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Israel's income inequality almost as bad as in U.S.

A report shows income inequality slightly decreased in Israel during the global recession.

By Dafna Maor | May 20, 2013 | 02:51 PM

An Occupy Wall Street protester in 2011.

For victims of Israel's economic policy, the cure is worse than the disease
By Sami Peretz | 1
Israeli economy unsustainable if Haredim, Arabs don't join workforce, experts warn
By Meirav Arlosoroff | 2
Israel has highest poverty rate in the developed world, OECD report shows
By Lior Dattel and Nadan Feldman | 65

Staying ahead of the game

Israel's high-tech industry is mainly known for its activity in fields like telecom, software, microchips and biotechnology, with...

By Maya Epstein | 05:49 PM

The Eitan drone at an air base - Olivier Fitoussi

Israel is world's largest exporter of drones, study finds

Israel is the world's largest exporter of unmanned aircraft, in terms of the number of systems sold, a study has found.Over the...

By Gili Cohen | 04:32 PM | 16

By the People founder Oren Glanz, left, employees Osnat Heretz, Avital Yanovsky, Doron Hyman

Israeli company gives silicon wadi’s senior citizens a second chance

When Mercado Software faced liquidation and was sold to a U.S. company at the end of 2008, one of the dozens of employees left...

By Haim Bior | 05:00 AM

Knesset set to vote on law to tighten pyramid structure of Israeli businesses

By Zvi Zrahiya | May 21, 2013 | 05:40 AM

Market report / TASE marks fourth-day of gains, dollar strengthens against shekel

Despite recent gains, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is still underperforming compared to other global financial centers and is thought to have room to rise.

By Eran Azran | May 20, 2013 | 09:12 PM

Lapid's 1.5% income tax hike isn't the problem

Given the situation around the world whereby people pay lower taxes on their investments, Israel's ability to reduce social gaps through tax reform is probably very limited.

By Meirav Arlosoroff | May 20, 2013 | 03:24 PM

Interior minister approves doubling property taxes on vacant Israeli apartments

The tax hike, effective January 2014, will apply to flats that are empty nine months a year.

By Nimrod Bousso | May 20, 2013 | 05:16 AM | 2

Three years on, not everyone happy with Africa Israel bailout

Despite a significantly decreased debt load that allows company to proceed with developments, Lev Leviev is chief among those who believe the debt settlement was unfair.

By Michael Rochvarger | May 20, 2013 | 04:20 AM

Business in Brief

| May 20, 2013 | 03:51 AM

The Israeli app that said no to iPhone

Everything.Me extracted itself from the warm bear hug of Apple because the operating system on iPhones was just too rigid.

By Jonny Silver | May 20, 2013 | 12:05 AM | 2

For victims of Israel's economic policy, the cure is worse than the disease

Those who have suffered for the last decades are fodder for the next OECD report showing rise rates of poverty and income inequality in Israel.

By Sami Peretz | May 19, 2013 | 10:41 PM

Market Report / Tech stocks, Teva boost TASE

Last week's rally continued on improving sentiment about the economic outlook in the U.S.

By Eran Azran | May 19, 2013 | 08:30 PM

Naftali Bennett has transformed Israel's trade ministry, both in name and in agenda

The former Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor says it will act to boost competition, bring Haredim into Israel's work force and aid small businesses.

By Ora Coren | May 19, 2013 | 05:12 PM

Business Opinion

Protesters in Haifa stomp on a poster of Yair Lapid.

Taking Stock / Lapid let us down

By Guy Rolnik | 10:31 AM

The budget cut that cuts too deep

By Meirav Arlosoroff | 02:44 AM

All that glitters / The shekel besieged, Fischer leads the cavalry charge

By Eytan Avriel | 04:56 AM

Start-up of the Week

Startup of the week / Using banks to move money is so yesterday

By Amitai Ziv | 02:30 PM

Startup of the week / Commerce Sciences puts you in that buying mood

By Inbal Orpaz | 04:05 PM

Startup of the week / Bringing the stadium to the couch

By Amitai Ziv | 03:56 AM

David's Harp

Outgoing Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer.

David's Harp / Fischer's act of desperation

By David Rosenberg | 09:59 AM | 2

David's Harp / Time to uncork the fiscal champagne?

By David Rosenberg | 05:26 AM

David's Harp / Israel with Open Skies and without El Al

By David Rosenberg | 12:42 PM

Real Estate

Home prices in Israel rose 6% in first quarter of 2013

By Raz Smolsky | 09:30 AM | 4

Treasury planning to tax profits on second homes

By Meirav Arlosoroff | 05:39 AM

Alony Hetz makes foray into U.S. real estate

By Michael Rochvarger | 04:00 AM

Tech roundup

Tech roundup / Stymieing smartphone smugglers

By Ruth Schuster | 10:32 AM

Tech roundup / What Else? A smart launcher; soccer still popular

By Ruth Schuster | 10:26 AM

Facebook in advanced negotiations to buy Israeli start-up Waze for $1 billion

By Amir Teig, Inbal Orpaz | 01:01 PM

DNA of a Startup

What does it mean to live in a startup nation?

By Liz Steinberg | 01:59 PM | 2

Mission (almost) impossible

By Eytan Avriel | 01:45 PM

Hello, consumer

By Tali Heruti-Sover | 01:40 PM