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Israel, Costa Rica sign FTA eliminating over 90% of tariffs, expanding bilateral trade
Israel and Costa Rica signed a Free Trade Area agreement on Monday, marking a significant milestone in economic cooperation between the two countries.
OECD sees sustained post-war growth in Israel
Longer life, lower expenditure: Israel ranks fourth in life expectancy among OECD countries
Israeli teachers report high satisfaction, but face growing shortages, study shows
Israel invests less in healthcare than most OECD countries
Jewish state shows shortage of healthcare providers, aging medical personnel
Your Taxes: OECD pushes world tax transparency
This second annual peer review considers implementation of the CbC reporting minimum standard by jurisdictions as of April 2019.
Higher education funding nearly doubles in 10 years
Number of students up 10% in decade, with increase in Arab enrollment more than 100%
OECD: Israel big spender on education, students receive less
"We are leading a series of significant reforms, but the system faces major and important challenges, which require closing budgetary gaps."
Yad Ezra V’Shulamit inaugurates third Children’s Center in Israel
More than 2 million Israelis live below the poverty line according to the 2018 Alternative Poverty Report.
Israeli healthcare expenditure rises, remains below OECD average
While current national healthcare expenditure as a share of GDP is lower than average spend in OECD countries, Israel's expenditure was higher than 10 other OECD nations.
Your Taxes: Is offshore still an option?
The OECD has just published a report on which offshore locations have changed their ways.
OECD: Weak labor productivity hampering growth of Israeli economy
While GDP per capita in Israel increased annually by 2.3% between 2002 and 2008, according to OECD data, it grew by an average of only 1.7% between 2012 and 2018.
Netanyahu: Israel must continue to reduce bureaucracy
More than 50 government processes have been digitized, the Prime Minister's Office said, including issuing tax payment receipts and transitioning to online licensing examinations.
The impact of a lesser known environment hazard – noise
A recent study conducted by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health recently found that noise increases the risk of being overweight and obesity.
