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People withraw money from an automated teller machine in the Iranian capital Tehran's grand bazaar on November 3, 2018. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
November 6, 2018, 12:26 am
Iranians fear more economic pain as US sanctions kick in
Costs of medicines, food, transportation, clothing skyrocket as rial tumbles
By Nasser Karimi and MEHDI FATTAHI
A wall is spray painted with a message that reads in Spanish: "Damn Maduro" next to an ATM machine in Caracas, Venezuela, August 20, 2018. (Ariana Cubillos/AP)
August 22, 2018, 3:15 pm
Venezuela inflation heads to million percent; new currency unveiled
New economic plan slashes five zeros off the bolivar, but with bank cards not yet working, citizens have no means to pay for anything
By Scott Smith
In this Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 photo, a woman sells bread near the Tawfiqia market in downtown Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)
May 11, 2017, 1:38 pm
Egypt says inflation has risen to 31.5 percent
Citizens are bearing the brunt of a struggling economy and the government’s tough economic measures
By AP and TOI staff
A woman shops at a supermarket in Cairo, Egypt, November 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
November 5, 2016, 8:52 am
Lack of sugar highlights Egypt’s bitter, deepening financial crisis
With the Egyptian pound crashing and staple foods running out, President Sissi is in economic trouble
By Avi Issacharoff
Illustrative photo of new apartment buildings under construction in the central Israeli city of Ra'anana, on July 25, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
From the WebMay 16, 2016, 2:28 pm
Israeli wages static for fifteen years – report
Globes: A new Taub Center report says excess price levels in Israel have been higher than in other OECD countries over the past 15 years.
Karnit Flug (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)
From the WebJune 22, 2015, 4:45 pm
Bank of Israel sees inflation rebounding as Flug holds rates
Bloomberg: Israel’s central bank is adopting a wait-and-see attitude, pending developments in the local – and international – economy
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (right), seen with Bank of Israel Governor Karnit Flug during a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, June 3, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 12, 2015, 8:32 am
Kahlon announces plan to lower housing prices
Finance minister focuses on deregulation, speeding up construction and disincentivizing property investment
By Gedalyah Reback
Illustrative photo of a construction site in Tekoa, a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, on September 7, 2014 (Flash90)
April 27, 2015, 6:13 pm
Israeli home prices going nowhere but up, say experts
Prospective finance minister Moshe Kahlon will be fighting global forces, not just local ones, as he tries to bring down housing costs
By David Shamah
An Israeli supermarket. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
From the WebApril 23, 2015, 12:39 pm
The clash over Israeli inflation
Bloomberg: Deflation has taken hold of the economy, which means prices are going down – but not fast enough, some say
Construction in the settlement of Ariel in January 2014. (photo credit: Flash90)
From the WebJanuary 6, 2015, 6:53 pm
31% of 2014 mortgages for homes worth over NIS 2m
Globes: Israelis, it turns out, are willing to pay the high prices for real estate builders are demanding
An illustrative photo of workers building a home in East Jerusalem's Ramat Shlomo neighborhood, June 2011. (photo credit: Gili Yaari/Flash90)
From the WebDecember 11, 2014, 7:13 pm
Israel coalition collapse pushes homebuyers off tax fence
Bloomberg: The (at least temporary) death of the zero VAT apartment sales plan has opened a floodgate of demand
Illustrative photo of a woman shopping for produce in a supermarket. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)
From the WebDecember 8, 2014, 6:31 pm
Karnit Flug: Israeli products are not overpriced
Globes: One of the most common complaints among residents of Israel has no basis in reality, said the Bank of Israel chief
Lee Buchheit (Photo credit: Courtesy)
November 14, 2014, 9:40 am
Cheap money won’t — can’t — last, says top debt expert
Lee Buchheit, who managed the bailout of Greece and a dozen other countries, is concerned about where the world’s, and Israel’s, economies are going
By David Shamah
Cows roaming in the Golan. (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash 90)
May 1, 2014, 4:02 pm
Lots of meat for Independence Day, but at what cost?
‘Missing’ heads of cattle won’t raise steak price, said an expert, but prices are higher than they should be
By David Shamah
Israelis buying food at the Rami Levi supermarket in the Talpiot neighborhood of Jerusalem, September 03, 2013. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
From the WebApril 18, 2014, 4:27 pm
Israel launches first cooperative supermarket
AI Monitor: Israelis are hoping that the power of many can help reduce the cost of living
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