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Hapag-Lloyd, FIMI sign $4.2b ZIM acquisition deal

Zim Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE: ZIM) has been acquired by German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd (ETR: HLAG) together with Israeli private…

As inflation retreats, what will the Bank of Israel do?

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading for January released by the Central Bureau of Statistics yesterday, a 0.3% fall, came…

Tech jobs expanding, but it's tough for code writers

The trend in the number of jobseekers in high tech has stabilized and pay is rising, according to the latest…

Israeli cabinet approves two new int’l airports

Israel’s cabinet today approved a plan to simultaneously promote two alternative international airports to Ben Gurion Airport - one in…

ZIM's Israeli workers strike following sale report

The workers committee at ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) has called a strike at the company’s headquarters in…

Annual inflation in Israel falls below 2%

Israel’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.3% in January 2026 from the previous month, according to Central Bureau of Statistics…

Startup Nation Central laying off most employees

Startup National Central (SNC), a non-profit organization supported by philanthropists including Paul Singer, Dan Loeb, the William Davidson Foundation and…

Leumi Partners buys stake in real estate co Avney Derech

Bank Leumi’s investment arm Leumi Partners, headed by Viktor Vakrat, is continuing with its acquisition campaign and is buying 17%…

Apartments sold and rented

Second-hand apartments sold Tel Aviv and central region Ramat Gan: A 110 square meter, four-room, 10th floor apartment with an…

Check Point buys 3 Israeli startups for over $150m

Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP) has reported its fourth quarter and full year 2025 results…