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Bank of Israel keeps rate unchanged, cuts growth forecast

Ministry of Finance director general Ilan Rom also announced his resignation following the passage of the 2026 state budget by the Knesset

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Future financial predictions with cash, gold, and bitcoin

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A vendor continues selling at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market during the war with Iran, March 2026.

Under Iran fire, Israel’s basic cost-of-living gaps run deeper than income data suggests - study

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at cabinet meeting to vote on 2026 budget, December 5, 2025.

Knesset about to pass budget already seen as irrelevant


Bank of Israel waiting for digital Euro ahead of digital Shekel launch

The Bank of Israel plans to improve its payment system with a digital shekel, but it is waiting for other advanced economies to launch digital currencies.

An illustration of Israeli cryptocurrency

People buy apartments without realizing: Have we become Las Vegas or a madhouse?

The Israeli economy is collapsing, with many buying apartments using contractor loans, revealed by Bank of Israel data. Ofer Petersburg expresses concern in this special column.

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Bank of Israel drops GDP growth forecast amid prolonged war prediction

GDP impairment is affected by both army reserves mobilization and restrictions on Palestinian laborers, creating supply issues.

 Israeli police work at the area where a rocket landed in Kiryat Shmona, February 13, 2024

Northern escalation to impact Israel's economy - Bank of America

Much of the report's analysis of the situation in Israel focused on comparing the outlook for Israel's economy if the situation in Israel's north escalates to if it does not.

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

A solution to shielding northern Israel: Financial imperatives and mortgages - opinion

Since the war began, public demand for building fortifications has surged. However, for private homes and apartments without safe rooms, the initial high demand for fortifications has now plateaued.

 Residents of northern Israel seen at a tent city asking the government to return them to their homes, at Amiad Junction

Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron to speak at Jerusalem Post Annual Conference

"The Israeli economy has the necessary foundations to come back and prosper after the war," said Amir Yaron.

 Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron at the Maariv/Walla Economic Forum in March 2024

Bank Leumi concludes first quarter of 2024 with net income of approximately NIS 2.8 billion

Leumi continues to focus on growing its corporate, commercial, and mortgage credit portfolios.

 Hagit Argov, senior vice-president, and head of the Finance Division of Bank Leumi.

Bank of Israel keeps interest rate at 4.5%, amid background of war

It reiterated that the interest rate path will be determined by future inflation, and continued stability in the financial markets, economic activity, and fiscal policy.

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Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to align trading week with global bourses

The announcement comes as shares have recovered from the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel that pushed the broad Tel Aviv 125 index.

View of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. November 29, 2020.

IDF, Defense Ministry deposit NIS 29 million worth of terror funds to Bank of Israel

The funds were acquired throughout the war by the Plunder Seizure Unit of the Technology and Logistics Branch.

Terror funds deposit operation. (18/4/2024)