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18 December 2025

Avigdor Willenz, investor in Unleash  credit: Intel Zendesk acquires Israeli co Unleash

The acquisition, estimated at $40-50 million, will enable the US software company to open an Israeli development center.

Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron  credit: Government Press Office As the shekel appreciates, when might the BoI intervene?

The shekel is near a four-year peak against the US dollar, but in the recent past the Bank of Israel has intervened in the foreign exchange market only in emergencies.

18/12/2025 20:29 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
David Fuhrer   credit: Eyal Izhar B Communications distributing NIS 2.8b to shareholders

The main beneficiaries are Searchlight Capital and David Fuhrer.

18/12/2025 17:18 Market Globes correspondent
Leviathan gas rig credit: Lev Radin/Si Prime minister approves gas exports to Egypt

The $35 billion deal amounts to 22% of the the Leviathan natural gas reservoir.

18/12/2025 11:01 Politics Globes correspondent
Nvidia campus illustration credit: Nvidia Jensen Huang: Israel has become Nvidia’s second home

Nvidia’s CEO has confirmed that the US chip giant will build its huge campus for up to 10,000 employees in Kiryat Tivon.

18/12/2025 05:53 Real estate Assaf Gilead

17 December 2025

Germany approves $3.1b follow-on Arrow 3 deal

The latest deal will bring the total amount Germany is spending on the long-range missile defense system to more than $6.7 billion - easily the biggest defense deal in Israel’s history.

Compugen restructures AstraZeneca deal to boost cash coffers

Under new CEO Eran Ophir, the Israeli drug discovery and development company has converted potential future royalties into immediate cash.

17/12/2025 16:09 Healthcare Gali Weinreb
Job vacancies in Israel hit three-year high

The growing number of job vacancies together with very low unemployment reflects a tight job market in Israel.

17/12/2025 15:28 Employment Oren Dori
Nvidia in talks with Mega Or to build huge data center

Mega Or Holdings data centers unit Mega DC is in talks with US chip giant Nvidia to build a 64-megawatt data center in the Mevo Carmel industrial park near Yokneam.

17/12/2025 14:42 Real estate Assaf Gilead
Administrator sues Slice management for NIS 1b

The lawsuit describes the Slice affair as "the biggest and worst case of breach of savers’ trust that the pension savings sector in Israel has ever seen."

17/12/2025 13:54 Financial services Amiram Gill
Elbit’s mystery $2.3b customer named as UAE - report

“Intelligence Online” reports that Elbit Systems huge new deal signed last month is with the UAE.

Israeli cyber co Cyera triples valuation within a year - report

According to "The Wall Street Journal", Cyera is raising $400 million at a $9 billion valuation.

17/12/2025 10:31 Start ups Assaf Gilead

16 December 2025

Nvidia to pay NIS 90m for Kiryat Tivon site

A deal for the land on which Nvidia will build its new Israel campus is expected to be signed within the coming days.

Next Vision wins biggest ever order

The order for the company's stabilized cameras and other products is worth $76.8 million.

Tom Livne, Eyal Waldman raising $200m for SPAC

The SPAC is intended for the acquisition of an Israeli cybersecurity or AI company.

15 December 2025

Poolside AI targets Israel’s defense sector

The US company, which has developed an autonomous software development engine, is hiring Israeli engineers and hopes to sell its software to Israel’s defense sector.

15/12/2025 20:13 IT Assaf Gilead
Inflation in Israel continues to fall

Israel’s Consumer Price Index fell 0.5% in November 2025, and home prices fell for the eighth straight month.

PwC: Israeli tech exits up 340% in 2025

The report also shows a major increase in the number of companies being sold for low amounts, after many companies that raised a lot of capital in 2021 did not prove they could grow.

US blocks missiles for Elbit’s EuroPULS launchers - report

The US has not approved use of American rockets and missiles in EuroPULS launchers, the European version of Elbit System’s PULS, manufactured together with Germany’s KNDS, “Defense Express” reports.

Viola Ventures closes $250m in new VC funds

The funds, which will invest in the next generation of Israeli startups, include the first dry close of flagship Viola Ventures 7 Early-Stage Investment Fund and Viola Conviction Fund I.

15/12/2025 15:00 Start ups Globes correspondent
Most analysts see shekel strengthening

The exception is Citi, which insists that the Israeli currency is 19% overvalued.

