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View of Jerusalem showing the Old City in the foreground against new parts of the city in the background, January 9, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 1, 2018, 12:10 pm
Jerusalem nears bottom of Israel’s socioeconomic index
New report by Central Bureau of Statistics shows capital’s ranking has continued to deteriorate in recent years
By TOI staff
Illustrative: A board showing stock fluctuations at the Tel Aviv stock exchange (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
August 4, 2018, 6:14 am
Credit scoring agency gives Israel its highest-ever rating
Standard & Poor’s cites steady growth, improved fiscal outlook in decision to upgrade Jewish state’s credit score to AA-
By TOI staff
Bank of Israel Governor Karnit Flug at a press conference in Jerusalem on March 28, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 6, 2018, 4:57 pm
Bank of Israel head to step down after first term
Karnit Flug informs Netanyahu she won’t seek a second term, hails bank’s contribution to the ‘prosperity of Israel’ and its citizens
By TOI staff
Bank of Israel Governor Karnit Flug speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 31, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 14, 2018, 4:18 pm
Government’s short-term focus is pricey in the long run — central bank governor
Why wait for a crisis to invest in needed reforms and address fundamental weaknesses in the economy, asks Karnit Flug
By Shoshanna Solomon
View of the Tel Aviv skyline in a dense sandstorm, September 08, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 1, 2018, 8:23 pm
IMF says Israeli economy robust but social gaps threaten long-term stability
International body says Israel saw strong growth and low unemployment in 2017 but measures must be taken to increase productivity, improve infrastructure, and cut poverty
By Sue Surkes
Production line workers at a factory in Rehovot, central Israel, on October 27, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
March 18, 2018, 3:01 pm
Israeli workers to get one hour off a week from April
Union deal signed last year that cut workweek from 43 hours to 42 now applies to all employees, but Israel still lags behind many industrialized countries
By Sue Surkes
Lee Cahaner
January 7, 2018, 3:42 pm
Lee Cahaner
Haredi women lead change
Ultra-Orthodox women marry young, have many children, run their homes, and pursue higher ed like never before
Malynnda Littky
January 4, 2018, 11:17 am
Malynnda Littky
Arab nurses doesn’t mean equal opportunity
If you don’t hire Arabs because they ‘take Jewish jobs’ or might one day turn terrorist, that’s racism
In this photo from July 25, 2017, then White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci speaks to members of the media at the White House. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
November 7, 2017, 8:24 pm
Anthony Scaramucci to join Jewish group’s investment trip to Israel
Controversial ex-Trump aide says Jewish state ‘one of the most compelling markets in the world,’ praises the ‘miracle in the desert’
By JTA
Close-up of Israeli currency, Jerusalem. (Orel Cohen/Flash90)
October 30, 2017, 11:03 pm
Minimum wage rising to NIS 5,300 on December 1
With lowest hourly rate going up to NIS 28.50 and daily minimum to NIS 245, Israel enters final stage of increases that began in 2015
By TOI staff
Shirin H. Herzog
July 20, 2017, 1:41 pm
Shirin H. Herzog
Mobileye-Intel: What’s the big deal?
A lawyer’s take on the glorious, unprecedented acquisition that will likely have tax implications for Israeli markets
Dr Augusto Lopez-Claros, senior advisor, Development Economics at the World Bank Group, June 2017 (Courtesy Shoshanna Solomon/The Times of Israel)
June 22, 2017, 5:40 pm
Israeli economy pays price of elusive peace, World Bank official says
The Jewish state has done well economically, says Augusto Lopez-Claros. ‘But my point is, how much more could Israel do?’
By Shoshanna Solomon
Bank of Israel Governor Karnit Flug speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 31, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 19, 2017, 7:00 pm
Help the 90% who aren’t part of startup economy, central bank chief urges
Tech employees are just 9% of workforce while many of the rest are poorly paid; reducing this gap is essential, says Bank of Israel Governor Karnit Flug
By Shoshanna Solomon
Mooly Eden (Courtesy)
June 19, 2017, 3:12 pm
Israel unprepared for the robot revolution, warns ex-Intel Israel head
Mooly Eden says automation is looming ‘tsunami’ for labor market; urges government to name a ministry to address challenge
By Shoshanna Solomon
View of the Tel Aviv skyline in a dense sandstorm, September 08, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 28, 2017, 4:28 pm
Derelict economy could sink ‘Titanic’ Israel, experts warn
New research paints worrying picture of decades of neglected national priorities leaving the country without the resources to face existential threats
By Raoul Wootliff
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