How Medica quietly launched a private hospital network in Israel
At the beginning of January, four medical centers will be consolidated operationally and will start to operate as the Medica network.
Business & Innovation
Israel greenlights construction of 900-megawatt power plant near Jerusalem
15 billion attacks a day: Israeli AI startup races to secure workplace chats
Taub Center 2025 Report: Rising defense debt and low productivity threaten Israel’s 2026 growth
Israel launches NIS 15 million initiative to bring Druze, Circassians into tech industry
The NIS 15 million ($4.69 million) initiative aims to support technological entrepreneurship and connect aspiring entrepreneurs to high-tech companies, academia, investors, and professional mentors.
Festive tenders: Thousands of apartments on the way - Ma'ale Adumim in focus
Three real estate firms won ILA tenders for 1,100+ units, mostly in Ma'ale Adumim, which has seen little new construction, plus an extra project in Be'er Ya'akov.
Mizrahi-Tefahot launches NIS 1,000 savings grant for Israeli children born since October 7
The initiative, framed as “a new beginning” to promote long-term financial security, targets what the bank calls “children of the war.”
Israeli renewable energy stocks surge as Trump backs data centers
President Trump’s U-turn on green energy, as data centers for AI require huge amounts of electricity, has boosted Israeli stocks that were written off at the start of 2025
Construction starts surge, transactions stall: More declines ahead?
Transactions stagnate, unsold apartment inventory rises, and prices fell 2% this year – CBS reports a 31.5% surge in construction starts, with over 81,000 apartments begun.
Israel's biotech moment: How science, data, and geopolitics are converging - opinion
Why now Is the time to invest in a deeply built, undervalued market
Smotrich threatens to double tax on Israeli banks if consumer benefits canceled
According to the Finance Ministry, the tax will bring in NIS 1.13 billion in 2026, rising to NIS 1.5 billion each year from 2027 to 2029.
New Israeli airline TUS IL recruiting pilots as commercial operations set to start in 2026
The company is looking for experienced Airbus A320 pilots, and is offering a promotion track to the rank of captain within two years and after 3,000 flying hours.
Ogen unveils roadmap for Israel’s first social bank
New banking model aimed at serving households, small businesses, and nonprofits left behind by commercial banking system
TAU and Google Israel launch three-year program to advance research in artificial intelligence
Google.org to provide $1 million in funding to launch the program.
