Why a global investor sees Israel as a resilient financial hub
Israel remains a ‘very strong player’ in global private markets
Banking & Finance
Bank Leumi tops Bank of Israel’s 2025 service survey
Only 40% of TASE-listed firms donated to community in 2024, Zoooz review finds
Your Investments: Birthdays, the Super Bowl, and setting boundaries
Your Taxes: What to consider before any merger and acquisition deal
Mergers and acquisition deals tend to be 10% economic, 10% tax, 10% legal, and 70% psychological. The “smell of the money” affects people’s behavior in many deals.
Moody’s upgrades Israel’s credit outlook from 'negative' to 'stable'
While the sovereign rating remains at BAA1, the shift reflects a clear easing of risk compared with the peak of the war period.
Your Investments: Ran Gvili, the Exodus from Egypt, Tu Bishvat and your money
We have it great in Israel. Remember how back in the old country we celebrated by going to the dentist after cracking some teeth eating the hard, wood-tasting boxer (carob)?
Your Taxes: AI dos and don’ts
AI is a smart colleague, but it doesn’t know everything. True intelligence is knowing when to use AI and where to stop.
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
Lionsgate Network: Exposing crypto terrorists with advanced blockchain technology
With Lionsgate Network, 'there are no more blindspots, no more zero-accountability, no more ‘we don’t know': CEO Bezalel Raviv
Your Investments: If you don’t understand it, don’t invest in it
If a belief, value, or investment cannot be explained clearly, it is unlikely to endure. A sound financial plan should be understandable.
Your Taxes: Who is who on Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza?
The Trump administration has just announced the formation of a Board of Peace for Gaza, but what are the economic credentials of its members?
From generalist to deep: Why venture is being forced to specialize
Over the past few years, it has become increasingly clear that the ground beneath venture capital is shifting
Bank Leumi becomes first Israeli bank to issue covered bonds to foreign investors
Hanan Friedman Bank Leumi CEO, "I am proud that Leumi is the first Israeli bank to lead this important step of opening the Israeli market to such issuances.”
