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      <title>Israel's Business Arena</title>
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      <title>Israel reopens amid uncertainty in north</title>
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      <description>Investor optimism should push up the TASE and strengthen the shekel as Ben Gurion airport resumes full operations, although foreign airlines will not return immediately.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:10:07</pubDate>
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      <title>Netanyahu promised intervention but thousands will lose pay</title>
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      <description>The government's leave without pay compensation plan does not cover the first days of the war for the private sector.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:21:47</pubDate>
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      <title>Revised income tax brackets boost March salary</title>
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      <description>In March&amp;rsquo;s salary, many employees in Israel are receiving higher net pay.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:14:32</pubDate>
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      <title>BoI governor signals budget could delay interest rate cuts</title>
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      <description>Talking to "Globes", governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron admits he had little influence on the 2026 budget and the widening fiscal deficit.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:43:22</pubDate>
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      <title>Cabinet to discuss mortgage subsidies</title>
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      <description>The measure is fiercely opposed by senior Ministry of Finance officials and the Bank of Israel.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:18:56</pubDate>
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      <title>Bank of Israel keeps rate unchanged, cuts growth forecast</title>
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      <description>The Bank of Israel has issued revised forecasts for GDP growth, the budget deficit and debt-to-GDP growth, based on the assumption that the war will end toward the end of April.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:27:30</pubDate>
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      <title>Chief economist cuts growth forecast</title>
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      <description>The prolongation of the fighting has led to a more sober assessment of Operation Roaring Lion's economic conseqeunces.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:45:03</pubDate>
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      <title>Treasury chief resigns after just one year</title>
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      <description>Ilan Rom's announcement came hours after the Knesset passed the 2026 budget. He is seen as candidate to head the National Security Council.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:51:57</pubDate>
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      <title>Gov't springs surprise NIS 800m addition for haredi education</title>
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      <description>In the Knesset budget debate, confused opposition members voted in favor of the move. The NIS 699 billion 2026 budget was passed.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:57:17</pubDate>
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      <title>Coalition postpones Knesset vote on 2026 budget</title>
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      <description>MKs will vote on the second and third readings of the 2026 Budget Law just 48 hours before the deadline for the government to approve the budget, with failure to meet the deadline meaning that the Knesset will dissolve and there will be early elections.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:55:46</pubDate>
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      <title>Young reservists in no rush to find civilian jobs</title>
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      <description>An average of 30,000 Israelis served in the IDF reserves at any given time last year, cutting GDP, tightening the job market, and fueling inflation, the Bank of Israel reports.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:44:42</pubDate>
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      <title>Knesset passes first reading of Unpaid Leave Law</title>
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      <description>The legislation, however, contains prominent differences between what is given to the public and private sectors.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:00:57</pubDate>
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      <title>Study: Gap between rich and poor in Israel widening</title>
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      <description>A new study by the Shoresh Institute for Socioeconomic Research indicates that the gaps in basic consumption - mainly food, housing, and transportation - have remained deep in recent decades and have even widened in some cases.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:47:42</pubDate>
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      <title>Knesset Finance C’ttee passes 2026 budget</title>
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      <description>The budget must now be approved by the plenum in its second and third readings by the end of the month, otherwise the Knesset will be automatically dissolved.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:56:43</pubDate>
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      <title>Treasury extends unpaid leave benefit period</title>
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      <description>Because of the uncertainty over when Operation Roaring Lion will end, employees placed on unpaid leave up to the end of April will still be entitled to unemployment benefit.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:06:06</pubDate>
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      <title>Despite war Israel remains high in Happiness Index</title>
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      <description>Israelis are ranked eighth in the World Happiness Index, despite the ongoing war and missile attacks of recent years, according to the latest report conducted by Gallup.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:14:44</pubDate>
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      <title>Keshet reports record year for philanthropy in Israel</title>
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      <description>The report reflects a record year in the number of deposits in the fund, totaling NIS 420 million, and a surge in total grants distributed by philanthropists through the platform, totaling NIS 275 million.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:27:14</pubDate>
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      <title>Banks agree to pay Treasury NIS 3b</title>
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      <description>Israel&amp;rsquo;s banks have agreed a compromise that will see Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich abandon legislation for a tax on excess bank profits.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:47:17</pubDate>
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      <title>Knesset about to pass budget already seen as irrelevant</title>
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      <description>In the event of an extensive ground operation in Lebanon, the legislative process will start all over again, with revised deficit and growth forecasts.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:02:36</pubDate>
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      <title>Owner-occupancy declines as more Israelis rent</title>
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      <description>The proportion of Israeli households in rented accommodation has risen annually since 2013, to 29.6%.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:45:38</pubDate>
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