Finance

How Iran’s economic collapse is tightening the regime’s options - analysis

Iran’s central bank began distributing a 5,000,000-rial “Iran-cheque” on Sunday, describing it as a step to “facilitate the circulation of cash” and speed up everyday transactions.

IRANIAN BANKNOTES are displayed next to a US dollar bill in Neyshabur, Iran on December 30, 2025. The Iranian rial has continued to weaken against the US dollar amid high inflation, currency volatility and ongoing economic pressures linked to sanctions and domestic challenges.
Maariv & Walla Economic Summit 2026

Israel’s Economic Leadership convenes for National Economic Conference

What looks cheap on paper can cost a lot in reality.

The domino effect: Why "cheap" financing can be the most expensive deal an entrepreneur signs

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

Your Investments: If you don’t understand it, don’t invest in it


How to avoid bank scams and finance scams

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Living financially smarter in Israel: Tools for success in the AI age and beyond

The “Living Financially Smarter in Israel” forum offered expert tips on digital assets, AI, estate planning, and smart money habits for olim.

RIFKA LEBOWITZ: Thinking fiscally.

Your Investments: Yom Kippur and financial introspection

Taking the time to review your investment “sins” of the last year and atone for them is a surefire way to get yourself back on the path to financial stability.

Close up cropped image young woman calculating monthly expenses.

Lebanon prepares plan to address losses from financial crash

Decades of profligate spending by the country's ruling elite sent the economy into a tailspin in late 2019, with depositors locked out of their accounts as debt-laden banks shut down.

A member of police walks near a burning tyre lit by demonstrators during a protest near Lebanon's Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon October 5, 2022.

Merchant cash advance companies how to find the top option for your business

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Your Investments: On Rosh Hashanah, our finances are also judged

The fact that we are judged as to our financial situation brings with it our own responsibility to live within our means. 

Close up cropped image young woman calculating monthly expenses.

One man, one bank, and the making of modern Israel

At 95, banker, diplomat, and statesman Zalman Shoval reflects on his journey and Israel’s transformation.

Zalman Shoval: His life story intertwines with Israel’s history.

‘Shameful’: Smotrich faces uproar from bereaved families amid push for NIS 30b. defense budget rise

Bereaved families slammed Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for skipping a meeting on aid, as he pushed a NIS 30b defense budget increase.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a committee meeting on September 14, 2025.

Walla launches ‘Walla Crypto’ trading platform with Altshuler Shaham’s Horizon

The new platform was designed with Israeli investors in mind, featuring a unique Hebrew interface

 Bitcoin surpasses silver in market capitalization

Tel Aviv Stock Market surging after Qatar strike is ‘rally ‘round the flag’ effect - opinion

The ability of the market to react so positively during a dramatic security event may be the strongest proof of the confidence that has been built here over the years.

THE TEL AVIV Stock Exchange.