Inflation

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People walk past a sign at a currency exchange as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, February 9, 2025

Iran’s rial hits historic low: Over 1.5 million rials to a dollar

Iranian Rial banknotes over a backdrop of the Iranian flag; illustration.

Iranian rial reaches record low value, trading at over 1.5m IRR per USD


Pakistan posts highest-ever annual inflation, stampedes for food kill 16

The inflation number was the highest ever year-on-year increase recorded by the statistics bureau since monthly records began in the 1970s.

 People stand in queue to receive charity food handout, during the fasting month of Ramadan, along a road in Karachi, Pakistan March 30, 2023.

CPI continues to climb, will likely result in harsher BoI interest rates

The increase in the CPI was driven by significant price increases in several sectors, including fresh produce, culture and entertainment, food, transportation and miscellaneous.

MARKET DATA at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Israel reaches public service wage deal amid inflation worries

Workers will get an 11% raise over the next four years, reduced working hours and a one-time grant

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

Israeli apartment rents rising at fastest rate since 2008

Inflation is another factor pushing up rents, with a clear pattern of substantial rent increases emerging.

 A sign reading "for rent" outsdie a former shop in central  Tel Aviv, on August 26, 2020

Israeli citizens will pay the price for judicial reform - analysis

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich can keep claiming that the reform strengthens the economy, but it's very difficult to dispute current financial figures.

 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference with bereaved families at the Israeli Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on January 8, 2023.

Smotrich unveils Israel's state budget, economic plan to fight inflation

Finance minister: “The daycare centers will not be more expensive for parents by one shekel, we will absorb the costs."

 Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at a conference of the Religious Zionist Party, in Jerusalem, February 19, 2023.

Israeli NGOs turn to philanthropy as funding requests soar

Charities increase requests to NGOs by 37% in the past three months

 A graph illustrating the gap between Israeli and US stock market prices in 2022-23

BoI hikes interest rate by 0.50% 0 a 15-year high; is it the right move? - analysis

Is the BoI making the right call in using yet another interest rate increase to handle Israel's inflation?

 A graph illustrating the gap between Israeli and US stock market prices in 2022-23

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 RESCUE WORKERS search for earthquake survivors among the rubble in Latakia Province, Syria, Feb. 7.

2023 will be a challenging year with rising inflation, bank officials fear

CEO of Mercantile Bank Shuki Bernstein: There's a continuation of half price increases in all economic areas.

Mercantile Bank seen in Ramat Hasharon.