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      <title>Israel's Business Arena</title>
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      <title>Moody's raises Israel growth forecast</title>
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      <description>The agency cautions, however, that the rise is largely technical, and does not necessarily reflect an improvement in domestic economic performance.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:45:51</pubDate>
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      <title>Economists: Sanctions will cause Israel huge, irreparable damage</title>
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      <description>109 economists, businesspeople, and former officials have signed a statement calling the prime minister's cryptocurrency plan "bizarre" and "absolutely no use."</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:39:18</pubDate>
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      <title>BoI slams Netanyahu's crypto plan for evading sanctions</title>
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      <description>Bank of Israel: It is the political leadership's responsibility to avert sanctions. Netanyahu: I do what I think is right.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 22:32:59</pubDate>
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      <title>Bill Ackman: Israel will be among the world's best economies</title>
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      <description>Ackman was interviewed at the ARC Summit at Sheba Medical Center, and related the incident in his family that led him to found the AOI Institute for brain health in New York.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:15:21</pubDate>
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      <title>New tax plans target tech employees and pensions</title>
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      <description>With the need to raise state revenues to cover increased spending, the Israel Tax Authority and Ministry of Finance have formulated plans.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:37:59</pubDate>
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      <title>Bank of Israel keeps rate unchanged</title>
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      <description>The Bank of Israel has also revised its growth forecast upwards for 2026 and 2027.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:41:24</pubDate>
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      <title>Pension experts warn on plan to cut contributions</title>
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      <description>Tel Aviv University Harel Center for Capital Market Research director Prof. Dan Weiss warns that Israel&amp;rsquo;s high position in the Global Pensions Index is under threat.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:23:19</pubDate>
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      <title>Tax chief: We’ll phase out cash altogether</title>
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      <description>Israel Tax Authority head Shay Aharonovich told the Chamber of Tax Consultants annual conference that abolishing cash would increase annual tax collection by NIS 20-30 billion.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:11:41</pubDate>
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      <title>Economists: Jewish terror will severely damage economy</title>
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      <description>Senior Israeli economists have signed a letter warning of sanctions, a chilling effect on doing business with Israel, and a rise in the cost of living.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:56:07</pubDate>
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      <title>Gov't approves NIS 2.6b cut to fund defense procurement</title>
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      <description>The funds will be drawn primarily from the budgets of the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of National Security, and the Ministry of Education.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:46:07</pubDate>
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      <title>John Paulson donates $250m to Hebrew University</title>
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      <description>The university's Mount Scopus campus will be renamed the Alina and John Paulson Campus.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:26:15</pubDate>
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      <title>CPI down by more than expected in September</title>
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      <description>Israel&amp;rsquo;s Consumer Price Index fell by 0.5% last month, making annual inflation 1.6%. Home prices have resumed their decline.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:14:35</pubDate>
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      <title>Smotrich slams Apache deal</title>
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      <description>"The functionality provided by Apache helicopters can be achieved by cheaper means."</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:48:02</pubDate>
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      <title>Gov't diverts NIS 1b from Arab society to defense</title>
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      <description>The funds from the five-year plan for upgrading infrastructure and services for Israel's Arab population will finance the purchase of Apache helicopters from the US.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:50:49</pubDate>
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      <title>Shashua: Israel must invest in AI infrastructure to compete</title>
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      <description>Speaking at the Journey conference, Amnon Shashua said innovation was no longer just a matter of brainwork, and that Israeli entrepreneurs were following the big money to the US.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:17:16</pubDate>
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      <title>Treasury plans spending cut to fund increased defense budget</title>
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      <description>Defense establishment sources called the cut "spin" by the Ministry of Finance.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:51:12</pubDate>
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      <title>Israel's fiscal deficit narrows, thanks to Nvidia</title>
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      <description>Exports by Nvidia are boosting tax collection, but economists warn that underlying structural problems remain.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:17:20</pubDate>
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      <title>Smotrich opposes plan to hike tax on tech workers' options</title>
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      <description>The team formulating tax reform in the technology industry proposes that workers who don't exercise options straightaway should pay a higher tax rate.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:48:33</pubDate>
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      <title>From rehab to growth: The Gaza envelope's challenge</title>
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      <description>The Homeward Forum units fourteen communities that were hard hit on October 7. Its leaders discuss economic plans, and the difficulties of returning home.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:19:26</pubDate>
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      <title>Finance C'ttee deadlock endangers Israel's status as R&amp;D hub</title>
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      <description>Regulations required under the OECD's global tax regime for multinationals are being delayed by political wrangling.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:04:48</pubDate>
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