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      <title>Israel's Business Arena</title>
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      <title>High tax collection moderates fiscal deficit</title>
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      <description>The deficit was 3.3% of GDP for the twelve months to the end of July. The target for 2026 is 4.9%.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:51:34</pubDate>
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      <title>Bank of Israel warns on defense procurement plan</title>
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      <description>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for additional defense spending of NIS 400 billion over thirteen years.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:21:21</pubDate>
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      <title>Tax Authority warns higher income Israelis are leaving</title>
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      <description>A Tax Authority study indicates that not only did more Israelis leave the country in 2023 and 2024 but that they had a higher income than those emigrating in previous years.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:51:58</pubDate>
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      <title>Tax Authority targets tech employee stock options</title>
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      <description>The Israel Tax Authority and Finance Ministry are considering incentivizing earlier exercising of stock options to increase state revenues.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:35:50</pubDate>
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      <title>Court halts Knesset Finance C'ttee transfers</title>
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      <description>Justice Alex Stein issued a temporary injunction holding back&amp;nbsp; transfers of money approved in yesterday&amp;rsquo;s committee session, except for those relating to emergency civilian expenditure.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:48:41</pubDate>
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      <title>Finance C'ttee doles out money to haredim, settlements</title>
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      <description>A petition against the committee's proceedings, which were not approved by Recess Agreements Committee, has been filed in the High Court of Justice.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:49:02</pubDate>
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      <title>National Insurance Institute heading for disaster</title>
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      <description>The Ministry of Finance wants the unemployed, students and yeshiva students to pay more but that won&amp;rsquo;t cover an annual deficit expected to swell to NIS 18 billion by 2030 and NIS 48 billion by 2050.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:34:24</pubDate>
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      <title>Average wage rises, tech wages jump</title>
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      <description>The average monthly wage in Israel in June 2026 was NIS 15,223, up 7.7% from June 2025.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:17:40</pubDate>
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      <title>Emigration from Israel continues at peak levels - study</title>
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      <description>Analysis of Central Bureau of Statistics data by Tel Aviv University researchers finds that 90,922 people left Israel in 2025, similar to the numbers for 2024 and 2023.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:53:29</pubDate>
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      <title>Israel leaps to second in "The Economist" Big Mac Index</title>
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      <description>A 15% price hike and the appreciation of the shekel sent Israel up six places in the index.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:43:18</pubDate>
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      <title>Credit growth props up real estate developers</title>
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      <description>Bank credit to businesses is rising at a record rate, but instead of fueling economic growth, it's keeping real estate companies afloat.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:13:31</pubDate>
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      <title>Netherlands bans goods from territories</title>
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      <description>The ban includes the Golan Heights, and purchases by any Dutch citizen. Israel fears damage to relations with an important trading partner.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:52:56</pubDate>
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      <title>Treasury cancels Intel grant</title>
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      <description>Two years after the freeze on construction at Intel's facility in Kiryat Gat, the Ministry of Finance has cancelled a grant of NIS 1.3 billion.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:38:06</pubDate>
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      <title>Regulator makes future of server farms in Israel uncertain</title>
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      <description>The Electricity Authority's decision to suspend allocation of power connections exposes the shortcomings of Israel's power infrastrucutre.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:29:28</pubDate>
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      <title>Tax Authority employees arrested in bribery affair</title>
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      <description>The suspects, current and former Israel Tax Authority employees, allegedly took bribes in return for facilitating false tax rebates.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:39:45</pubDate>
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      <title>Could attorney general law lead to a rating downgrade?</title>
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      <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>
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      <title>Inflation in Israel falls to five-year low</title>
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      <description>The Consumer Price Index was unchanged in June as home prices fell sharply.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:00:27</pubDate>
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      <title>Moody’s praises strong Israeli economy</title>
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      <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>
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      <title>Intel, Tower expanding in Ireland, Japan - just not in Israel</title>
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      <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>
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      <title>FIMI closes $1.75b eighth fund</title>
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      <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>
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