Apartment prices continued to rise in the second half of 2024 after these price increases resumed in the first half of 2024.
Despite not having a national budget approved for 2025, a labor crisis, and a ceasefire that could collapse at any moment, Israel still shows signs of optimism.
According to the central bank's own research department, inflation will be 2.6% in 2025, falling to 2.3% in 2026.
On Friday, the Bank of Israel set the representative shekel-dollar rate 0.506% higher, at NIS 3.575/$.
Bank Yahav charges the lowest fees for transactional services, while Mizrahi-Tefahot charges the highest.
Nardi's appointment is subject to approval by the Bank of Israel, and the date of commencement of his term has not yet been determined.
The Bank of Israel set the representative shekel-dollar rate down 0.248% from Monday, at NIS 3.627/$.
The Bank of Israel left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.5% in its 8th straight such decision
The forum emphasized that a rate cut could help mitigate some of the increased costs that freelancers and business owners are expected to face in 2025.
The report examined some of the nearly 35,000 complaints made to the office between January 2019 and March 2024 – around 30% of which were about service to the public.
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