ECONOMY

Annual inflation has moderated but home prices continue to fall, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports.

Despite the war, the deficit fell, thanks to the tax revenues from the Google-Wiz deal.

The Israeli advertising company is laying off about 100 of its 2,000 employees in Israel, New York and South America.

The Israeli company is shifting emphasis from research and infrastructure to revenue-generating products.

A special track will be opened in the fund for state-guaranteed loans for small and mid-sized businesses harmed by the war.

Sylvan Adams sees anti-Semitism pushing Jews to aliya, but says Israel needs to become more attractive as well. $200 million for the Negev says he's serious.

Market experts weigh in on the prospects of the Israeli currency continuing to appreciate, and the impact on the micro and macro levels.

Investor optimism should push up the TASE and strengthen the shekel as Ben Gurion airport resumes full operations, although foreign airlines will not return immediately.

The government's leave without pay compensation plan does not cover the first days of the war for the private sector.

In March’s salary, many employees in Israel are receiving higher net pay.

Talking to "Globes", governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron admits he had little influence on the 2026 budget and the widening fiscal deficit.

The measure is fiercely opposed by senior Ministry of Finance officials and the Bank of Israel.

The Bank of Israel has issued revised forecasts for GDP growth, the budget deficit and debt-to-GDP growth, based on the assumption that the war will end toward the end of April.

The prolongation of the fighting has led to a more sober assessment of Operation Roaring Lion's economic conseqeunces.

Ilan Rom's announcement came hours after the Knesset passed the 2026 budget. He is seen as candidate to head the National Security Council.

In the Knesset budget debate, confused opposition members voted in favor of the move. The NIS 699 billion 2026 budget was passed.

MKs will vote on the second and third readings of the 2026 Budget Law just 48 hours before the deadline for the government to approve the budget, with failure to meet the deadline meaning that the Knesset will dissolve and there will be early elections.

An average of 30,000 Israelis served in the IDF reserves at any given time last year, cutting GDP, tightening the job market, and fueling inflation, the Bank of Israel reports.

The legislation, however, contains prominent differences between what is given to the public and private sectors.

A new study by the Shoresh Institute for Socioeconomic Research indicates that the gaps in basic consumption - mainly food, housing, and transportation - have remained deep in recent decades and have even widened in some cases.

The budget must now be approved by the plenum in its second and third readings by the end of the month, otherwise the Knesset will be automatically dissolved.

Because of the uncertainty over when Operation Roaring Lion will end, employees placed on unpaid leave up to the end of April will still be entitled to unemployment benefit.

Israelis are ranked eighth in the World Happiness Index, despite the ongoing war and missile attacks of recent years, according to the latest report conducted by Gallup.

The report reflects a record year in the number of deposits in the fund, totaling NIS 420 million, and a surge in total grants distributed by philanthropists through the platform, totaling NIS 275 million.

Israel’s banks have agreed a compromise that will see Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich abandon legislation for a tax on excess bank profits.

In the event of an extensive ground operation in Lebanon, the legislative process will start all over again, with revised deficit and growth forecasts.

The proportion of Israeli households in rented accommodation has risen annually since 2013, to 29.6%.

Prices on some routes are up 82%, because of the higher cost of jet fuel and disruption at hubs in the Gulf.

Each day of fighting costs an estimated NIS 1.5 billion in military expenditure, even before the direct and indirect civilian costs are taken into account.

The Consumer Price Index for last month rose more than expected. Home prices have begun falling again, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports.

The Bank of Israel is concerned that the fiscal deficit and debt-GDP ratios are being raised and suggests cutting coalition funds and tax incentives.