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From left: Heather Johnston, founder and executive director of USIEA; Ashraf Jabari, a Palestinian business and community leader from Hebron; and Avi Zimmerman, co-founder of the JSC. Credit: Eitan Tal.

Israelis and Palestinians unite to create economic viability

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With so many new businesses sprouting up in Israeli and Palestinian communities in Judea and Samaria, isn’t it possible to create some form of collaboration between them to share resources and take advantage of...
Matam High-Tech Park at the southern entrance to Haifa is the largest and oldest dedicated technological park in Israel. The buildings in Matam at the front of the picture are of Intel and Elbit Systems. The high-tech industry has been booming in Israel, as has the economy in 2018. Credit: Zvi Roger/Wikimedia Commons.

2018 report shows Israeli unemployment rate low, though cost of living high

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Israel’s cost of living is rising more slowly than that of other developed countries, but still maintains a high cost of living. According to a report published on Monday by the Taub Center, Israeli unemployment...
An Israeli offshore natural gas rig. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Italy reach agreement on longest underwater gas pipeline

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Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Italy have reached an agreement on the world’s longest underwater gas pipeline, estimated to cost nearly $7 billion, the financial website Globes reported on Sunday. After signing a memorandum of understanding late last year, the...
Bank of Israel chief Karnit Flug speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem on March 28, 2018, during the presentation of the Israel bank's annual report. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Outgoing Bank of Israel governor to successor: Be prepared for next crisis

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The outgoing Bank of Israel governor offered a dire warning on Wednesday to her successor: Be prepared for the next economic crisis. “The economy’s resilience must be improved by many measures because no one knows...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the fourth annual Meeting of Israel-China Joint Committee on Innovation Cooperation at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Oct. 24, 2018. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Netanyahu, Chinese vice president talk economic cooperation at conference

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan chaired the fourth annual Meeting of Israel-China Joint Committee on Innovation Cooperation, where eight joint agreements are expected to be signed related to innovation, science...
Steve Mnuchin's swearing-in ceremony. Credit: Wikipedia.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: Israel ‘is a really great place for investments’

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin hailed investment opportunities in Israel and vowed Washington would increase its participation in infrastructure projects there, as he embarked on a Middle East tour on Sunday, The Algemeiner reported. “We have a...
Bank of Israel chief Karnit Flug speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem on March 28, 2018, during the presentation of the Israel bank's annual report. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

IMF projects Israeli economy to see 3.6% growth in 2018

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The Israeli economy will have grown by 3.6% by the end of 2018, with inflation of 0.9% and an all-time low of 3.9% unemployment, the International Monetary Fund reported on Tuesday. The IMF also expects...
Mayim Bialik, star of the “Homoschlepiens” video campaign, with a SodaStream machine. Credit: SodaStream.

SodaStream sold to Pepsi for $3.2 billion in cash

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Israel’s popular homemade seltzer company, SodaStream, has been sold to U.S.-based PepsiCo Inc for $3.2 billion in cash. SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum said the sale “is validation of our mission to bring healthy, convenient and...
An Israeli cash register, Sept. 19, 2014. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Israel’s credit rating the highest ever, raised by Standard & Poor’s to -AA

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Israel’s credit rating has been upgraded by Standard & Poor’s from A+ to -AA, the highest rating Israel has ever had. There are only 17 countries in the world that enjoy an AA rating. Israel,...
Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (left) and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 3, 2017. Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Moody’s affirms Israel’s A1 credit rating, gives ‎economy positive outlook

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Global-ratings agency Moody’s has changed Israel’s ‎outlook to “positive” from “stable” and affirmed its ‎A1 credit rating.‎ Moody’s report, issued on Friday, noted the improved ‎economic and diplomatic ties with the moderate Arab ‎states and...