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How green are Israeli households? New report says Israel falling behind

Only when it comes to willingness to replace red meat with lab-grown meat, is Israel ahead of the other countries.

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A smartphone with the words ‘Ransomware attack’ and binary code in front of the Kaseya software company logo.

Ransomware attacks show need for international solution - opinion

INVESTING IN diverse communities, many of which include low-income populations, opens us up to untapped talent and resources. Israeli students during a science class at the ORT school in Acre.

Giving ‘Start-Up Nation’ new meaning - analysis

Calculating taxes

OECD Blueprint: Redistributing to the rich countries


Bank of Israel: Israelis earn less than those in comparable countries

The gap between Israel’s top 10% richest people and those in the top 10% in other countries is smaller than among those in lower earning percentiles.

A bank employee counts Israeli Shekel notes for the camera at a bank branch in Tel Aviv

Israeli healthcare expenditure rises, remains below OECD average

While current national healthcare expenditure as a share of GDP is lower than average spend in OECD countries, Israel's expenditure was higher than 10 other OECD nations.

Nurses take care of newborn babies at a nursery in Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in Jerusalem

Your taxes: Will robots replace tax officials?

There are many opportunities to be realized through the use of APIs

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Exclusive: Former Israeli officials helping Rwanda join OECD

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is the 36-member club of the world’s most developed economies.

President of Rwanda Paul Kagame speaks as he delivers a joint statement with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting in Jerusalem July 10, 2017

Your Taxes: Roadblock on the superhighway

We may be witnessing a renewed tax dispute between the US and UK among others. Are we back to the Boston Tea Party – no taxation without physical (not just digital) representation?

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The Idiot Savant

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OECD projects continued growth for Israel in 2017-18

Kahlon signs multilateral convention to combat tax avoidance.

FINANCE MINISTER Moshe Kahlon and his counterparts smile at the OECD Ministerial Council meeting in Paris yesterday

Israel lags OECD in broadband mobile subscriptions

Israel, ahead of only seven countries, has a 25.9% fixed penetration rate.

A record year for smartphone sales in Israel

Celebrating Israel

There is no shortage of negative news about Israel; Every once in a while we Israelis should remember there is much for which to be proud.

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This Normal Life: A terrible confession

But when the whole world seems to be on the brink of war, and terrorism can strike anywhere at anytime, there’s probably no place I’d rather be than in Israel.

Rescue service personnel working outside a restaurant following shooting incidents in Paris, France, November 13, 2015

Heureux comme un Israélien

Si Israël se regardait dans le miroir, il verrait un pays rempli de gens heureux, en bonne santé,globalement optimistes et résilients. Bref, un pays qui s’en sort plutôt bien…

Détente à  la mer Morte