Debt

Business debt consolidation loans: Features and benefits

|ByTAMI DEMSKY
“Consolidation can create a healthier financial foundation.”
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich attend a discussion and a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 7, 2024.

Israel’s debt-to-GDP ratio rose to 68.6% in 2025 due to war, rebuilding expenses - Finance Min.

"The upward trend in the debt-to-GDP ratio stems from the security spending required following the war," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A person holds a Venezuelan flag as Venezuelans living in Costa Rica demonstrate for a democratic transition, after the US launched strikes on Venezuela, capturing its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in San Jose, Costa Rica January 4, 2026

Venezuelan oil exports show signs of movement as bonds jump after Maduro arrest

Sanctioned oil tankers have quietly left Venezuela despite a us embargo, as markets rally on hopes of a post-Maduro transition.

|ByREUTERS
The corporate logo of the state oil company PDVSA is seen at a gas station in Caracas, Venezuela November 16, 2017.

Venezuela's billions in distressed debt: Who is in line to collect? - explainer

Venezuela's distressed debt has rallied since US President Donald Trump assumed office in January 2025, as speculators bet on the possibility of political change.

|ByREUTERS

Ordinary Israelis taking on ever more household debt, report says

Israelis owe the most money to insurance and credit-card companies.

MARCH 20, 2018ByMAX SCHINDLER
Credit card

Palestinians with unpaid debts to be barred from Israel

Government approves Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked’s no-pay, no-enter initiative.

DECEMBER 31, 2017ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Palestinians cross an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank city of Bethlehem

Nation girds for general strike today in protest of Teva layoffs

Morning flights halted at Ben-Gurion, public transit to operate as usual.

DECEMBER 16, 2017ByMAX SCHINDLER
People protest outside the Teva Pharmaceutical Industries plant in Jerusalem December 14, 2017.

Teva Pharmaceuticals considers laying-off 10,000 workers

The Petah Tikva-based company seeks to reduce its expenses by $1.5 billion to $2 billion in the next two years.

DECEMBER 8, 2017ByMAX SCHINDLER
A building in Jerusalem belonging to generic drug producer Teva

The struggle is real: Student debt through the roof

Survey shows monthly expenses are over NIS 5,000, although the average income for students is under NIS 4,000.

OCTOBER 18, 2017BySARAH LEVI
Tel Aviv University