Israel business

Evolving regional economic opportunities

The UAE as a strategic economic partner

MAY 19, 2026|ByDAVID ALEXANDER, IN COLLABORATION WITH PHOENIX FINANCIAL

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

David Group founder Stella Cohen and Chairman Raanan Agus

Israeli private equity firm David Group launches to invest in mature businesses

David Group, founded by Stella Cohen and chaired by former Goldman Sachs partner Raanan Agus, will focus on financial services, defense, industrials, and tech-enabled business services.

MAY 17, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Investors are beginning to ask where systems continue to function under stress.

Rethinking risk: Why Israel is no longer the outlier - opinion

The world no longer behaves as we once knew. Europe is now under quiet but noticeable pressure and the Middle East is stable but can face sudden disruptions

APRIL 12, 2026|ByEZRA GARDNER

Record profits for Ashdod Port Company in 2025

Ashdod Port Company achieved a new revenue record of NIS 1,232 million, a 17% increase compared to the previous year

MARCH 29, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Knesset advances compensation for businesses impacted by war, benefits for reservists

The compensation framework for businesses is among a series of broad measures advanced by the Finance Ministry to support businesses, employees, and nonprofit organizations impacted by the war.

MARCH 26, 2026ByKESHET NEEV

Finance Committee chair MK Hanoch Milwidsky leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.

Knesset about to pass budget already seen as irrelevant

In the event of an extensive ground operation in Lebanon, the legislative process will start all over again, with revised deficit and growth forecasts

MARCH 19, 2026ByOREN DORI/GLOBES/TNS

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

Iranian emigre entrepreneur wages war on hackers

Zafran Security CEO Sanaz Yashar immigrated to Israel from Tehran at the age 17. She now heads the company specializes in detecting and mitigating software vulnerabilities

MARCH 10, 2026ByASSAF GILEAD/GLOBES/TNS

This Israeli company uses AI to speed up psychiatric care post-Oct. 7

Taliaz CEO, Dr. Dekel Taliaz, explains how his company uses AI to speed up psychiatric care post-Oct. 7.

MARCH 9, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

The latest Business and Innovation podcast episode with Dr. Dekel Taliaz and Anna Ahronheim.

Iran-born anti-regime Nasdaq biotech investor says he is trying to cure ‘two cancers’ - interview

Iran-born US biotech CEO Amir Heshmatpour says his Nasdaq-listed brain cancer company will begin treating patients in Israel within weeks, as he also voices support for ending Iran’s clerical rule.

MARCH 3, 2026ByZVIKA KLEIN

From positive content to real action: Inside the United for Good Movement

A global initiative aimed at healing discourse, strengthening resilience, and reconnecting people.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByPENINA HOROWITZ, IN COLLABORATION WITH UG – UNITED FOR GOOD

2026 Next-Gen Women Entrepreneurship Award: Three minutes, one stage, real leverage

At the Women Leader Summit in Tel Aviv this March, three start-ups will pitch for the 2026 Next-Gen Women Entrepreneurship Award, powered by The Luzzatto Group.

FEBRUARY 19, 2026ByRONNIE ROSENMAN