Coronavirus Turns Collective Living Into Business Model for Real Estate Firms
Coronavirus hasn’t killed the collective – it has turned it into a business model. Amid the pandemic, ‘co-living’ gains momentum in center of country
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The Restaurants in Israel That Flourished During the Pandemic
While 4,000 restaurants went out of business, those that could switch to delivery are doing better than before
Digital-bank Plan by Israel's Bank Hapoalim Raises Concerns
Regulators taking a look as critics warn expansion of its Bit app may violate competition laws
Analysis Israel Has a Bigger Problem Than Its Record 160-billion-shekel Deficit
If Israel’s credit rating is lowered, it won’t be because of the deficit, but because the government has no economic plan and never passed a budget
Israeli Startups Angle for Wall Street’s Big Tech Party
At least 10 Israeli companies are seeking listings in the United States at valuations ranging up to $5 billion, as cash-rich investors with few opportunities flock to technology
Israel's Double-digit Budget Deficit Swells to Highest in Decades
Coronavirus spending boosted red ink to 11.7% of GDP in 2020
Israeli Food Giant Tnuva Mulls $2.8-billion IPO
Chinese company, kibbutz partner want to act after Israel's biggest food maker boosts profits as it expands into categories with higher margins
Israeli Government Panel Bars Chevron-Delek Gas Drilling Bid
Government committee says Delek Group already too powerful to have more control of energy
In a Nervous Real Estate Market, Demand for Tel Aviv Homes Plummets
Many buyers are holding off during the pandemic while others are buying something cheap, survey shows
Analysis Anti-vaccine or Anti-innovation? How Anxiety Might Keep COVID Around for Longer
Even when confronted with the terror of a global pandemic, many people are in no rush to get vaccinated
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A Seemingly Endless Pandemic Is Pushing Israel's Middle Class Into Poverty
With little or no government support, more Israelis are struggling to make ends meet ■ ‘I’ve always gotten by on my own, but now I have no choice but to ask friends and family for money,’ says a woman whose business collapsed
Israel's Playtika Eyes Nearly $10 Billion Valuation in Wall Street IPO as Gaming Booms
Israeli company, owned by a Chinese holding group, files to raise as much as $1.67 billion in share sale
Analysis 'National Resource'? Israel's Leadership Treats COVID Vaccines Like Personal Supply
The inoculation campaign's mess and lack of transparency serve as proof for how Netanyahu and Health Minister Edelstein truly see it. Meanwhile, the teachers will have to wait
Israeli Defense Firm Elbit Wins Contract to Build Greek Air Force Flight School
Defense deal inked amid growing tensions between Greece and Turkey over their mutual claims to major gas reserves discovered in the Aegean Sea
Israir Likely to Stop Shabbat Flights, Lay Off Dozens of Workers, CEO Says
Such a step would put a second Israeli airline already hard-hit by the pandemic at a competitive disadvantage of not flying on days of religious observances
Israeli Employers Struggled to Rehire After Fall COVID Lockdown, Figures Show
Broad unemployment rate remained high in first-half December. Bank of Israel warns it could stay in double-digits next year
Israeli Startups Discover a Back Door to Wall Street
Merging with a SPAC has become an increasingly popular alternative to rigors of doing an IPO, and offers a fast and lucrative route to secure investment
Israeli Auto-tech Startup Arbe Eyes IPO at Valuation of Up to $450 Million
The company aims to raise $100 million in capital, with sources saying it currently favors listing first on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and later in New York
Israeli Entertainers Wage War With the Company That Pays Them Royalties
Many of Israel’s biggest celebrities accuse Eshkolot, a company responsible for distributing royalty payments, of being secretive and skimming too much of the money it collects
Analysis Coronavirus Has Proven the 'Free Market' Illusion Wrong
The pandemic revealed the world's total dependence upon public financing and should finally explode the myth that the less a government 'interferes,' the better
