Moody’s should have raised, not lowered, Israel’s credit rating Its rationale for downgrading Israel could have been written by the U.S. State Department or “CNN” pundits. Lawrence Solomon Oct. 28, 2024
Why did Israeli firms win record investments in a coronavirus year? As funding totals near $10b, investment insiders explain the successes—and challenges—that 2020 brought for blue-and-white companies. Abigail Klein Leichman Dec. 22, 2020
IMF: Israeli economy has good chance of recovery from coronavirus crunch The International Monetary Fund found that the government’s rapid response prevented a more serious fiscal blow. Nov. 22, 2020
Iran coronavirus deaths hit 429; 75 in the past 24 hours Iranian Health Ministry confirms 1,075 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours, bringing total to 10,075 • Tehran requests $5 billion in aid from International Monetary Fund to deal with crisis. March 12, 2020
IMF director praises Trump economic plan for Arabs, urges job creation International Monetary Fund director Christine Lagarde says there are “really good aspects” to the U.S. economic plan put forward in Bahrain, saying growth in the West Bank and Gaza “needs to be job-intensive.” June 26, 2019
Hezbollah calls on Lebanese prime minister to dissolve diplomatic fight Lebanon is in urgent need of a government capable of installing economic reforms that are necessary to put its debt on a sustainable road, according to the International Monetary Fund. Nov. 9, 2018
IMF projects Israeli economy to see 3.6% growth in 2018 It appears that for the first time in years, Israel might surpass its target deficit; the Finance Ministry has three months to address the situation. Zeev Klein Oct. 10, 2018