15/12/2025 14:38 Market Netanel Ariel
Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel in Tzur Hadassah, Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, Or Yehuda, Shlomi and Ashkelon.

15/12/2025 13:40 Real estate Nir Weiss-Vadraru
Foreign investment pours into Israeli stocks

Stock purchases by overseas investors in 2025 amount to $2.3 billion, and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange believes the switch to Monday to Friday trading could accelerate the trend.

15/12/2025 12:49 Economy Eitan Gerstenfeld
Who decides if China will build the Metro?

Amid growing US pressure, and waning interest from European companies, the question of Chinese involvement in Israel’s biggest infrastructure project returns to the fore.

14 December 2025

Consultants back ZIM board against opposition shareholders

Both ISS and Glass, Lewis & Co. recommend supporting the board's candidates for directorships.

12 dead in attack on Hanukah event in Sydney

One of the gunmen involved in the attack at Bondi Beah is dead; the other is in critical condition.

14/12/2025 15:09 Politics Globes correspondent
Alpha Tau Medical up sharply as brain cancer trial begins

The company's share price rose 21% on Nasdaq last week.

14/12/2025 10:27 Healthcare Gali Weinreb
Israeli cyber co Armis in talks on $7b sale - report

According to a report by Bloomberg, a deal with US company ServiceNow could be announced within days.

11 December 2025

Barkat opposes expanding VAT exemption on personal imports

Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat has called on Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich to reconsider the proposal, which he says will damage business and growth.

11/12/2025 21:31 Economy Nevo Shafir
Boston Scientific transferring Galil Medical activity to Ireland

The transfer from Yokne'am to Galway will be completed by 2028. Galil Medical employs about 100 people.

11/12/2025 19:31 Healthcare Gali Weinreb
Bank of Israel sees no benefit in conscription bill

The Bank of Israel says that the Knesset bill is deficient because the targets set are low and the economic incentives and sanctions are ineffective.

11/12/2025 16:25 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
Omri Casspi closes $100m Swish Opportunity Fund

The Israeli former NBA star has teamed with major venture capital funds for growth stage investments in the unicorns in his portfolio.

11/12/2025 15:05 Start ups Assaf Gilead
Israeli startup Port raises $100m at $800m valuation

Port is assisting the software industry’s transition from manual to autonomous engineering through its Agentic Engineering Platform.

11/12/2025 13:00 Start ups Globes correspondent
Rafael delivers Spyder air defense system to Georgia - report

Ukraine’s “Militarnyi” website reports that Rafael has flown a Spyder system to Georgia as the countries around Russia deploy Israeli air defense systems.

Accel Solutions buys Starlight and Nextwave for NIS 90m

Since the telecom products company listed on the TASE in 2020, it has made 14 acquisitions.

Israeli tech cos wield aggressive end-of-year axe

Over the last month alone, about 1,800 employees have been laid off by Israeli tech companies, which are streamlining amid the AI revolution.

10 December 2025

Home sales in Israel continue to slump

Only 4,518 apartments were sold in October 2025, one of the lowest figures in the past 15 years, the Ministry of Finance chief economist reports.

10/12/2025 18:30 Real estate Arik Mirovsky
Israeli computing solutions co Quantum Art raises $100m

The latest investment will fund the development of Perspective, an advanced quantum system that can perform much more complex calculations than currently available capabilities.

10/12/2025 16:47 Start ups Meytal Vaizberg
Israel’s Navitas to invest $1.17b in Falklands oil field

The fourth largest undeveloped oil discovery in the world, according to Navitas, will be worth £100 million to each of the island’s 3,500 residents.

10/12/2025 16:16 Energy Idan Eretz
Lusha lays off 8% of workforce

The Israeli sales-tech company is parting ways with 24 employees.

10/12/2025 15:09 Employment Meytal Vaizberg
Rooftop solar panels become mandatory on new houses

From December 11, 2025, the regulation comes into effect making the installation of rooftop solar panels on new houses mandatory to receive a building permit for new houses and some towers.

10/12/2025 13:13 Real estate Idan Eretz
Inward investment up or down? Treasury stresses the bright side

The chief economist's report, based on OECD figures, shows an impressive rise in foreign investment in Israel, but it contradicts data gathered by the Ministry of Finance itself.

10/12/2025 12:54 Economy Oren Dori
Interest payments on gov't debt ballooning

According to the Ministry of Finance, by 2027 interest payments will be 50% higher than they were in 2022.

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