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.”
Banking & Finance
Smotrich threatens to double tax on Israeli banks if consumer benefits canceled
Ogen unveils roadmap for Israel’s first social bank
LeumiTech and IVC wrap up 2025 with first findings from their joint high-tech report
Your Taxes: OECD tries to fix home-office tax traps
Working abroad sounds simple, but new OECD guidance still leaves major tax risks for Israelis and foreign firms.
Your Investments: Planning after another strong year in the stock market
‘Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.’ – Dalai Lama
Fulfilling a Dream
In the past decade, interest in purchasing a home in Israel has grown & Bank Hapoalim identified this trend. Several branches operate departments dedicated to clients interested in buying property
A nation in healing
Insights from the Israel Bonds Medical Delegation
US investment fund buys major stake in Israeli data center developer co-owned by Omer Adam
The firm is advancing a 64-megawatt project in Afula and pursuing additional land acquisitions that could bring total planned bitcoin mining capacity to around 300 megawatts.
Your Investments: Lentil soup and inheritance
A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair. – Niccolo Machiavelli
Your Taxes: R&D centers are big business for Israel
Israel’s new R&D center tax circular could transform the merger and acquisition strategies of acquiring groups with global revenues of over NIS 10b.
Israel pushes to outlaw possession of over NIS 200,000 in cash
Opponents of the move claim that it severely violates privacy and limits economic freedom.
Your Investments: What’s your financial why?
"It’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?" – Ronald Reagan
Your Taxes: Beware of ‘trapped profits’ taxation in international cases
Trapped profits refer to undistributed profits on which “only” 23% company tax was paid. In many cases, the profits were plowed back into the business of the company concerned.
