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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 467

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Illustrative: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dedicates the final phase of a new oil refinery in the city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, February 18, 2019. (Official website photo)
April 26, 2024, 12:48 am
Ex-Mossad expert warns Iran has built global financial network to bypass sanctions
Udi Levy, former head of spy agency’s financial division, says if Israel’s partners seriously intend to weaken Tehran, they must target its money-transferring infrastructure
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Bank of Israel main offices in Jerusalem, on August 12, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 2, 2023, 6:59 pm
Bank of Israel sees increased risk to economy due to judicial overhaul uncertainty
In report on domestic financial stability, central bank says Israel’s financial system ‘remains stable’ but raises the level of risk, citing overhaul impact
By Sharon Wrobel
In this August 16, 2019, file photo, the logo for JPMorgan Chase & Co. appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
June 19, 2023, 6:15 pm
JPMorgan expands commercial banking business to Israel to cater to tech companies
US lender hires new banking team of 10 people to serve local startups and high-tech firms
By Sharon Wrobel
Ernest Hollis looks for items at his granddaughter's house that was devastated by floodwaters, August 23, 2021, in Waverly, Tennessee. (AP Photo/John Amis)
June 13, 2023, 5:38 pm
Banks instructed on managing exposure to climate-related financial risks
Banks supervisor says the urgency of tackling the issue is rising
By Sue Surkes
Daniel Hahiashvili (Courtesy)
June 6, 2023, 3:17 pm
Bank of Israel veteran selected as new banking supervisor
Daniel Hahiashvili will replace Yari Avidan on June 22; sees his role as ensuring stability of banks while boosting competition and technological innovation
By Sharon Wrobel
Police officers leave Silicon Valley Bank's headquarters in Santa Clara, California on March 10, 2023. (Noah Berger/AFP)
March 16, 2023, 6:50 pm
Trust broken, startup heads mull move to ‘stable’ banks in wake of SVB fall — survey
Poll of 110 startups, of which 66% are Israeli, shows most founders believe bankers in collapse US lender had known the risk they were facing
By Sharon Wrobel
A branch of Signature Bank is photographed, in New York, March 12, 2023. (Bobby Caina Calvan/AP)
March 13, 2023, 11:02 am
US regulators shut down crypto-friendly Signature Bank as financial crisis grows
NY-based financial institute founded by Bank Hapoalim, which sold stake in 2005, collapses as investors pull deposits following crash of SVB; 3rd largest bank failure in US history
By Agencies and ToI Staff
From left: One Zero Bank CEO Gal Bar Dea, founder Amnon Shashua and chairman Shuki Oren. (Yanai Yechiel and Yonatan Hefner)
December 30, 2021, 8:03 pm
Israel’s newest bank picks a new name
Amnon Shashua’s banking company, known as the First Digital Bank, names itself One Zero to offer ‘real, comprehensive’ banking alternative
By Ricky Ben-David
Illustrative image of artificial intelligence research, robots and banking (Blue Planet Studio; iStock by Getty Images)
December 14, 2021, 5:07 pm
New Israeli digital bank raises $120m with Asian, European investors
China’s Tencent, Japanese conglomerate SBI, and Swiss group Julius Baer back First Digital Bank, founded by Mobileye’s Amnon Shashua
By Ricky Ben-David
Passengers at Ben Gurion train station near Tel Aviv on October 28, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
November 4, 2021, 1:45 pm
How much of a revolution? 13 key reforms in Israel’s new state budget
As the coalition finally gets a state budget approved, Israelis can expect major changes in education, consumer prices, transportation, and healthcare
By Ricky Ben-David
Illustrative: A man walks in a mostly empty market in Nazareth, on January 26, 2016. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
May 23, 2021, 5:02 am
Pushed into loan sharks’ pockets, many Arab Israelis are living on borrowed time
With banks shying away from Arab communities, the only path to credit for many is gray market lenders, who offer easy cash at high interest and deadly results for failing to repay
By Tal Schneider
The Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York, in 2014. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)
December 28, 2020, 2:10 am
Facing 1900s New York anti-Semitism, a banker built this castle; you can visit
On Long Island’s ‘Gold Coast,’ 100 years of grandeur and scandal echo at Otto Hermann Kahn’s Oheka. America’s 2nd-largest private residence, it’s now a luxury hotel and restaurants
By Matt Lebovic
Dov Kotler, CEO of Israel's Bank Hapoalim, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
September 10, 2020, 11:03 am
Head of Israel’s biggest bank expects deals soon with UAE
Bank Hapoalim chief Dov Kotler leads business delegation to Emirates after landmark agreements reached last week; ‘the spectrum is huge,’ he says
By Isabel Debre
An Israeli woman wears a face mask for fear of the coronavirus while shopping in Ramle, March 19, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
March 19, 2020, 8:12 pm
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange jumps, shekel gains ground following bank intervention
Unemployment hits historic highs, with up to 7,000 Israelis filing per hour; S&P global rating agency predicts global recession, but says Israel on good footing
By Luke Tress
Closed shops and restaurants in Tel Aviv, March 15, 2020. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
March 15, 2020, 8:40 pm
Bank of Israel, retail banks take steps to soothe virus damage to economy
Financial institutions seek to ease business and consumer hardship by buying bonds, offering loans, delaying mortgage payments
By Luke Tress
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