Bank Leumi EVP and head of banking division Eyal Ben-Haim told the "Return to the North" conference today that the north will recover and return to prosperity.
Officials from the Accountant General's Office have held meetings with financial institutions in London.
Like Moody's, both credit rating agencies say the agreement with Hamas could alleviate the negative outlook for Israel, but that considerable uncertainty remains.
Amir Yaron told CNBC that one or two interest rate cuts were feasible in the second half of 2025 "as inflation is supposed to go into the target."
Recent macro data have led to a wider range of forecasts, with some seeing the Bank of Israel cutting its interest rate as early as April.
The average job search time for a junior with less than two years of experience has increased to 11 months, placement agency Ethosia reports.
"If adhered to and further progress is made, the ceasefire agreement reduces a protracted conflict's near-term downside risks to Israel’s economy and public finances."
Market sources see continued progress on a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas leading to a decline in Israel's risk premium.
Israel’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.3% in December but housing price rises gained momentum.
Nearly NIS 1 billion was collected in 2024, compared with about NIS 2 billion in 2023, the Israel Tax Authority reports.
Herzliya has the best quality of life of Israel's 18 biggest cities, the Central Bureau of statistics reports, overhauling Kfar Saba, which was in top spot last year.
The deficit for the twelve months to the end of December 2024 was 6.9% of GDP or NIS 136.2 billion, the Ministry of Finance reports.
Israel's passport has risen from 24th place in recent years following the Abraham Accords, and the US decision to allow Israel to join the visa waiver program, Henley and Partners reports.
According to the Israel Democracy Institute, the number of haredi yeshiva students rose 86% in the same period, while the number studying for a first degree doubled.
The committee's recommendation of a NIS 133 billion force building supplement over a decade is less than the army's minimum demand.
Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron: Inflation hurts the weaker sections of the population more.
This is the eighth successive time that the Bank of Israel Monetary Committee has left the interest rate unchanged.
The Treasury and the Transport Ministry told the workers that, unless they returned to work immediately, the privately owned ports would be allowed to use additional quays.
The strike is over the hiring of temporary workers. Meanwhile, long queues of ships are building up outside Israel's ports.
"Globes" explains who will pay the new 'rich tax,' which the Ministry of Finance hopes will help narrow the fiscal deficit.
Among the key transfers approved: NIS 3.63 billion for National Insurance Institute allocations, NIS 2.36 billion to the Ministry of Health, and NIS 161 million for local authorities.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to leave his hospital bed so that the flagship budget reform, worth an estimated NIS 9 billion in state revenue in 2025, could be passed.
The rate of population growth fell from 1.6% in 2023 to 1.1% in 2024, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports.
Indian manpower corporation Dynamic Staffing Services chairman Samir Khosla describes the highs and lows of supplying workers to Israel's war-hit construction industry.
The new legislation will make maintaining a personal service company much less worthwhile.
Heisler has tendered his resignation for personal reasons, and will leave his post after the Knesset Finance Committee passes the 2025 budget.
Excluding Intel's investment in its Kiryat Gat fab, foreign investment in Israel fell 24% last year, to $18 billion.
The performance of the stock market, inward investment, and a surprisingly high rating by "The Economist", are encouraging signs, though there are reservations.
The rate of poverty in Israel fell very slightly from 20.8% in 2022 to 20.7% in 2023, the National Insurance Institute reports.
The NIS 619 billion 2025 budget is NIS 105 billion higher than the 2024 budget.
While inflation is falling in Israel, housing prices are back on the rise, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports.
Strike shuts Ashdod Port