13.10.24|Sophie ShulmanA series of new measures, seeking to address investor concerns and offer clarity on capital gains exemptions and multinational tax obligations, has been reinstated into the Arrangements Law.
22.09.24|Meir Orbach and Sophie ShulmanForeign investor incentives and multinational tax reforms pushed to lengthy legislative process amid growing uncertainty.
08.09.24|Adrian FilutAs investments drop, the government plans to roll out new tax incentives to reinvigorate foreign interest.
29.07.24|Shlomo TeitelbaumThe Ministry of Finance announced that Israel would join the OECD's taxation plan on multinational companies with the policy expected to enter into force in 2026. Amid concerns that raising taxes may reduce Israel's attractiveness for companies, the ministry says that they can still receive special grants.
21.01.24|Shlomo Teitelbaum and Omer KabirKfir Battat, Deputy Director of the Budget Department at Israel's Ministry of Finance, who led the talks with Intel, believes that even though the chip company did not make life easy for him and his colleagues, the final outcome is positive for both Israel and Intel
25.12.23|ReutersBriefing lawmakers, the Finance Ministry said the war was expected to stretch at least two months into 2024, adding 30 billion shekels for security and another 20 billion for civilian and other expenses
24.02.23|ReutersIn the document and budget plan that were sent to parliament on Thursday, Shira Greenberg noted that the judicial changes had not yet been completed but may still hurt investment as well as Israel's credit rating
19.10.22|CTechThe Israel Ministry of Finance and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange have established a joint team with VMware and Fireblocks to perform a Proof of Concept for the issuance of government bonds on a blockchain platform
05.07.21|Irit AvisarAccording to the legislation, fintech companies that will test their services locally will receive regulatory relief
17.05.21|James SpiroThe Fintech Ladies IL community has more than 1,000 members and was created to empower women in the Fintech industries. CTech speaks with its founder to find out more
30.03.21|Meir OrbachIsrael is expected to select two providers for government services through the cloud
12.10.20|ReutersIsrael's economy has been hit hard from the Covid-19 outbreak and is expected to contract in 2020 for the first time in nearly two decades
04.10.20|Hagar RavetThe NIS 60 million program aims to quickly train 3,000 job seekers for R&D positions and R&D support roles
30.09.20|Meir OrbachInstitutional investors will be entitled to receive back up to 40% of their original investment in case of losses and will pay the IIA 10% of the difference between the return of their investments and the return received over the same period from state bonds should they make a profit
10.08.20|Omri MilmanFund allocation delayed due to political crisis, ministers highlight funds earmarked for enterprises that didn’t lay off workers despite revenue decline
16.04.20|Meir OrbachIndustry executives tell Calcalist they’re satisfied with remote work productivity and will not risk workers’ health or comfort
12.01.20|Gad LiorIsrael’s political stagnation could steer the country towards mounting deficit, hurt social services and other essential government functions
07.10.19|Omri MilmanIn a first interview since her January appointment, Shira Greenberg talked about Israel’s budget deficit, market productivity, and the taxation of tech exists
02.09.19|Lior GutmanShaul Meridor, head of the budget department at Israel’s Ministry of Finance, spoke Monday at Calcalist and Bank Leumi's National Economic Conference in Tel Aviv
22.08.19|Meir Orbach Yoel Naveh served as the chief economist of the Ministry of Finance until 2018