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Electricity authority seeking to spur private power competition

Israel's electricity regulatory authority decides to limit the market share of future private electricity providers.

By Avi Bar-Eli | May 19, 2013 | 05:15 AM

Israel Electric control center in Haifa.

Dollar rises 2.3% against the Shekel after Bank of Israel rate cut

The dollar rose 2.3% against the shekel last week after the Bank of Israel's surprise decision to lower the base interest rate,...

By Eran Azran | 04:26 AM

Israeli economy unsustainable if Haredim, Arabs don't join workforce, experts warn

The Israeli economy cannot thrive without ultra-Orthodox Jews and Israel's Arabs being more fully integrated into the workforce,...

By Meirav Arlosoroff | 02:00 AM | 2

Trouble on Israel's waterfront

In the first salvo in the battle to create a new, privately run port facility on Israel's Mediterranean coast, on Thursday...

By Avi Bar-Eli | 01:15 AM

How did Israel reach a NIS 40 billion budget deficit?

The blame for the deficit is being placed everywhere - from professional incompetence by treasury officials to an inability to implement structural reforms in areas like the defense budget.

By Hagai Amit | May 18, 2013 | 07:02 PM | 8

Tech roundup / Stymieing smartphone smugglers

Suny, Israel's official importer of Samsung phones, floats a plan to save the state taxes; startups Wochit and Any.Do raise millions.

By Ruth Schuster | May 17, 2013 | 10:32 AM

Market Report / Technology shares, Teva pull TASE higher

Gains by Teva and tech stocks on Wall Street lifted the TASE with help from the shekel, which appreciated against the dollar on surprise news from the Bank of Israel.

By Eran Azran | May 17, 2013 | 04:38 AM

The moment of truth nears for Motti Zisser

A court will soon step in to decide on a fair settlement among the bondholders battling over his indebted property company, Elbit Imaging.

By Michael Rochvarger | May 17, 2013 | 03:51 AM

The budget cut that cuts too deep

If the state wants to slash child income stipends as a bid to get the ultra-Orthodox to work, it needs to have a mechanism in place to help those poor families who do work.

By Meirav Arlosoroff | May 17, 2013 | 02:44 AM

Business in Brief

| May 17, 2013 | 02:33 AM

Yair Lapid: Budget will aid middle class in long term

Finance minister says 'Riki Cohen will lose NIS 299, but she bought herself an insurance policy.'

By TheMarker, Moti Bassok | May 17, 2013 | 02:24 AM

Mellanox to acquire California's Kotura for $82 million

The Israeli network-technology company says the proposed acquisition will help it meet the growing demand for next-generation high-speed network products.

By TheMarker | May 16, 2013 | 06:47 PM

Staying ahead of the game

Israeli companies are breaking into the lucrative online gaming industry

By Maya Epstein | May 16, 2013 | 05:49 PM

Tax decrees in Israel will drastically curb pension saving, warn experts

Treasury planning to savage tax break on long-term savings for high earners.

By Meirav Arlosoroff | May 16, 2013 | 05:20 PM

Business Opinion

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

By Eytan Avriel | 04:56 AM

Lapid's budget: Israel's poor stay poor, while its rich get rich

By Eytan Avriel | 10:30 AM | 6

Workers of the world: You're screwed

By Guy Rolnik | 11:28 PM | 2

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 / 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

Tech roundup / Netvision unplugs from Internet exchange, minnow providers fume

By Ruth Schuster | 05:29 AM

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