For 2025, the OECD outlook is also more positive than Israel’s own estimates, putting next year’s GDP increase at 3.3%, compared with 2.5% forecast by the central bank and 2.8% predicted by the ministry.

On Independence Day this year, Israel completed a successful $5 billion government bond issue in Asian markets. By TPS Israel’s first-ever public issue bond on Asian markets raised $5 billion, providing “a testament to the country’s financial strength and its consolidated support in international markets,” said Accountant General Ronnie Hezekiah. The issue will help finance... Read more »

The appearance of a booming Israeli economy is not a mirage, with the most recent employment figures reflecting a robust job market for workers in the Jewish state.