Israel economic growth

Following the 1967 playbook: Israel's post-war tech boom - opinion

The parallels with 1967 are striking. Israel has once again been forced to look inward towards its own military industrial base and high-tech sector

Israeli drone startup XTEND has secured a multi-million-dollar contract from the US Department of Defense to develop and deliver AI-enabled, modular, one-way attack drones designed for close-quarter combat.
A drone picture of family and supporters gathering as former Israeli hostage Elkana Bohbot returns home after leaving the hospital, following his release from captivity in Gaza, in Mevaseret Zion, Israel, October 19, 2025

Economists split on Israel’s 2026 growth outlook amid postwar recovery

 Israel flag with stock market finance, economy trend graph digital technology.

Bank of Israel to keep rates unchanged as Gaza conflict resumes

 Israel flag with stock market finance, economy trend graph digital technology.

Gaza ceasefire with Hamas, if durable, could reduce risk to Israel's economy - Moody's


To win the AI revolution, companies need to evolve with it

The commercial progress and success of AI has indeed been slower than many expected - but that “delay” can actually work in favor of business.

 A robot equipped with artificial intelligence is seen at the AI Xperience Center at the VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) in Brussels, Belgium February 19, 2020.

Shekel at weakest in two months

The shekel has been depreciating over the past week as international stock markets fall and Israeli institutional investors are forced to sell shekels and buy foreign currency.

Shekels and dollars

Employers need to embrace a virtual learning strategy

According to research, over a third of full-time respondents across a variety of industries said they want remote work options from their existing employers.

 High tech giant Amdocs headquarters in Raanana.

Israel's Tnuva partners with Pluristem to develop cultured cell-based meat

Tnuva Chairman Haim Gavrieli: Tnuva strives to lead the alternative protein industry in Israel and to continue to expand in the industry on a global scale.

 Haim Gavrieli, Chairman of the Tnuva Group.

Israel's diamond sales hit record after decade of decline

Then increase, the ministry said, came after a decade of declining sales led by the transfer of aspects of the polished diamond trade to India.

 A trader inspects a 709-carat diamond, found in Sierra Leone and known as the ‘Peace Diamond,’ as Martin Rapaport, chairman of the Rapaport Group, looks on, at Israel’s Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan on October 19, 2017.

Israel marks record credit card transactions in 2021 - NIS 410 billion

The data also showed that online and telephone transactions increased by 16% to NIS380.1 billion.

MasterCard and VISA credit cards are seen in this picture illustration taken June 9, 2016

Israel's economy beats out world average, grows 7% in 2021

Dunn and Bradstreet report shows high-tech industry main catalyst for Israeli economic growth.

The Bank of Israel building is seen in Jerusalem June 16, 2020.

We're only halfway through Economic Arrangements, Budget laws - opinion

FOR MOST of the time, there was almost no one in the plenum from the Coalition (except for Abbas and Amar), whose members were busy negotiating with the government about chapters in the EAL.

 Yair Lapid speaking at the Knesset budget meeting September 2, 2021

Israel, Bahrain to sign economic cooperation agreement

The agreement will establish a joint economic committee to promote the implementation of the agreement and examine ways to remove trade barriers and increase the volume of trade between the countries

Eyal Biram of Israel-is and delegation member Yusuf Yusuf from Bahrain.

Grapevine February 21, 2021: The silver lining behind the cloud

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

NAHUM GUZIK, photographed by his friend Erwin Shenkelbach, with whom he worked together at a TV station in Jerusalem.