Israel currency

Fintech startup Okoora expands into US, German markets

"Okoora is proud to be at the forefront of providing these solutions to businesses of all sizes in an expanding number of key markets," said Okoora Founder.

 US and Israeli currency (1 dollar bills and 1 shekel coins respectively) are seen in this illustrative photo of money.
Palestinian businessman Ahmed Hamdan offers gold coins to low-income residents seeking savings, in Gaza City August 27, 2023.

Gaza dentist makes gold coins in lieu of currency

 Inflation (Illustrative).

Israel’s June CPI: Are Bank of Israel’s counter-inflation measures paying off?

Illustrative photo of Israeli money

Which exchange rate applies to an M&A deal?


HSBC predicts Israeli shekel will suffer if judicial reform passes - report

HSBC made it clear, according to N12, that the shekel is expected to get stronger but that legal reform could stifle this growth.

HSBC and Barclay's buildings are lit up at dusk in the Canary Wharf financial district of London, Britain, November 19, 2018

Tel Aviv shares drop amid Jerusalem terror attacks, judicial reform

Jonathan Katz, chief economist at Leader Capital Markets, said stocks fell "for the same reason the shekel is weakening - concern regarding the judicial reform."

An electronic board displaying market data is seen at the entrance of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in Tel Aviv, Israel

Silver coins found near Temple Mount prove Jewish history of Israel

“This is the third coin of this type found in excavations in Jerusalem, and one of the few ever found in archeological excavations,” said the researchers.

Half-shekel coin from the third year of the Great Revolt.

Israeli Digital bank ONE ZERO launches for the first time in four decades

Did you know that a new bank opened in Israel on August 16? The digital bank ONE ZERO has completed its trial period and currently offers three routes.

 One Zero Digital bank logo.

Israel adds Chinese RMB to Central Bank reserves for first time, cuts USD holdings

Israel, whose foreign currency reserves have traditionally been made up of Dollars, Euros and British Pounds, will add four new currencies – including the Chinese Yuan (RMB).

The Dollar and Yuan compete for influence.

Seven shifts in the quest to make progress useful

A new business landscape is slowly coming into view.

Close up of a woman hands working with a laptop and drawing in a digital tablet on a dek at home or office (Illustrative)

Wall Street rally fuels shekel surge

The shekel-dollar rate is currently down 0.75% in comparison with yesterday's representative rate, at NIS 3.114/$. The shekel-euro rate is down 0.5%, at NIS 3.5149/euro.

 A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, US, July 19, 2021.

New NIS 5 coin design thanks healthcare workers on COVID frontlines

The Bank of Israel intends to issue several millions of special edition coins to be distributed to the public through banks and the Israel Postal Company.

Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem's Mount Scopus Emergency Medicine Department with her Jewish and Arab staff.

Your taxes: Are bitcoins and other virtual currencies tax-exempt?

Israel Tax Authority issued a draft tax circular on January 11 that details its position on the taxation of activity in virtual currencies such as bitcoins.

A copy of bitcoin standing on PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture

At TEDx in Tel Aviv, talk of advancing crypto currencies like Bitcoin

Israeli-American entrepreneur Galia Benartzi was speaking at TEDxWhiteCity about the potential of the first-ever "people’s money."

Galia Benartzi speaking at TEDxWhiteCity in Tel Aviv on Jan. 25, 2017

Grapvine: A diplomatic snafu

Netanyahu, Ayrault and Abbas