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06 February 2026

Nvidia Yokne'am offices credit: Nvidia Nvidia leases 11-floor building to expand Israel presence

Melisron has signed a 10-year lease with the US chip giant for 29,000 square meters of office space in Yokneam’s Ofer Park.

06/02/2026 07:05 Real estate Hilit Yanai-Levison

05 February 2026

IMF slams gov't bank tax, mortgage subsidy plans

In an ambivalent report on Israel, the IMF says the surtax on banks will damage investor confidence, and that subsidizing mortgages involves "moral hazard."

05/02/2026 18:48 Economy Oren Dori
Israel’s forex reserves hit new record in January

Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of January 2026 rose to a record $233.044 billion, the Bank of Israel reports.

05/02/2026 16:09 Economy Globes correspondent
Vast Data $1b raise to be mainly a secondary offering

Most of the money the Israeli data storage management company is raising at a valuation of $30 billion will go to investors and employees, “Globes” has learned.

05/02/2026 15:45 Start ups 1001534120
US investor in advanced talks to buy Arkia

The Nakash brothers are negotiating to sell control of the Israeli airline to Elliot Zemel.

05/02/2026 14:13 Tourism Stav Livne
Lowental Hybrid engines to extend missions of Elbit drones

The Israeli startup will provide Elbit Systems with electrical-hybrid motors that are suitable for tactical drones.

Fox to open Dyson store, distribute products in Israel

In its first foray into the electrical goods sector Fox will have exclusive rights to import and distribute Dyson products in Israel.

05/02/2026 11:15 Retailing Nevo Shafir
Former SSI engineer founds AI startup in Tel Aviv

Shahar Papini is a co-founder of Attestable, a developer of technology to verify the authenticity of data in the AI era.

05/02/2026 10:15 Start ups Assaf Gilead
NewMed Energy exploration in Bulgaria finds dry hole

The drilling of the Black Sea Vinekh prospect has ended unsuccessfully and the Delek unit will now search for gas in the nearby Krum prospect.

05/02/2026 07:05 Energy Idan Eretz

04 February 2026

Fund buys control of car parts co M PInes for NIS 500m

Israel Legacy Partners is buying 70% of M Pines from the Pines family, in the second acquisition deal in Israel's highly profitable spare parts in a month.

Psagot to represent BlackRock’s TASE iShare funds

Psagot Investment House has been appointed as the operational representative for the foreign funds of investment giant BlackRock in Israel.

Sde Dov land contamination discovery could delay construction

Initial findings of contamination of the soil and groundwater with PFAS compounds could delay the construction of 16,000 homes on the site of the former Tel Aviv airport.

04/02/2026 17:06 Real estate Stav Livne
Remitly closes Israel development center

The center has 200 employees of which 110 are being laid off, including development, product and marketing staff.

04/02/2026 15:56 Employment Meytal Vaizberg
Average salary reaches NIS 14,677

The average monthly gross salary in Israel in December was 3.1% higher than in December 2024, outpacing inflation.

04/02/2026 14:02 Economy Idan Eretz
Amdocs appoints Shimie Hortig as CEO

He will replace Shuki Sheffer who steps down in March after eight years at the helm.

04/02/2026 13:06 IT Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
Tax Authority combats fake invoices linked to identity theft

Following the Israel Tax Authority’s success in fighting fictitious invoices, criminal organizations have switched to identity theft to plant huge numbers of invoices into the accounting systems of large companies.

04/02/2026 11:01 Legal Ela Levi-Weinrib

03 February 2026

Israeli weather satellite co Tomorrow.io raises $175m

The funds will be used to speed up deployment of DeepSky, an AI-native weather satellite constellation.

Israeli startup Orion Security raises $32m

The AI-driven contextual data security has achieved rapid market penetration with tier-1 global customers.

03/02/2026 16:14 Start ups Globes correspondent
Medtronic to buy Israeli diagnostics co CathWorks

The medical devices giant will pay $585 million immediately for the company and with milestone payments the deal could reach $1 billion.

03/02/2026 15:26 Healthcare Gali Weinreb
Plus500 hits new peak after entering prediction market

Plus500, which provides a platform for financial instruments including contracts-for-difference (CFD), stocks and futures contract, has now added prediction contracts.

03/02/2026 15:08 Market Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
TASE Friday trading deemed a success

Volumes are up, and the move appears to be attracting more foreign investors to Tel Aviv.

03/02/2026 14:16 Market Eitan Gerstenfeld
Israel’s ADC to build Albania’s first data center

As a government project in a NATO member state and candidate for EU membership, the venture will benefit from exceptional terms for Israeli companies.

