Amazon or No Amazon, Israel’s Retailers Struggle to Go Online
Some of Israel’s largest mall companies and clothes brands lost millions in their attempts to compete with international giants. Here’s how they fared
Eran Azran
Amazon Is Coming to Israel, and Upending the Local Market
The e-commerce giant has invited Israeli merchants to sell to local customers on a Hebrew-language site
Alon Gas Mulling $223 Million Merger With Tamar Petroleum
The deal aims to boost the value of thinly traded Alon stock. Both companies deny that talks are underway, but Alon shares jump
Netanyahu Just Finished Another Four Years, but the TA Stock Exchange Hardly Budged
Market animals have low expectations of economic change under the next government, regardless of who forms it
Noble Energy Wins Big Gas Deal From Israel Electric Corporation
Israel Electric awarded the deal to the partners in the Leviathan gas field over the Tamar field partners
Israel’s Newst Cannabis Millionaire Got His Start With Avocados, Turkeys
Breath of Life founder Hagai Hillman is an entrepreneur with farming roots
Two Years After Buyout, Keter Pinched by Debt and High Oil Prices
The Israeli maker of plastic products sold around the world faces a credit downgrade unless it can get its debt down
Israeli Government Fund to Direct Investment Toward Latin America
New undertaking with Inter-American Development Bank will raise $250 million from Israeli institutions
Israeli CEO of Apparel Company Delta Saw Rise of 2,000% in Shares. Now He Is Looking for Next Challenge
Isaac Dabah acquired control of the Israeli apparel company Delta Galil exactly 10 years ago and turned it around, but he says he still has more to do
Israeli Slowdown Looms as World Economy Cools
Economists’ warning comes as government reports that GDP growth slid in the second half of 2018
Israel Has the Gas to Sell to Egypt, but Can It Get It There?
A year after a deal to export $15 billion in gas to Egypt’s Dolphinus, it’s not clear where the pipeline capacity to deliver the stuff will come from
Coca Cola Israel Meets BDS Resistance in Bid to Buy South African Dairy
Local partner Brimstone says it is ‘reviewing its role’ in the $353 million deal amid threats of protests
Israeli Oil Explorer Recruits Mysterious Investor Group to Revive Its Fortunes
The group includes a U.S. oil executive, a retired Israeli general and unnamed backers, but it’s not clear if the oil commissioner will okay it as a drill operator
Market Rumors Take Toll on Satmar Property Firms in New York
Three New York companies have seen prices for their Tel Aviv-traded bonds drop by double digits in recent days
Israeli Stocks Drop After Sudden Election Announcement in April 2019
In morning, Israeli shares found support in some company owners who utilized the Sunday rout to pick up their own stock on the downswing
Riding the Brexit Wave: An Israeli Just Bought 1,200 London Apartments – in Cash
As a result of Brexit and the pound's drop, many developers have stopped building new projects, forcing them to sell under pressure
Israeli Bond Investors Turn Sour on U.S. Property Companies
Doubts about their corporate governance and ability to cover their obligations have sent prices sharply lower
Israel Banks Celebrate Rate Rise While Real Estate Sector Rues Move
Economists are praising the surprise decision by the Bank of Israel to hike its base rate for the first time in seven years
Bank of Israel Takes Markets by Surprise With First Rate Hike in Seven Years
The decision to raise the lending rate to 0.25% from 0.1% is made before Amir Yaron takes over as governor
Bank of Israel to Stop Regular Foreign Currency Buying Program as Wealth Fund Starts
Program spent $13.1 billion over five years to prevent an overly strong shekel
Pipe Dream? Israel Doesn't Have Capacity to Export Gas to Egypt as Promised
Gas must first run through domestic network, which can’t carry enough gas to meet contractual requirements
Israel Plans to Export Too Much Natural Gas, Leading Geologist Says
Yossi Langotsky, who predicted the discovery of gas off the coast, says Israel must first build up a strategic reserve, then export
Israel May Open Infrastructure Projects to Investment Through Publicly Traded Funds
A special committee tasked with the issue submitted interim recommendations to the Israel Securities Authority and the tax authority to open the new investment venue
Egypt-Jordan Natural Gas Deal Could Undermine Israel’s Leviathan
If Egypt exports gas to Jordan, that would mean sending gas through the same pipeline, but in the opposite direction than if gas were being exported from Israel to Egypt
Noble Energy, Israeli Tycoon Buying 39% Stake in Egyptian Gas Pipeline Company
The EMG pipeline had been bombed by terrorists time and again but this time, it will be transporting gas from Israel to Egypt
Business in Brief: Israel’s Together to Buy Control of German Cannabis Customer
Executives of Israeli drone maker face charges for violating defense export law ■ New sexual harassment allegations send Fox shares plummeting ■ Tel Aviv markets move moderately up
Israeli Startup Fiverr Eyeing IPO at $1 Billion Valuation
Fiverr, an online freelance platform, is meeting with underwriters with target date of early 2019
Israeli Fashion Group Owner Under Fire Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
At least three women have accused Harel Wiesel, owner and CEO of one of the biggest fashion groups in Israel, 'Fox,' of sexual harassment
Business in Brief: Tel Aviv Shares Extend Gains, but SodaStream Takes a Dip
Gazit-Globe second-quarter profit falls on drop in value of investment properties ■ Cyprus to renegotiate revenue-sharing pact with Aphrodite gas field partners ■ Delek Drilling profits rise as natural gas consumption reaches record
PepsiCo Buys Israel's SodaStream for $3.2 Billion
After coming under fire from BDS, SodaStream moved from the West Bank to a southern Israeli Bedouin town. The company reported its strongest results in August, reporting a 89% leap in operating profit