Shekel gains sharply despite interest rate cut
The Iran war led to a 3.3% contraction in GDP (on an annualized basis) in the first quarter
Banking & Finance
“Rabitabank” OJSC secures USD 7 Million funding from Enabling Qapital
Your Taxes: How California’s new software tax may hit Israeli tech companies
Your Investments: Shavuot lessons, from Torah to retirement planning
Your Investments: Financial freedom and Jerusalem unification
Seeing tens of thousands of our youth celebrating something of substance, in the era of social media and smartphones, is very moving.
Your Taxes: How Israel’s new war compensation system works
The new law is complex. In practice, an accountant typically enters data into the ITA system, and it crunches the numbers.
Israel’s inflation dynamics remain under control
A strong shekel, alongside structural energy factors, is moderating external price shocks.
Your Investments: Prosperity in Israel takes time, but aliyah is worth it
No one walked into Israel and achieved instant prosperity overnight. The land required effort, faith, and sacrifice. But, ultimately, it offered something deeper than comfort.
Your Taxes: An agreement is an agreement
In Weiss vs Large Enterprises Assessing Officer, the court said the ITA also cannot back out of an agreement with a taxpayer. (The ITA sometimes needs to remember that.)
How Israel’s new reporting rules change the olim tax holiday - opinion
Israel’s new reporting rules pierce the olim tax holiday, exposing foreign assets and raising real risks for globally active newcomers.
Your Taxes: Israel’s lower mid-market is tempting international M&A buyers
Bargaining factors: Several factors are contributing to what can best be described as a ripening of the market.
Your Investments: Second chances, respect, and newlywed finance
Build a shared plan. That means creating a realistic budget, setting priorities, and agreeing on a strategy for saving and investing.
Your Investments: Avoid repeating financial blunders
My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes but recovered from them. – Bono
Your Taxes: So you want to acquire an Israeli company?
Over the past year, Google acquired Wiz for $32b., Palo Alto Networks acquired CyberArk for around $25b, and there were many smaller deals.
