ECONOMY

The buyer will have to undertake to invest NIS 1 billion in the port.

Correction: Israel's Consumer Price Index rose by 0.6% in 2019, well below the government's 1%-3% target range for inflation.

What will happen to work when reality is no longer real, asks Nirit Cohen.

The revised Israel-UK Protocol now in force has been warmly welcomed.

A new Swiss initiative will enable startups from the two countries to learn from each other's strengths.

The poverty report is about inequality, not children without food. The report's authors and media ignore this and make demagogic statements, says Dr. Michael Sarel.

It isn't Hamas rockets - the answer lies closer to home.

The prime minister said political uncertainty made projections impossible, and presented positive figures on Israel's labor market and debt raising.

Bank Hapoalim believes that Israeli pension funds are reducing their exposure to the exchange rate by selling foreign currency through hedging activity.

The Ministry of Finance is unable to adjust spending priorities under transitional budget rules. It is also concerned that jobs growth is mainly in the public sector.

Minister of Finance Moshe Kahlon will thereby fulfill his commitment not to serve in a government with a prime minister who has been indicted on criminal charges.

Prof. Amir Yaron said the bank is prepared to buy as much foreign currency as it takes to prevent the appreciation of the shekel.

The gas from Leviathan came ashore on time, exports look set, but Israeli factories still await hook-up, and no-one even knows who should decide on conflicts with Tamar.

The Bank of Israel Research Department now sees the Israeli economy growing by 2.9% in 2020 instead of 3.2% as previously forecast.

The bonds raised in London were oversubscribed with demand reaching $20 billion, 6.8 times the amount being raised.

Analysts do not expect to see any change when the Bank of Israel's Monetary Committee announces its interest rate decision tomorrow.

The Bank of Israel purchased $2.3 billion in foreign currency last month to weaken the shekel, which nevertheless still remains below NIS 3.50/$.

The deficit is NIS 12 billion higher than was planned in the 2019 budget.

The weekend floods are a symptom of mismanagement and neglect in poor and vulnerable neighborhoods.

The figures are encouraging but delving into the statistics more deeply reveals some problematic trends.

It's not difficult to imagine how organizations and authorities might take new capabilities a little too far.

INSEAD Dean Prof. Ilian Mihov tells "Globes" that if there is not reform and problems of inequality are ignored, then there could be a major cataclysm.

WeWork Israel general manager Benjy Singer is confident the company will overcome its upheaval and plans providing offices outside the main high-tech centers.

Israeli VCs are joining a global trend towards investment in innovative operational models rather than in new technology.

The Ministry of Finance plans to use existing transport schemes as infrastructure for collecting a congestion charge.

In a five-year, government-sponsored program, Israel will focus on quantum science and technological applications.

If you want to know what the Chinese are after with Haifa Port, take a look at what they're doing in Greece.

Intel Israel chief Yaniv Garty talks about providing the complete AI solution, the trade war, corporate responsibility, and why it is worthwhile for Israel to offer Intel subsidies.

Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel and Prof. Eviatar Matania head an effort to make Israel an AI power by replicating the success of government investment in cybersecurity.

Israel's political deadlock is hampering officials seeking to attract tech companies to Israel who are being forced out of tax havens.

Lengthening travel times are causing people outside Tel Aviv to look for work closer to home.