08 April 2025
Israel's fiscal deficit continues to narrow
The deficit narrowed in the twelve months to the end of March 2025, for the sixth consecutive month, Ministry of Finance accountant general Yali Rothenberg reported today.
07 April 2025
Israel's forex reserves fell in March
Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of March 2025 fell to $218.821 billion, a decrease of $1.433 billion from their level at the end of February, the Bank of Israel reports.
BoI keeps rate unchanged, cuts growth forecast
The Bank of Israel is concerned about inflation, the escalation of the war in Gaza, which has raised Israel's risk premium, and the turmoil on global markets set off by the trade war.
US market slide shakes shekel
The shekel weakened significantly against both the US dollar and the euro at the opening of foreign exchange trading today.
06 April 2025
Israeli autonomous frontend co AutonomyAI raises $4m
Led by Arik Faingold, the founder of cybersecurity unicorn Pentera, AutonomyAI offers a platform that learns and understands the full organizational context and generates code that can be deployed directly to the production environment.
Apartments sold and rented
A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel in Tel Aviv, Holon, Rehovot, Kiryat Tivon, Shlomi and Beersheva.
03 April 2025
Smotrich meets wrong man in Washington
Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich tried to persuade Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to soften the tariff blow on Israel - only Bessent isn't responsible for the matter.
Why inflation haunts Iran
With a month-on-month increase of 3.3% and an annual rate of 37.1%, inflation reflects the struggles of millions of Iranians.