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Israel's economic future at risk as productivity falls behind G7 nations, report warns
Israel went from outperforming G7 economies to lagging behind them, as a new Shoresh report warns that education gaps, demographic shifts, and brain drain threaten its economic future.
Israel’s PISA collapse exposes a failing education system threatening its future - opinion
The Likud primary: Trolling as a way to gain support – opinion
PM Benjamin Netanyahu has an insurance policy - it's called Israel's opposition – opinion
Israeli environmental protection minister to meet OECD counterparts in Paris
Zandberg, who became Environmental Protection Minister just last year, will serve as the OECD forum’s deputy chair.
OECD tells Israel to cut red tape in non-tech sectors to boost economy
OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann praised Israel's economic progress since joining the OECD in 2010, but says Israel should reduce bureaucracy and over-regulation in traditional sectors.
Israeli health system understaffed, under-equipped - OECD data
A report released by the Health Ministry examined exactly where Israel has improved or deteriorated when compared with data from 2010.
Israel to join new OECD digital tax treaty - Liberman
The new finance minister announced on Tuesday that Israel will join the OECD's digital taxation policy along with 138 other countries.
OECD official: Israel leads in digitization, cyber - Watch Now
"The Israeli level of development and digitization is twice that of other OECD countries."
‘Soup-kitchen nation:’ Relieving poverty in Israel by reducing food waste
Addressing one of the ramifications of poverty by a government-led food rescue program
Israel economic growth slows to 3.3%, weakest since 2015
Growth in 2020 is expected to remain close to 3%, but Bank of Israel policymakers have expressed caution, given the current government stalemate.
Netanyahu: Israel must continue to reduce bureaucracy
More than 50 government processes have been digitized, the Prime Minister's Office said, including issuing tax payment receipts and transitioning to online licensing examinations.
‘More than one-quarter of Israelis poor or nearly poor’ - Report
While Israel's technological and scientific breakthroughs are impressive, it is still has the highest rate of poverty of any OECD country, according to a National Insurance Institute report.
What is behind Israel's widening budget deficit?
The country's fiscal deficit between March 2018 and February 2019 had grown to 3.5% of gross domestic product, compared to 3.3% in the year leading up to January and 2.9% in December.
