ECONOMY

Amazon representatives met with a leading accounting firm in Israel to decide whether to open an online store here, or just translate its US site to Hebrew.

The Bank of Israel purchased $218 million in foreign currency in November as part of the program to offset the effects of natural gas production on the exchange rate.

The Finance Ministry sees the overall 2018 budget deficit falling to 2.9-3.1%.

The jobs include salaries of €4,000 a month, expenses of moving to Paris, medical insurance, and a pension fund.

The momentum given the shekel last week when the Bank of Israel unexpectedly raised the interest rate to 0.25% has run out of steam.

The trend of increasing mortgage arrears in Israel that started last year has accelerated considerably in the past few months.

The former prime minister was speaking to "Globes" editor-in-chief Na'ama Sikuler at Globes Most Promising Startups event today in Tel Aviv.

Don't be tempted by a larger salary at a smaller firm, Orna Rudi warns, in the long term your career and bank account will lose.

Consultants McKinsey recommend the value-capture method for financing the project, meaning that those who benefit pay.

A startup is almost always just another small company that gets nowhere. If anything, startup is a synonym for failure, not an exit.

Yuri Milner made his money from social networks. Now his Breakthrough awards support science - in Israel too.

UBS Impact Investment Strategist Nicole Neghaiwi talks to "Globes" about how investment decisions can, and must, help make the world a better place.

The pre-Brexit budget contains interesting innovations, and measures that Israelis with UK connections should note.

The 8400 project aims to do for Israel's healthcare industry what the IDF's 8200 unit has done for cybersecurity.

Israeli employers can do much to assist the many working families that can't make ends meet.

Are you over 40 and unemployed? Don't blame your age.

Exits by Israeli companies are giving way to growth, acquisitions, and building a large global company.

A study of the impact of BDS on the Israeli economy estimates the damage at 0.004%, while some companies benefit from the boycott.

Minister of Finance and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz tells "Globes" that the lesson Germany learned from history is that we should try to reach agreements.

Israel is far behind Europe with most waste is put into landfills, low recycling rates and few facilities for producing electricity from waste.