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Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron attends a Finance Committee meeting in the Knesset in Jerusalem on January 28, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 21, 2026, 8:52 pm
Central bank holds rates days before election, warns next government on fiscal choices
Governor Yaron urges next coalition to cut debt and pursue growth reforms to fund security needs; bank raises forecasts but warns overseas production distorts domestic picture
By Sharon Wrobel
A sign for credit agency Moody's, on August 13, 2010, in New York. (AP/ Mark Lennihan)
February 1, 2026, 1:48 am
Moody’s boosts Israel’s credit outlook to stable as ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon hold
While the rating agency revises its outlook from negative to stable, it keeps Israel’s Baa1 credit rating in place, warning of fragile ‘geopolitical and security environments’
By Sharon Wrobel
IDF armored forces at a staging area in southern Israel near the border with Gaza. January 1, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90)
December 30, 2025, 5:40 pm
Mammoth defense spending at risk of overburdening Israel, report warns
Think tank cautions that welfare expenditures could suffer unless economy revs back up and state invests in infrastructure and human capital; cost of living still sky-high
By Sharon Wrobel
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip by Palestinian terrorists hit and caused damage in Holon, December 11, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 15, 2024, 7:15 pm
Funding the war with Hamas doubles Israel’s borrowing in 2023
Israel borrowed NIS 160 billion in 2023, half of it after the start of the Hamas war in October, amid rising military and civilian spending; public debt jumps to NIS 1.13 trillion
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Israelis protest against the government's latest coronavirus restrictions in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2020 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 19, 2020, 2:17 pm
Finance Ministry sets out ever-bleaker outlook for Israeli economy
Economy could contract by 5.9%-7.2% this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic; ministry forecasts budget deficit of 13%-14.2% of GDP
By Shoshanna Solomon
The Azrieli Towers, Tel Aviv, a center of commerce in Israel. (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)
August 5, 2017, 1:30 am
S&P revises Israel debt outlook to positive, keeps A+ rating
Rating firm hails the country’s improved economic growth and efforts to rein in spending
By AFP
Illustrative photo of a board showing stock fluctuations at the Tel Aviv stock exchange (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)
October 11, 2015, 6:16 pm
Moody’s: Israel’s economy rocked by recession, politics
The worldwide slowdown in spending and a calcified political process have helped contribute to a slowdown in Israel’s economy – but things could be better soon
By David Shamah
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