Data Show Israel's Rental Market Is Haven for Tax Evaders
Tax regulations make it easy for landlord to avoid reporting at all to the authorities, and housing policies have made things worse
Business News
The Bible and Bird-watching: How Israel’s Periphery Can Start to Draw More Tourists
A five-year plan aims to leverage the considerable tourism assets of Galilee, Negev and West Bank. Program homes in on Israel’s unrealized potential from hosting conventions, exhibitions
Underground Economy? Tel Aviv Subway System Could Give GDP a $32 Billion Boost
A study says the greater population and business density resulting from the Tel Aviv Metro would boost productivity and innovation
Prepare Your Helmets: Jerusalem Braces for Onslaught of E-scooters
Three major companies are launching a pilot program in the city next month
Israeli Hospital Goes on Offensive: Electric Scooters Maim Riders, Pedestrians
In online campaign, Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital looking to curb worrying trend of dozens of injuries a month in scooter accidents
Israel's Chocolate Sales in a Funk as Parents Grow Anxious About Sugar
Even the iconic Milky brand suffers a decline, but the biggest casualty has been Tnuva’s upstart Yolo
Israeli Amos Satellite Operator Is Close to Being Sold
Talks with buyer Aaron Frenkel value Spacecom at considerably less than stock market cap
Analysis Who Will Cover the Cost of the Budget Crunch? Not Israel’s Biggest Firms
The government needs to close a yawning fiscal gap, but it’s loath to tinker with the corporate tax rate at a time when Trump has cut the U.S. rate
After Two Years, Israeli Law Designed to Add 250,000 Apartments Fails
Incentives to divide single-family homes into rental units gets no traction
Third-quarter GDP Growth Hits 4.1%, Beating Forecasts
A deeper review of the statistics shows that the overall economic picture may not be as positive as the gross domestic product growth figure alone indicates
Business News
Shortage? In Toronto, Tnuva Butter Is Cheap and Plentiful
For nearly a year, Israelis have been facing butter shortages. Now Israelis are up in arms after a Facebook user posted a photo of Tnuva butter prices in Canada
Analysis This U.S. Company Turned No Profits in 24 Years. Why Are Israelis Automatically Invested in It?
Small, speculative foreign firms like Liveperson get into Israel’s main indexes — and funds automatically buy them
Can Crowdsourcing Improve Israel’s Driving Culture?
A crowdsourcing app called Shomrei Haderech, 'road guardians' in Hebrew, is trying to bring change through an army of volunteers
MSCI, S&P Dow Jones, FTSE Russell Could Fast-track Aramco Into Indices
State-owned Saudi Aramco, the world’s most profitable company, is set to launch a share sale process on November 17
N.Y. Regulator Notifies Opioid Makers of Enforcement Action
The New York State Department of Financial Services has sent letters to around 23 opioid manufacturers and distributors
The ‘Silent Genius’ Who Controls Israel’s Toiletries Market
With a death grip on imports of critical categories, Noam Weiman plays a large part in the high cost of living here
Chinese Corporation Wants to Regain Control of Israeli Partner Cellular Firm
China's Hutchinson is waiting for approval from Israel’s regulator for a strategic, long-term investment in Partner, some 10 years after it sold its controlling share in that company for billions of shekels in profit
Israeli Government's Disputed Residential Construction Program Extended
Mehir Lamishtaken, aimed at helping first-time home buyers, has been criticized for not reducing costs and distorting the housing market
Is This the Revolution? A Guide to Amazon’s Israeli Site
The American commerce giant is trying to bite into the profits of its Chinese competitor Alibaba, offering its own Singles Day version in Hebrew and adding free deliveries to Israel on orders over $49
At The Phoenix, Agent’s Interest Can Trump That of the Customer
One client discovered that he had inadvertently become property of his agent
