Israel fuel prices could exceed NIS 9 after elections
Fuel prices in Israel are expected to rise sharply immediately after the elections, as a temporary NIS 1…
Israeli gov’t approves NIS 2.5 billion for defense, slashing ministry budgets
The government approved on Sunday the allocation of NIS 2.5 billion for “urgent defense procurement,” to be funded…
Yaron Zelekha slams Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s cost of living
“The reason Bibi attacks me is that he knows that once I become finance minister, the public will…
Israel eyes NIS one billion Apache helicopter deal, diverting Arab sector funds
The government is set to allocate on Wednesday some NIS 3.5 billion for urgent defense procurement, including a…
Amid rise in global gas prices, Bezalel Smotrich moves to reduce Israel’s fuel tax
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in an X/Twitter post on Tuesday that he will move to decrease fuel…
China’s January-August fiscal revenue up 5.7% year-on-year
BEIJING, Sept 18 (Reuters) – China’s fiscal revenue rose 5.7% in the first eight months of 2026 from…
Bezalel Smotrich signs order cutting gasoline prices by 50 agorot per liter in Israel
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signed an order on Sunday cutting the price of gasoline by 50 agorot per…
The systemic failure paralyzing Israel’s production lines
In the not-so-distant past, Israeli workers reported daily with pride to factory assembly lines, feeling that they were…
8th Pay Commission: DoPT forwards pre-2026 retirees’ representations to Department of Expenditure; what happens next
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has formally forwarded representations seeking pension revision for central government employees…
IDF warns defense budget delay will force major cuts, harm conflict readiness
The IDF will be forced to take severe, immediate measures beginning in early September because of the Finance…
Yen weakens past ¥160 per dollar, eroding intervention gains
The yen weakened past the key ¥160-per-dollar level as it extends a slide that’s erased more than half…
Japan spends record ¥15.39 trillion in July-August forex interventions
Japanese authorities spent ¥15.39 trillion in foreign exchange market interventions from July 30 to Wednesday, the Finance Ministry…