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Average monthly Israeli salary in 2023 was USD 3,600
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics reported on the average gross wages per employee in the country in 2023.
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Israeli authorities bust money-laundering ring
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
During raids in several towns, investigators seized hundreds of thousands of shekels in cash, five luxury cars, computers, checks, jewelry, invoices, and more.
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Israel moving to allow more competition for home electricity providers
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The move is expected to lower the electricity bill for all families in Israel, and can save each household hundreds or even thousands of shekels per year depending on the offers of the suppliers, the nature of use and the hours of electricity consumption.
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Communities near Gaza, Lebanon borders to receive armored vehicles
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Israel's Defence Ministry said it has earmarked 150 million shekels ($41 million) to provide 200 armoured vehicles to civilian security teams near the Gaza and Lebanon borders, and in Judea and Samaria.
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Israeli hospital uses heated rocks to reduce pollution
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Wolfson Medical Center in Holon (just south of Tel Aviv) is reducing the emission of pollutants into the atmosphere with the help of heating crushed rocks. The hospital will install a heat energy storage system from the Israeli cleantech company Brenmiller Energy costing approximately 16
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Israeli forces seize 3 million shekels in Hamas cash
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Israeli soldiers raided Hamas financial infrastructure in Khan Yunis, seizing three million shekels (USD 819,000), the Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday.
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Tel Aviv stock exchange reports strong 2023
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
TASE firms distributed dividends in the amount of 27.2 billion Shekels (USD 7.4 billion) in 2023, compared to 28.6 billion Shekels (USD 7.8 billion) distributed in the record setting year 2022.
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Benjamin Netanyahu pledges billions for northern economy
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday directed that the 3.5 billion Shekel (USD 950 million) government program on the development of the north, of the country, which is currently being formulated, be submitted for approval by the Knesset in the coming days.
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Israel: One billion Shekels allocated to local governments affected by Gaz
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Israel's Ministry of the Interior gained an addition of about one billion Shekels (USD 270 million) in Israel's new state budget for local authorities, of which hundreds of millions of Shekels are allocated for emergencies like the October 7 attack.
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More than USD 6 billion worth of food wasted each year in Israel
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Israel's Ministry of the Environment reported that about 23 billion Shekels (USD 6.22 billion) worth of food is wasted every year in Israel.
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Israel recognises Druze, Circassian contributions to national defense
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Israel's government approved a budget of 12.5 million shekels (USD 3.5 million) to strengthen the social resilience in time of emergency of the country's Druze and Circassian Communities located in the Galilee, and on Mt. Carmel as well as the Golan Heights, in the context of the war in Gaza
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Israel to boost entrepreneurship with 9 innovation centres
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In an effort to promote entrepreneurship in Israel's peripheral areas, the government announced a 100 million shekel (USD27.6 million) initiative to establish nine innovation centres across the country, promoting high-tech solutions for a range of issues such as food technology, renewable en
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