David Rosenberg

Why the abrupt policy switch on stifling the shekel? The BoI governor may feel that not only his legacy but Israel is at stake.

Israel is crying for the very austerity Europe is rejecting. But our policy is driven not by dogma, but by dread.

Simply put, there's no upside for Riki Cohen, just for Idan Ofer and Canada.

Liberalizing aviation will certainly bring more tourists, but don't assume the national carrier will be around to enjoy it.

The PA prime minister's vision of a functioning, democratic Palestinian state was defeated by the realities of a new Middle East.

There is one place where Israel can throw its weight around vis-a-vis Ankara: its new-found energy resources.

It seems that fortune has abandoned him just as he completes his move from the TV studio to the Finance Ministry.

The Yesh Atid leader and his unlikely partner Naftali Bennett seem to have wrested control of economic policy. Or have they?

It may not be fair to devote more attention to the middle class than the poor, but it’s the class that gives back the most to society.

Still suffering the aftermath of the last big bond orgy, investors are getting back into bed with the same dubious sorts.

A Third Intifada is an event waiting to happen among the Palestinians, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems incapable of doing what it takes to avert it.

Israeli consumers are not just picky, as the boss of Super-Sol moaned this week. They are really scrounging to get through the month.

The Scandinavian states seem to have everything - a welfare state, strong state finances and globally competitive industry. Having an efficient and honest government and an inviting environment for big businesses is one way to get there.

A responsible adult, the governor has devotedly tended to the economy. But where is his partner at the treasury?

The Haredi draft is less about fairness than the need to create a pool of labor for the economy, which only army service can create.

Netanyahu's economic policy was more about dodging bullets than identifying targets and doing any shooting itself.

Entrepreneurs abound, but where will they will get the money to finance their ambitions?

Yair Lapid's brand-new party Yesh Atid captures the Israeli zeitgeist the best. The man himself may have a general idea of what he aspires to, but he can’t make up his mind how to get there.

With so many of the best and brightest residing abroad and opportunities to start businesses at home so limited, Israel is wasting its most valuable resource.

Israel isn't quite Saudi Arabia, where riches and economic distress go hand in hand, but we’re looking more and more like it.

If Morsi is undone, it will probably be more because of Egypt’s disastrous economy than resistance to an increasingly repressive Islamic rule.

Netanyahu is on his way to a massive election victory but still feels compelled to kowtow to right-wing voters no matter what the cost to the country’s international standing.

Kitan's closing its Dimona plant isn't the last breath of a dying sector.

For all the wailing, Kitan closing its plant in Dimona is an economic non-event. Nor does it symbolize the last breath of an ailing sector.

The country’s less-than-laudable economic performance has been accompanied by a lot of white noise that leaves consumers thinking they’re doing fine.