Economy of israel

'Bibicoin will destroy Israel': Eisenkot slams Netanyahu's crypto plan for alternative funding

Eisenkot's campaign video claimed that the alternative system would generate "an economy like North Korea and Iran," and result in "the end of high-tech, the end of healthcare, the end of security."

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, days before Israel’s general elections, October 22, 2026.
Students attending Bar-Ilan university in Ramat Gan.

Nearly one in three Israeli students considers leaving country as living costs soar - poll

A nighttime view of the Haifa Port and the surrounding area in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, September 17, 2026.

Israel's economic future at risk as productivity falls behind G7 nations, report warns

 An aerial view of Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Mount Scopus campus.

Israeli universities need more funding to sustain scientific excellence - opinion


Your Taxes: Withdrawals from savings - opinion

The Israeli government has amended tax laws to allow backdated pension contributions and early withdrawals from study funds due to the war.

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

Israel's 2024 deficit to reach 8% even without full-scale war in North - Taub Center

The excess devaluation of the Shekel is still rising, according to the report, and stands at around 25% of what would have been expected before the announcement of the judicial reform.

  New Israeli Shekel banknotes and coins are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021.

We must boost the resilient Israeli industry in border regions - opinion

Ultimately, the success of industry on the periphery is our success as a nation and as a society. We must act together to guarantee the economic and national resilience of the State of Israel.

AN EMPLOYEE of Eshet-Eilon, manufacturers of agricultural sorting machinery for export, works under daily missile attacks from Hezbollah in Lebanon, on Kibbutz Eilon, Western Galilee, earlier this year.

Former INSS head: Investors in Israel need to see plan for a day after the war

A potential global loss of confidence in Israel's economy is one part of a twofold economic problem Israel is facing. Security spending in 2024 will be more than 10% of GDP

 Manuel Trajtenberg attends the international INSS conference in Tel Aviv on April 11, 2022.

CBS: Real average wages up 4.4% from last year, down from March

Average wages for Israeli workers were down in April of 2024 when compared to March 2024.

 The Finance Ministry offices are seen on May 14, 2023

Israel’s economy was struggling long before October 7, expert says

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Prof. Yaron Zelekha and Tamar Uriel Beeri

Brace for impact: As Hezbollah escalates in North, we must prepare for emergency - opinion

Israelis hanker for such leadership today. The emergency mobilization of society and economy described is certainly necessary, and Israelis assuredly will be up to the task.

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

Your Taxes: The end of cost plus in Israel? - opinion

The Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) has just won a significant victory in the District Court against the use of the “cost plus” basis of compensation.

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

Israel's 2025 budget: Smotrich announces changes to how budget built, work to start this week

Per the minister's instructions, presentations on the budget will be held over two focused days instead of over the course of months.

 Bezalel Smotrich

Leading Israeli economists: Government policy regarding haredim is an existential threat to Israel

Among those signed on the letter are numerous prominent Israeli economists, including 73 professors, some from Israel's leading academic institutions.

A group of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked traffic and the light rail  in Jerusalem demonstrating against a Haredi draft into the IDF. February 26, 2024.