Israel business

Israeli private equity firm David Group launches to invest in mature businesses

David Group, founded by Stella Cohen and chaired by former Goldman Sachs partner Raanan Agus, will focus on financial services, defense, industrials, and tech-enabled business services.

David Group founder Stella Cohen and Chairman Raanan Agus
Investors are beginning to ask where systems continue to function under stress.

Rethinking risk: Why Israel is no longer the outlier - opinion

Ashdod Port

Record profits for Ashdod Port Company in 2025

Finance Committee chair MK Hanoch Milwidsky leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.

Knesset advances compensation for businesses impacted by war, benefits for reservists


Israel-Germany business ties are strong and growing – German minister

Several Israeli tech executives discussed the future of innovation and the ties between the two countries at ‘Joint Perspectives – A German-Israeli Summit’

 Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020.

Moody's downgrades Israel credit rating to 'A2'

Israel's war with Hamas is not the only issue noted by the ratings agency, citing the looming threat at Israel's northern border.

Moody's corporate HQ

Climate innovation center teases a more developed Negev

The center's activities will stretch throughout the Negev and the Arava, from Kiryat Gat to Eilat and Sderot to the Dead Sea.

 DeserTech and Climate Innovation Center leaders gather in Beersheba

1948 Ventures: Bridging innovation and urgency in Israeli tech

After expediting his VC’s launch in order to support Israel during the war, the founder has urged other US VCs to continue investing in Israel’s tech ecosystem.

 1948 Ventures founder meets with President Herzog on October 18th

93% of Israeli business leaders fear missing out on AI advancements

Additionally, only 41% of Israeli business leaders express complete confidence in the accuracy of their data.

 Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023

S&P raises Israel Aerospace Industries’ international credit rating to A-

S&P Global Ratings Maalot Ltd: "The company's rate of output remains almost unaffected by the current fighting and call-up of reservists."

The S&P Global logo is displayed on its offices in the financial district in New York City

2023’s transaction value marks 10-year low, and the war makes it worse

Even before the security crisis in October, the first three quarters of 2023 showed a 60% decrease in volume and a 21% decrease in the number of transactions.

 Illustrative image of credit cards.

Ongoing war could decrease the business sector’s production by 3.8% in Q4 - report

The latest Melnick report gives one of the first concrete indications about the war’s effect on the Israeli economy.

 Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020.

How much will the Israeli economy suffer from a war with Hamas?

The economic price Israel is paying for the war on Hamas, with the Manufacturers Association reporting that the economy had already lost NIS 4.6 billion.

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of a downwards-trending graph (illustration)

Israeli tech startups flock to US amid uncertainty at home

This marks a reversal, as Israel had managed in the past decade to persuade more of its startups to set up their legal identity domestically.

 Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020.