Finance

Mekorot reports strong core growth in 2025, but regulatory changes drive heavy net loss

Mekorot, posted solid underlying performance in 2025, but sweeping regulatory changes by the Water Authority pushed the company to report a significant net loss

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Eshkol Reservoir
Co-founders and owners of Profit Financial Group, Shlomi Elberg and Assaf Banai.

Leumi, Shestovitz take stakes in Profit Finance Group with NIS 670 million investment

Leumi Partners and Shestovitz Properties acquired NIS 670M in Profit Finance Group, which manages NIS 100B. Founders Elberg and Banai retain control after a massive valuation leap since 2021.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Future financial predictions with cash, gold, and bitcoin

Prediction 2026

As one financial year ended and 2026 began, the hard numbers tell the story of what has been and what may lie ahead. 

|ByMARC REISS
The Fitch Ratings building is seen in New York

Fitch holds Israel's credit rating at 'A', but debt and war cloud outlook

The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have added to concerns over Israel's deficit, with Fitch noting that Israel's "fractious domestic politics" could hinder fiscal consolidation.

|ByREUTERS

Your Taxes: Clarifications for new Israeli tax amnesty

Consult experienced tax and professional advisers in each country at an early stage in specific cases.

OCTOBER 10, 2025ByLEON HARRIS
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How to avoid bank scams and finance scams

OCTOBER 9, 2025ByTAMI DEMSKY
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Living financially smarter in Israel: Tools for success in the AI age and beyond

The “Living Financially Smarter in Israel” forum offered expert tips on digital assets, AI, estate planning, and smart money habits for olim.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025ByTOBY KLEIN GREENWALD
RIFKA LEBOWITZ: Thinking fiscally.

Your Investments: Yom Kippur and financial introspection

Taking the time to review your investment “sins” of the last year and atone for them is a surefire way to get yourself back on the path to financial stability.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025ByAARON KATSMAN
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Lebanon prepares plan to address losses from financial crash

Decades of profligate spending by the country's ruling elite sent the economy into a tailspin in late 2019, with depositors locked out of their accounts as debt-laden banks shut down.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByREUTERS
A member of police walks near a burning tyre lit by demonstrators during a protest near Lebanon's Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon October 5, 2022.

Merchant cash advance companies how to find the top option for your business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByHANNAH SCHWARTZ
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Your Investments: On Rosh Hashanah, our finances are also judged

The fact that we are judged as to our financial situation brings with it our own responsibility to live within our means. 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2025ByAARON KATSMAN
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One man, one bank, and the making of modern Israel

At 95, banker, diplomat, and statesman Zalman Shoval reflects on his journey and Israel’s transformation.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025ByRONNIE ROSENMAN
Zalman Shoval: His life story intertwines with Israel’s history.

‘Shameful’: Smotrich faces uproar from bereaved families amid push for NIS 30b. defense budget rise

Bereaved families slammed Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for skipping a meeting on aid, as he pushed a NIS 30b defense budget increase.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025ByKESHET NEEV
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a committee meeting on September 14, 2025.

Walla launches ‘Walla Crypto’ trading platform with Altshuler Shaham’s Horizon

The new platform was designed with Israeli investors in mind, featuring a unique Hebrew interface

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bitcoin surpasses silver in market capitalization