Likely Pick for Israel Central Bank Chief Had Job in 1990s
Jacob Frenkel is top candidate, if he can clear his name in shoplifting affair
Meirav Arlosoroff
Netanyahu Aide Proposes Paying Foreign Workers Less Than Minimum Wage
Defying conventional wisdom, Netanyahu economic adviser Avi Simhon suggests doing just that for the said benefit of Israeli citizens
When Ben-Gurion Saved Israel’s Economy at Any Price
The young state had no foreign currency reserves and a million desperate immigrants who needed food and shelter. How was this economic miracle created?
In Surprise Move, Knesset Approves Law to Reduce Use of Cash
Its aim is to squeeze Israel’s black market by limiting cash transactions, and will increase tax revenue by some 500 million shekels ($145.7 million) annually
Analysis Where Were Israel’s Watchdogs When It Needed Them?
They weren’t there to stop the alleged shenanigans in Case 3000 (submarines) or Case 4000 (Bezeq) before they got the police’s attention
Analysis Four Israeli Prime Ministers, 20 Years of Corruption. Why?
The answer lies with Israel’s widespread use of political appointments: Studies show they lead to bad government, but ministers seemed determined to make the situation worse
Analysis Israeli Fashion Chain Collapses, Reigniting Campaign for Tax Exemption on Online Purchases
Competition in retail is good, but it’s not fair when one side pays a tax and the other doesn’t
In the Money What’s Up, Doc? Physicians' Pay, That’s What
Income has shot up as public medicine is losing out to far more lucrative private practice
Israel Joins Bitcoin Mania: Everything You Need to Know About the Digital Shekel
A look at how Israel's take on bitcoin would work if and when it becomes a reality
Exclusive Israel's Answer to Bitcoin: A Digital Shekel That Could Replace Cash
The Treasury is considering the issuing of digital currency similar to bitcoin, a move that would stem the millions lost annually to the country's black-market economy
Analysis Behind the Sudden and Surprising Decline of ultra-Orthodox Schools in Israel
Figures point to more and more ultra-Orthodox opting out of the system amid economic pressures
Analysis Israel Doesn’t Need to Join America in the Tax-cutting Race
Our headline rate will be higher than America's if the U.S. tax cuts are approved, but the companies we need to be concerned about pay much lower rates
Analysis Israel Fences in Arab Towns, Then Complains of Illegal Construction
The Jewish nation-state bill, which includes a clause allowing for Jewish-only communities, worsens Arab 'ghettoization' and Arab lack of trust in the Israeli government, rather than working to solve the housing crisis
Analysis How Israel Risks Turning Itself Into a 'Terror-financing State'
The failure to crack down on the cash transactions favored by criminals and terrorists makes Israel vulnerable to the designation
Israel May Raise 2019 Budget Deficit to 2.9%
Others talk of even higher figure, saying low interest rates, buoyant economy support move
Unprecented Investment in Arab Society Suffering Slow Implementation, Official Says
Leaders in the community question whether the government really intends to reduce discrimination in the state budget and follow through on development plans
Netanyahu's Economic Adviser: High Growth Is Israel's New Normal
In the clash over tax cuts, Prof. Avi Simhon takes the view that there’s little risk in lowering rates because the reductions will pay for themselves
Opinion The Heavy Cost of Israel’s High-tech Success Story
Why poverty is so rampant in Startup Nation: The nation has necome split into two parts that barely interact, and that’s leaving politics out of it
Analysis Why Hasn’t Israel’s Windfall-profit Tax Blown in Yet?
The state was supposed to be reaping billions from a special levy on gas and other natural resources, but to date the take has been just 459m shekels
Social Mobility in Israel Is High – but Only for Some
Two recent studies show that although discrimination remains, it has now become marginal. The Haredi and Arab sectors however are still facing difficulties