Time to invest in Israel, says former US treasury secretary Mnuchin

Foreign investors should have confidence in investing in Israel today, even amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, former US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. Mnuchin came to Israel on a business trip for the first time since the October 7 massacre with his business partner, former US ambassador David Friedman. […]

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What is Stan Store? – Good Financial Cents®

Initially, when my wife introduced me to Stan.Store, I wasn’t impressed. It seemed illogical to pay $30 a month for software that just offered a basic sales page, especially without any integrated email service provider. This was a stark contrast to my experience with platforms like ConvertKit, where I’m currently paying over $600 a month. […]

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What is Systeme.io + how it works + my review (January 2024)

Systeme.io has emerged as a versatile tool in the digital marketing landscape, often met with initial skepticism due to its bold claim of being an all-encompassing, free platform. This skepticism is not uncommon; many assume that a free, all-in-one software solution might compromise on quality. However, as experienced firsthand, Systeme.io defies these expectations, offering robust […]

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Hamas’s blood-soaked billions: How does the terror group stay rich?

There are 3,194 billionaires worldwide. Some on the list are well known, such as Elon Musk (Tesla), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), and Mark Zuckerburg (Facebook/Meta). But some names on the list arouse puzzlement, disgust, and fury, such as Musa Abu Marzouk ($2.3 billion) and Khaled Mashaal ($2.6 billion). Marzouk, senior Hamas leader, was named by […]

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S&P raises Israel Aerospace Industries’ int’l credit rating to A-

The S&P Maalot credit rating agency announced on Thursday that it is raising IAI’s international rating to A-, as the company “continues to achieve strong operating results, and its backlog of orders has reached a record 21 billion US dollars.” Their announcement further added that “the company’s rate of output remains almost unaffected by […]

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Iran, Russia to trade in local currencies instead of US dollar

Iran and Russia have finalized an agreement to trade in their local currencies instead of the US dollar, Iran’s state media reported on Wednesday. The agreement was finalized during a meeting between the governors of the two countries’ central banks in Russia, it said. Both Iran and Russia are subject to US sanctions. “Banks and […]

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The shekel is getting stronger, but for the wrong reasons – analysis

Amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, a peculiar financial trend has caught the attention of experts and market observers: the strengthening of the shekel against major currencies. Despite the tumultuous Iron Swords operation in Gaza, the representative shekel-dollar exchange rate unexpectedly fell by 0.47% on Friday to NIS 3.5990/$, reaching its lowest […]

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Israel’s black market is thriving amid economic crisis

The compensation plan currently in place for businesses is designed to reflect a decrease in turnover compared to the previous year, but this inadvertently creates an incentive for businesses to underreport their income or conduct transactions off the books. Both of these practices are considered offenses and are subject to scrutiny by the Tax […]

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Survival or layoffs: What’s at stake for Israel’s businesses in 2024

As the global economic landscape faced headwinds in 2023, Israeli businesses navigated through a challenging year marked by a slowdown in the tech sector, political unrest, and an unexpected war with Hamas. In light of the country’s current hurdles, Eran Mordechai, CEO of Danal Human Resources at Danel Group, shared his insights on the trajectory […]

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Ex-Israeli finance minister implicated in finance firm fraud scandal

The Israeli Securities Authority’s Investigations, Intelligence, and Market Surveillance Department has uncovered numerous scandals and fraud at the Unite Credit Financial Services Ltd., implicating several senior officials, including former board chairman and finance minister Moshe Kahlon, in a series of crimes. The findings of their investigation have been forwarded to the prosecution’s office. This […]

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