects very high political risks that have weakened economic and fiscal strength.”
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Israel central bank says war harmed economic activity
The war harmed Israel’s economic activity significantly, primarily because of supply issues, the foremost of which was a lack of workers, the Bank of Israel said in its report on 2024.
The central bank highlighted that gross domestic product…
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Industrialist and philanthropist Stef Wertheimer dies aged 98
Wertheimer founded Iscar, which was sold to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, and was behind many industrial and social initiatives, as well as having a brief political career.
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