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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.

A nighttime view of the Haifa Port and the surrounding area in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, September 17, 2026.
The opening of the school year in Omer.

Israel spends more of its GDP on education than the OECD average, but less per student

Illustrative: Customers walk past a flag vendor as they shop at a bazaar in Istanbul on September 6, 2022.

OECD cuts Turkish economic growth forecast to lowest rate since 2020 amid Iran war, rising prices

OECD expects AI boom to help offset Middle East energy shock for now


OECD members beware: Global tax might be on the way

What should a taxpayer company do if Israel adopts a 15% minimum tax?

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Israeli teachers earn more comparatively than others in the OECD - report

As teachers threaten to strike, the Shoresh institution questions if teachers' wages are the main issue in the education system.

 Children wearing face masks attend a class as students return to school after the summer break, less than a month into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster drive, at Arazim Elementary School in Tel Aviv, Israel September 1, 2021

The OECD Robin Hood package – Here's what you need to know

YOUR  TAXES: The new OECD plan is an unfinished symphony.

 Secretary-General of the OECD Mathias Cormann and Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman.

Israel's housing prices reach highest in 12 years alongside soaring CPI

The latest CPI statistics reveal that inflation is Israel is nowhere near plateauing.

 Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman, Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked and Zeev Elkin, Minister of Housing and Construction attend a press conference, presenting new reform on housing, at the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem, June 12, 2022

OECD report finds Israel has one of the biggest pay gaps between teachers

Israel has one of the world’s biggest gaps in salaries between teachers, according to a report by the OECD on teachers’ salaries in 2021.

 TENS OF thousands of teachers demonstrate in Tel Aviv, May 30.

'Western economies are signing on with Israel with their eyes closed'

Banking expert: Israel is at a stable starting point despite the political instability, thanks to the low unemployment rate

VARIOUS ISRAELI banknotes are displayed for an illustrative photo. The economy is well on its way to the pre-pandemic standards of budgetary discipline.

OECD proposes to tighten CRS and crypto rules

A public consulting period ended on April 29, and the OECD is reviewing comments received before formulating a final set of recommendations for governments to start adopting.

Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman met with department officials to discuss Israel's accession to  the OECD Digital Economy Taxation Outline, June 22, 2021.

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.

 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MINISTER Tamar Zandberg speaks at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on March 14, 2021

Will Israel benefit from the OECD tax draft? - opinion

The resulting new tax revenues in 137 countries, including Israel, could be many billions of dollars each year.

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What is Israel’s multilateral instrument tax policy? - opinion

Not all Israel’s tax treaties were modified by the MLI, for example the USA didn’t sign up to it.

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