Economy of israel
Amid shekel-dollar crisis: Hi-tech sector gains strength as Israel's main export with 58% in 2025
The trend is driven mainly by the sector's dominance of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) projects, which export these services overseas and are highly dependent on foreign-currency income.
Tech industry mutating before our eyes
Behind the layoff headlines lies a more complex reality - opinion
Can Israel’s economy survive after a seven-front war?
Farmers halt milk supply in protest of Smotrich’s dairy industry reform
Numerous supermarkets across the country posted signs limiting the number of milk cartons each shopper could purchase as shelves ran low.
Grapevine: 'I also remember a miracle'
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
IDB Chief Economist Einat Meir on Israel’s 2026 economic outlook and the global picture
Meir states that the Israeli shekel was one of the world’s strongest currencies in 2025, and is expected to maintain its strength in 2026
Teva collaborates on skin disease treatment, releases targets
Under the agreement with Royalty Pharma, the companies will jointly develop the anti-IL-15 antibody, TEV-'408, which is in a phase 1b trial for the treatment of vitiligo
Fuel prices in Israel to drop below 7 shekels per liter for first time since 2023
Fuel prices will drop below 7 shekels per liter for the first time since 2023, with the new rate of 6.85 shekels taking effect on January 1, the energy ministry announced.
Economic recovery must be Israel’s priority for 2026 - opinion
Israel has proven it can survive and endure. The task of 2026 is to ensure it can thrive and flourish, not despite the past two years, but because it chose to rebuild wisely after them.
Rising Israeli exports approach pre-war peak, Economy Ministry predicts $160 billion
Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat announced the figures on the second day of the Foreign Trade Administration’s annual annexes conference.
Haredi IDF enlistment could save Israeli economy up to NIS 14 billion annually
A month of reservist service costs about NIS 38,000 ($11,700), while conscripting young Haredim is far cheaper and may even encourage them to join the workforce.
The real cost of climate delay: Storm Byron is an economic warning for Israel - opinion
Storm Byron should be understood not only as a meteorological event, but as a strategic signal of the climate reality we now inhabit.
Israeli defense-tech start-ups attract $1b. in financing rounds, mergers and acquisitions in 2025
Crunchbase data shows that the total funding raised by defense startups worldwide since the beginning of 2025 amounted to $7.7 billion