03/02/2026 13:03 IT Assaf Gilead
Israeli institutions' currency exposure falls under 20%

The exposure level is now lower than in 2022 before the judicial overhaul program, which sparked a rise, and points to likely continued strengthening of the shekel.

03/02/2026 11:16 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
Solar energy boom gains momentum as huge projects progress

Financing has been closed for the biggest solar energy project in Israel, while Enlight is moving ahead with the massive CO Bar project in Arizona.

03/02/2026 07:05 Energy Idan Eretz

02 February 2026

Foreign residents buy Savion home for NIS 17.5m

The property includes a seven-room, 400 square meter house and small 50 square meter guest house on a 1,200 square meter lot.

02/02/2026 18:32 Real estate Arik Mirovsky
Supreme Court suspends closure of Army Radio

The cabinet will now be required to justify why the closure of Army radio should not be annulled.

02/02/2026 16:48 Legal Nevo Trabelsy
Low shekel-dollar rate squeezes Israeli tech cos

With dollar capital and sales worth fewer shekels for paying salaries, companies face difficult manpower choices.

02/02/2026 13:37 Start ups Assaf Gilead
Yochananof buys into Binyamina land for commercial center

Yochahnanof is paying NIS 17 million for 30% of the rights in the land on which it intends to build a commercial center to compete with the Mall Zichron Shopping Center.

02/02/2026 11:03 Real estate Netanel Ariel
Phoenix in talks to acquire BuyMe at NIS 1b valuation

The purchase of control of the digital gift cards company from the Mayer group will probably be executed through parent company Phoenix Financial.

01 February 2026

Kinneret remains low even after wet January

The lake is still 23 centimeters below the bottom red line, according to the Kinneret Authority.

01/02/2026 18:09 Water Simon Griver
Politicians not planners driving Safari Park relocation

The festive signing ceremony for the park’s relocation was canceled, due to the Prime Minister's schedule constraints. However, it is believed that the cancellation was due to concerns that the event could become embarrassing.

01/02/2026 17:13 Real estate Arik Mirovsky
Israeli startups raised $1.1b in January

Overall in 2025, Israeli privately-held tech companies raised $10.7 billion, according to IVC-LeumiTech, up from $9.58 billion in 2024 and $6.9 billion in 2023 but well below $15 billion raised in 2022, and the record $25.6 billion raised in 2021.

01/02/2026 14:58 Start ups Globes correspondent
Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel in Netanya, Petah Tikva, Rishon Lezion, Modi’in, Bat Hefer, and Ma’alot Tarshisha.

01/02/2026 14:07 Real estate Nir Weiss-Vadraru
Israelis let NIS 1.5 trillion slowly evaporate

Leaving large amounts in a bank current account is not a conservative choice - it's a choice to lose money.

Moody’s raises Israel’s credit outlook

The international credit ratings agency has noted the improvement in the geopolitical security situation but has kept Israel’s credit rating itself unchanged.

01/02/2026 12:39 Economy Globes correspondent

29 January 2026

Apple buys Israeli startup Q.ai

The deal is reportedly worth $2 billion. Q.ai is a developer of solutions for improving audio interactions in difficult environments.

European organizations oppose Google-Wiz deal

Several organizations have petitioned the European Commission to open an investigation into the $32 billion acqusition.

29/01/2026 20:29 Mergers & acquisitions
Israel to buy US wheat in exchange for tariff relief

Under the agreement being formulated, Israel will significantly raise tariffs on its current main wheat suppliers, Russia and Ukraine.

29/01/2026 18:26 Economy Oren Dori
Uber in Israel: Cutting fares v protecting taxi drivers

Israel Competition Authority former head Michal Halperin discusses whether Uber should enter Israel with Zohar Golan head of the taxi drivers association.

Wix $2b share buy-back plan boosts ailing stock

At yesterday’s share price of $88, this means an acquisition of up to 40% of the company's share capital.

29/01/2026 14:03 IT Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
Gasoline prices in Israel back on the rise

The maximum price of government price controlled 95 octane gasoline at self-service pumps in Israel will rise on Saturday at midnight February 1, 2026.

29/01/2026 11:34 Energy Oren Dori
UVision suicide drones included in US LASSO program

The Israeli drone company is included in the US program to increase lethal anti-armor capabilities.

Wizz Air Israel hub: Opportunity or unfair competition?

Israir CEO Uri Sirkis and Ministry of Transport Senior Deputy Director General Or Libis clashed over the issue at the Globes Infrastructures of the Future Conference organized in cooperation with Bank Hapoalim.

29/01/2026 10:14 Tourism Meytal Vaizberg
Knesset approves first reading of 2026 state budget

If the NIS 662 billion budget does not pass the committee stage and second and third readings by March 31, then the Knesset will be dissolved and new elections held.

29/01/2026 07:14 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
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