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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 559

Israel Manufacturer's Association

Illustrative: A worker in a factory near Afula, October 14, 2024 (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
Israeli exports to US will take annual $2.3B hit under tariffs, industrial org warns
By ToI Staff
Urging Netanyahu to use all ‘diplomatic and economic measures’ to change 17% tariff, Manufacturers Association of Israel says between 18,000 and 26,000 Israelis could lose jobs
US President Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
April 8, 2025, 5:36 am
Stressing the ‘billions’ US gives in aid, Trump refuses to commit to removing tariffs on Israel
At White House summit, Netanyahu promises to eliminate trade deficit with US, but fails to get promise from president to roll back policy
By Lazar Berman
Illustrative: A worker in a factory near Afula, October 14, 2024 (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
April 7, 2025, 6:37 am
Israeli exports to US will take annual $2.3B hit under tariffs, industrial org warns
Urging Netanyahu to use all ‘diplomatic and economic measures’ to change 17% tariff, Manufacturers Association of Israel says between 18,000 and 26,000 Israelis could lose jobs
By ToI Staff
Bank of Israel main offices in Jerusalem, on August 12, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 24, 2025, 11:24 pm
Central bank holds borrowing costs steady, despite subdued growth, jumping inflation
Bank of Israel keeps interest rates steady at 4.5% citing geopolitical uncertainty, shekel volatility, and fiscal changes
By Sharon Wrobel
Then-defense minister Yoav Gallant (center) inaugurates Israel's national pavilion at the 2023 Paris Air Show, June 19, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
November 17, 2024, 3:57 pm
France to challenge ruling allowing Israeli firms to exhibit at defense shows
Appeal filed after Paris court rules in favor of Israeli firms; Israel Manufacturers’ Association vows to fight attempt to bar defense firms ahead of Paris Air Show in June 2025
By Sharon Wrobel
Economy Minister Nir Barkat (center) speaks at a meeting of the Knesset Economy Committee, October 25, 2023. (Courtesy)
October 25, 2023, 9:46 pm
Barkat slams Treasury, presents rival emergency aid plan for war-affected businesses
Economy minister says Finance Ministry’s compensation plan is not comprehensive and does not provide full assistance for all businesses suffering losses during the Gaza war
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Products on shelves at a Carrefour Israel supermarket. (Courtesy)
August 27, 2023, 8:43 pm
Israel’s cost of living the highest among OECD countries in 2022, data shows
Cost of living index shows price levels in Israel last year were 38% higher on average than in member countries of the OECD
By Sharon Wrobel
Voting slips for Knesset elections on March 23, 2021. (Avi Roccah/Flash90)
June 22, 2022, 3:27 pm
Expected upcoming election will cost Israel up to NIS 2.9 billion, experts say
Manufacturers Association and independent businesses chamber call for canceling paid day off, which think tank says alone carries a price tag of NIS 1.5 billion
By ToI Staff
Israeli shekels, Jerusalem. (Orel Cohen/ Flash90)
November 8, 2021, 11:17 pm
Shekel hits yet another 25-year high against the dollar
Israeli currency’s strength imperils local manufacturers, as pandemic continues to strain global supply chains
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of the 100 Israeli Shekel bill, on December 31, 2017. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 2, 2021, 7:24 pm
Shekel spikes to 25-year high against dollar, highlighting threat to exporters
Israeli currency’s strength imperils local manufacturers as pandemic continues to strain global supply chains
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: Safety jackets hang at a factory in southern Israel on March 13, 2018. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
January 17, 2021, 4:53 pm
Strong shekel ‘murdering us,’ exporters complain as BoI banks on buying billions
Firms operating in shekels but paid in dollars say they’ll have to cut back or move away; a central bank plan to buy $30b to stabilize rate will help, but not enough, they say
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative photo of Israeli shekels. (Sophie Gordon/Flash90)
September 4, 2014, 5:55 pm
A week after Israel, EU lowers interest rates to all-time low
Move meant to revitalize eurozone amid weakening economic numbers, declining euro
By Simon Morgan
Illustrative photo of a farm in the West Bank. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 25, 2014, 7:44 pm
Israel manufacturers urge EU against trade boycott
Association head says shunning the Jewish state will negatively affect all, including Arab residents
By AFP
The Global Information Technology Report's Network Readiness Index map (Photo credit: Courtesy)
April 27, 2014, 5:21 pm
Report says: Israeli tech strong, bureaucracy weak
The Networked Readiness Index praises Israel’s innovation, but education and legal issues are a concern
By David Shamah
A jumpsuit from Dorit Bar Or at the last Gindi TLV Fashion Week (photo credit: Avi Valdman)
November 10, 2013, 1:05 am
Fashion Week brawl, this time in March
Producer Motty Reif announces Gindi TLV Fashion Week in the spring; competitor Ofir Lev follows suit
By Jessica Steinberg
A volley of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip on November 15, 2012. (photo credit: Edi Israel/Flash90)
July 15, 2013, 4:02 pm
Hamas manufacturing rockets that threaten Tel Aviv
Terror organization no longer relying on smuggled weapons, developing its own technology to strike at Israel’s center
By Stuart Winer
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