Election Day expected to cost small businesses 3B shekels
Small and mid-size business owners want to cancel the Election Day "holiday," while the Central Elections Committee argues that doing ...
Tag: Economy
Seven countries issue Iran-related sanctions on 25 targets
More than 20 targets announced by the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) nations – which also include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, ...
Hezbollah leader opposes government resignation
As protests erupt nationwide over Lebanon's dire economic situation, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah says unity government should bring a "new spirit" ...
IMF downgrades world economic outlook, predicts slowest growth since 2008
International Monetary Fund cites global conflicts, escalation trade wars as main enemies of growth.
Egyptian authorities round up hundreds in anti-regime protests
Demonstrators call on Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to resign after Egyptian stock markets plunges. Arab Network for Human Rights Information: ...
Israel ranked 38th in the world for economic freedom
Israel scores high in the "sound money" category, but low in terms of its labor market. Jerusalem Institute for Market ...
UN report: Palestinian economic crisis now at breaking point
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development points at Israeli activities, mass unemployment and environmental degradation among other factors driving ...
Lebanon declares state of economic emergency
Corruption-plagued Lebanon suffers from one of the world's highest debt ratios, high unemployment and little growth. Prime Minister Saad Hariri: ...
Israel retains A+ credit rating with Fitch
Economists with Fitch Ratings report that Israel has had a surplus in its current account every year since 2003.
Iran's Rouhani calls for unity to overcome US 'economic war'
“We need to unite to fight against and to win this economic war that America has launched against Iran,” Rouhani ...