Food prices
Israel jumps to second place globally in Big Mac Index
According to the updated Big Mac Index by The Economist, Israel has climbed to second place in the world for the price of a Big Mac meal ($7.67), trailing only Switzerland.
CBS: Apartment prices in sharp decline, rent skyrockets
Record avocado season: Prices expected to drop to NIS 5 per Kilogram
Mango season opens with a 70% collapse in yield – and prices will soar
Israel, Kazakhstan host meeting on trade and economic cooperation
Israeli Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov discussed the possibility of importing wheat and flour to Israel, among other economic cooperation opportunities.
Import reform plus competition could hurt Israeli manufacturers - opinion
A real opening of the Israeli market to international competition could adversely impact manufacturers’ profits. Here's how:
Israel Elections: Who cares about Israeli voters? - opinion
Let’s take stock of where we – those who will be voting once again on November 1st – stand in relation to what we require as against that which we receive.
Netanyahu's economic rhetoric is nefarious demagoguery
MIDDLE ISRAEL: Netanyahu’s election strategy is to blame his rivals for economic problems that they did not cause and he cannot solve.
Palestinians protest against soaring prices ahead of strike
Lawyers said at least nine people had been detained and police removed a number of tents set up in the street by protesters, who are calling for a general strike in Hebron.
Kosher pantries call for emergency Passover funding
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, the largest distributor of free kosher-for-Passover food in America, put out an emergency Passover fundraising call to raise $2.5 million.
Ukraine war-related inflation may drive protests and riots – World Bank
The bank last month warned the impacts could be particularly harsh in the Middle East and North Africa, where countries like Egypt import up to 80% of their wheat from Ukraine and Russia.
Israel is 6th-most expensive country in the world for groceries
According to the research, the average cost of standard groceries in Israel totals $28.45 per person a week – a figure higher than that of the US, Denmark or Canada.
NSO affair mountainous scandal gets much smaller - opinion
So far, preliminary examination of the evidence offered by Ganon in his Calcalist articles is far from being conclusive.
Osem cancels plan to increase product prices
Osem intended on raising the prices of their products by five percent.