Posts Tagged: Israel economic growth
More Than Oranges: The Continuing Success of the Israeli Economy
Growing up in Montreal in the 1950s and 1960s in a Zionist household meant being aware of the precarious nature of the Israeli economy and...
Israel Raises Growth Estimate to 3.5 Percent in 2018, 3.4 Percent in 2019
Israel's government raised its economic growth estimates by 0.3 percentage points for this year and next, citing better than expected private spending and exports and...
IMF Report Confirms Strong Economic Growth for Israel
JNS.org - Israel’s strong economic growth and solid job market came in for praise in the International Monetary Fund’s annual report on the nation’s economy. The 2017...
Israeli Economy Flexes Its Muscle: Shekel Deemed World’s 2nd-Strongest Currency
JNS.org - Last week, the German financial services giant Deutsche Bank ranked the Israeli shekel as the world’s second-strongest currency, bolstering the broader outlook of the Jewish...
Israeli Economic Growth Exceeding Expectations
JNS.org - Israel's economy is performing better than previously expected, the country's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reported Thursday, updating its annualized growth projection for 2016. In the third...
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv Receive ‘Innovation Teams’ Grants From Bloomberg Foundation
JNS.org - Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's foundation chose Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Yafo as the only two non-American cities among a group...
Israel’s Defiant Economy
The assumption that Israel's economic growth depends on peace accords, and that Israel's economy cannot withstand BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) pressure, are inconsistent with...
Israel’s Economic Slowdown More Pronounced Than Initially Reported
JNS.org - Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), which several weeks ago said that the Israeli economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.7...
Bank of Israel Governor Listed Among World’s Top Central Bank Chiefs
JNS.org - Less than a year after her appointment as Bank of Israel governor, Dr. Karnit Flug was selected by the Global Finance magazine as...
Israel Second Quarter Economic Growth Exceeds Expectations
JNS.org - Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) announced that the Israeli economy grew at an annual rate of 5.1 percent in the second...
Israel’s 2013-14 Budget Passes First Reading in Knesset
Times of Israel - The Knesset on Monday night voted through, in first reading, the 2013-2014 state budget with a vote tally of 58 for...
Netanyahu Fires Back at Finance Minister Lapid, Defends Record on Economy
Jerusalem Post - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu fired back at Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid in the Knesset on Monday for saying last week...
1st Quarter Growth Dispels Fears of Economic Slowdown for Israel
Israel's GDP rose by an annualized 2.8% in the first quarter of 2013, up from 2.6% in the preceding quarter, the Central Bureau of...
Bank of Israel Chief Fischer Resigns, Netanyahu notes his “Major Role in the Economic Growth” of Israel
Bank of Israel chief Stanley Fischer informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday that he would be stepping down from his position in June. Fischer...
