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מלחמת עזה מלחמה הריסות רצועת עזה 16.10.23

IMF, World Bank 'impotent' on Israel-Gaza war shock

16.10.23|Reuters
Global finance leaders' paralysis in addressing the fallout from the Hamas attack and Israel's response last week exposed deep geopolitical divisions hampering the International Monetary Fund and World Bank
כרמן ריינהרט הכלכלנית הראשית של הבנק העולמי

Former World Bank Chief Economist: "Inflation is still sticky. The test of the Fed's determination is still ahead of us"

16.05.23|Adrian Filut
Prof. Carmen Reinhart, the former Chief Economist of the World Bank commends the US Fed for its aggressive handling of inflation and the banking crisis: "Interest rates are expected to be high for a very long time, even when the signs of a slowdown begin to increase"
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What is the World Bank doing to help Palestinians and does opening a Tinder account constitute infidelity?

15.06.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Microsoft launches Israel-developed AI-powered virtual classroom for remote learning
מוסף שבועי 30.8.18 עזת הסיליקון Gaza Sky Geeks חממת סטארטאפים ב עזה

World Bank to invest $15 million to offer IT jobs to Palestinian youth

15.06.20|Adi Pick
More than a quarter of working-age Palestinians were unemployed even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. Youth unemployment in the West Bank stood at 37% in the fourth quarter of 2019 and an alarming 61% in Gaza, according to the World Bank
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Israel’s Rise in Ease of Doing Business Ranking not all it Seems to Be

27.10.19|Adrian Filut
Israel was up 14 places on the World Bank’s Doing Business report published last week, but local industry players claim governmental self-lauding is blowing things out of proportion
תל אביב נוף בניינים קו רקיע בניה מגדלים

Israel Climbs Five Spots in World Bank’s Annual Ease of Doing Business Index

01.11.18|Tofi Stoler
Israel is now ranked 49 out of 190 countries, following a seven-year downward trend
מטה פיליפס אמסטרדם הולנד

CTech’s Wednesday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

06.06.18|CTech
Philips buys EDP for 250 million euros. Emails of over 92 million users stolen from genealogy company MyHeritage. Tel Aviv approves plan to build Israel’s tallest building
עזה מהנדסות הייטק sky geeks

World Bank Backs Palestinian Tech with $16 Million in Grants

06.06.18|Asaf Shalev
The funding will be used to streamline business registration in the West Bank and to support investors eyeing Palestinian startups
דפנה אבירם ניצן Dafna Aviram Nitzan

In Race to Reform Business Regulation, Israel Still Falls behind

22.11.17|Daphna Aviram-Nitzan
Despite making regulatory improvements, the past decade saw Israel continue its slip down the World Bank's annual ease of doing business rankings. But this descent can still be reversed.
ועידת הצפון 28.3.17 אלי כהן שר הכלכלה

Israel Continues to Drop in Ease of Doing Business Ranking

01.11.17|Adrian Filut
Israel comes in at 54 out of 190 countries on the World Bank’s ease of doing business index