<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <title>Economy</title>
    <link>https://www.globes.co.il/serveen/</link>
    <description>Keyword search for:</description>
    <copyright>Globes 2026</copyright>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:15:05 GMT</lastBuildDate>
    <ttl>10</ttl>
    <image>
      <height>40</height>
      <width>144</width>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/serveen/</link>
      <title>Israel's Business Arena</title>
      <url>https://www.globes.co.il/images/GlobesEN-144x40.gif</url>
    </image>
    <item>
      <title>Could attorney general law lead to a rating downgrade?</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001549712</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001549712</guid>
      <description>In its latest survey of the Israeli economy, Moody's warns against erosion of the independence of the legal system.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:08:08</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Inflation in Israel falls to five-year low</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001549519</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001549519</guid>
      <description>The Consumer Price Index was unchanged in June as home prices fell sharply.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:00:27</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Moody’s praises strong Israeli economy</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001549401</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001549401</guid>
      <description>The latest report indicates no pressures, upward or downward, on Israel's credit rating or the rating outlook.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:03:54</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Intel, Tower expanding in Ireland, Japan - just not in Israel</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001549393</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001549393</guid>
      <description>Government support appears to tip the scales when it comes to major investment decisions by semiconductor companies.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:06:33</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>FIMI closes $1.75b eighth fund</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001549099</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001549099</guid>
      <description>The Israeli private equity firm has raised its biggest-ever fund and currently manages assets worth over $11 billion.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:48:37</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Legislative rush reprieves deserters, omits economic reforms</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001549087</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001549087</guid>
      <description>Deals with the haredi parties to pass bills on the attorney general and the media in the Knesset's last week leave important economic legislation by the wayside.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:48:37</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fiscal deficit narrows as tax revenues jump</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001548718</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001548718</guid>
      <description>Israel&amp;rsquo;s fiscal deficit in the 12 months to the end of June 2026 narrowed to 3.3% of GDP, from 3.75% at the end of May 2026.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:28:47</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Recanati family buys control of Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001548679</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001548679</guid>
      <description>The Recanati family has paid $50 million to increase its stake from 29% to 58%.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:30:51</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Time to leverage Israel's $1 trillion asset</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001548124</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001548124</guid>
      <description>Institutions and regulators need a change of mindset to enable Israel to flex its financial muscle for diplomatic gain, argues Lior Prosor.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:29:50</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Yaron: Interest rate forecast isn't a promise</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001548089</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001548089</guid>
      <description>Speaking to "Globes" after the release of a surprisingly low interest rate forecast, the governor of the Bank of Israel stressed the geopolitical risks.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:34:50</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Bank of Israel cuts interest rate again</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001547993</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001547993</guid>
      <description>The Bank of Israel has cut its forecast for inflation in 2026 from 2.2% to 1.8% and sees the interest rate at 3% in 12 months time.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:13:20</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Basic Law: Torah Study will damage economy, Treasury warns</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001547973</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001547973</guid>
      <description>The Ministry of Finance says the law will further incentivize haredi men not to work, and forecasts a 16% rise in direct taxes by 2065 as a result.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:05:52</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Bank of Israel seen cutting rate this week</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001547863</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001547863</guid>
      <description>This will be the second successive interest rate cut, after the Bank of Israel cut the rate by 0.25% at its most recent meeting in late May, and its fourth cut since November 2025.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:44:00</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IMF sees fiscal deficit higher than gov’t forecast</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001547646</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001547646</guid>
      <description>The IMF sees the fiscal deficit at 5.3% this year, not 4.9% as forecast in the state budget, and that Israel's debt-to-GDP ratio will jump from 70% to 74% within four years due to high defense spending.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:28:45</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tax Authority raises wealth fund revenue forecast</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001547398</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001547398</guid>
      <description>The Israel Citizens Fund is now expected to take in $60-75 billion by the time Israel's natural gas reservoirs are empty.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:35:01</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>What's behind the shekel's sudden weakness?</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001547294</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001547294</guid>
      <description>The shekel was riding high in May but has changed direction. "Globes" talks to analysts about the risk assessments and market movements causing the reversal.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:34:53</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Comptroller warns Israel's mortgage market at high risk</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001546905</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001546905</guid>
      <description>The State Comptroller compares the state of the housing loans market to the subprime crisis in the US. Bank of Israel: The report is unprofessional and methodologically wrong.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:24:44</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>As the shekel nears NIS 3/$, what's next?</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001546738</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001546738</guid>
      <description>Analysts find several factors behind the current weakening of the shekel, after its extraordinary appreciation in May.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:52:56</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tech downsizing seen hitting lawyers, accountants, funds</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001546613</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001546613</guid>
      <description>Layoffs in Israel's tech sector are gathering pace and are liable to have knock-on effects on support industries, although the general&amp;nbsp; outcome may not be entirely negative.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:13:20</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tel Aviv University rises in world rankings</title>
      <link>https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1001546528</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.globes.co.il/document?did=1001546528</guid>
      <description>Tel Aviv University has risen in the latest QS world rankings from 223 to 208, despite the growing boycott of Israeli academia since the war began in 2023.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:13:01</pubDate>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>