Economics

CEOs cautious on revenue growth despite steady confidence in global economy - poll

Confidence in revenue growth has dropped to its lowest level in a decade. Only 30% of CEOs said they were confident their organizations would increase revenues in the coming year.

 US economy
Beginning of his Knesset service: Illouz and MK Ze’ev Elkin attend a Jerusalem lobby meeting at the Knesset, May 2023.

Likud's Dan Illouz talks defying Netanyahu, haredi draft, and post-war Israel - interview

U.S. Stock Market.

Markets react to DOJ Probe Into Fed Chair Powell

The US healthcare paradox.

The US healthcare paradox: Why cheaper can lose, and how Israeli firms can win


Israel-Germany business ties are strong and growing - German minister

Several Israeli tech executives discussed the future of innovation and the ties between the two countries at ‘Joint Perspectives - A German-Israeli Summit.’

Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO, The Jerusalem Post; Yaron Ashkenazi, Founder and Managing Partner, Awz Ventures; Dr. Dan Deviri, Co-Founder and CEO, CarbonBlue, Omer Keilaf, Co-Founder and CEO, Innoviz Technologies and Heiko Thoms, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance.

What does Red Sea disruption mean for Europe's economy?

At the margins, the Houthi attacks and wider troubles in the Middle East represent one of the "geopolitical risks" that get referred to in the minutes of central bankers' monetary policy discussions.

 People enjoy the water as a container ship crosses the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal, in El Ain El Sokhna in Suez, east of Cairo, Egypt, September 5, 2015

Xi, Biden and a $10t. cost of war over Taiwan 

China’s rising economic and military heft, Taiwan’s burgeoning sense of national identity, and fractious relations between Beijing and Washington mean the conditions for a crisis are ripe.

 A PAIR of US-made Taiwanese Air Force F-5Fs take off during a demonstration in Taitung, southeast of Taiwan, in November.

Israeli minister: Palestinian Authority would carry out October 7, too

Speaking at The Jerusalem Post's Israel Summit, Economy Minister Nir Barkat explained the reasons behind his plan to halt the use of Palestinian workers in Israel.

 Economy Minister Nir Barkat

Israeli economy faces strain amid war as Melnick Index drops 1.4% in November 2023

This decline mirrors the severity observed during the first month of the COVID-19 shutdown.

 An illustrative image indicating financial trouble for the Israeli economy.

4,000 Foreign workers hired instead of Palestinians - no going back

Israeli authorities grant work permits to 4,000 foreign workers to renovate the Gaza region, replacing Palestinians amidst the war: "No going back."

 Palestinian workers in Israel

Economic, Finance Ministries settle dispute on budget, Barkat to support bill

The economy minister didn't attend the first reading of the bill in Knesset so that he wouldn't have to vote against it because he said the original version was massively damaging to Israel's economy.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich and Economy Minister Nir Barkat attend a meeting in September.

Energean PLC enters Morocco, giving hope amid Israel-Morocco tension

While the North African nation has been critical of Israel in recent months, this move could be seen as a way of continuing business relations via British proxy.

 Energean rig at Karish Field

Wealth gap is getting wider among millennials

A study of over 12,000 Americans that compared Baby Boomers and Millennials, raises concerns about Millennials’ diverging financial gains.

 Millennials sitting together.

NATO in Ukraine equals Russia's Iran nuke threat to Israel

 NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg visits in Kyiv