ECONOMY

The one-year program provides immediate aid to people on furlough and the self-employed.

Two former Finance Ministry directors present opposing views of the economic aspect of imposing Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank.

The resurgence of Covid-19 in Israel has attracted worldwide attention, and led to real consequences for Israeli travelers.

The Bank of Israel purchased $1.445 billion in foreign currency last month in efforts to weaken the shekel.

Fischer headed the Bank of Israel during the 2008 global financial crisis and helped steer Israel out of recession within six months.

The Ministry of Finance said that as of the end of June it had spent 47% of its promised NIS 10 million economic rescue package.

The Bank of Israel has kept the interest rate at 0.1% but is buying corporate bonds for the first time ever and has issued a bleaker growth forecast.

The Bank of Israel is due to announce its interest rate decision for July this afternoon.

After being one of the best to cope at the pandemic's start, Israel is now among the worst, with perhaps only days to avoid lockdown.

As cases continue to rise rapidly in Israel, a limit of 20 on gatherings in any space is being considered.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Health Yuli Edelstein announced measures to curb Covid-19's resurgence.

Israel's leadership is sleepwalking to economic disaster, warns "Globes" editor Naama Sikuler.

Managers need to explain the rationale for change, and offer an alternative to existing behaviors.

The legal limit for cash payments is to be reduced from NIS 11,000 to NIS 6,000 for businesses and from NIS 50,000 to NIS 15,000 for individuals.

Amdocs: We are continually strategically looking at the situation of our work force and adjusting it to changing business needs.

Nimrod Sheffer is stepping down after two years as sources inform "Globes" that IAI's Aviation Group will cut 900 out of 5,000 jobs.

Only 20% of people aged 24 or younger who were put on unpaid leave had returned to work by the end of May, the Israel Employment Service reports.

As coronavirus numbers in Israel rise, Minister of Health Yuli Edelstein wants more restrictions to avoid "huge economic damage".

Israel's largest accounting firm is recalling 350 staff from unpaid leave on July 1 but there will also be layoffs.

Employees in Israel placed on unpaid leave due to the crisis will now be entitled to unemployment pay until mid-August.

The measure is one of several in this year's Economic Arrangements Bill designed to further Israel's renewable energy program.

The new Chinese-operated port is meant to be a game changer for the Israeli economy. Why is no-one here talking about it?

Epidemiologists say the IDF Intelligence Corps report predicting a steep rise in fatalities contains severe errors.

Work from home is here here to stay, but it doesn't suit every employee or every enterprise.

Expecting higher inflation during a recession may seem perverse, but the market is pointing in that direction.

Close relationships give us pleasure, but distant ones can prove more useful in our careers.