Galit Altstein
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Israel Economy & Government Reporter for Bloomberg. Opinions are my own.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Joined July 2023
Israel will complete the handover of the Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile defense system to Germany on Wednesday, marking the first time another country will have independent access to the high-end military asset
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Israel will complete the handover of the Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile defense system to Germany on Wednesday, marking the first time another country will have independent access to the high-end...
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Two years ago, Israel's Netanyahu seemed finished. This week, he announced he's running in next year's election and there's a chance he may hold onto his post a while longer
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Two years ago, after Hamas killed and kidnapped its way across southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed finished. “Mr. Security,” as he billed himself, would either resign in shame...
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Israel Eagerly Awaits Its Last Hostages. These Are Their Stories - Bloomberg
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Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal went together to an all-night desert music festival near the Gaza border two years ago. As dawn broke, thousands of rockets flew in from Gaza as armed invaders...
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Israel’s War Costs Seen Rising $7.5 Billion on Gaza City Assault
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Israel’s push to take over Gaza City is expected to add 25 billion shekels ($7.5 billion) to the war bill through the end of the year, according to an Israeli government official.
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Israel’s annual inflation inched back into its target range for the first time in over a year, although it’s unclear whether policymakers will consider it enough to cut interest rates later this month
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Israel’s annual inflation inched back into its target range for the first time in over a year, although it’s unclear whether policymakers will consider it enough to cut interest rates later this...
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Israel will need to be more self-sufficient as the nation becomes increasingly isolated over the war in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, in rare public comments about the impact of the conflict on the country’s international standing
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Israel will need to be more self-sufficient as the nation becomes increasingly isolated over the war in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, in rare public comments about the impact of the...
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הכתבה שלי מהבוקר בבלומברג בתרגום (כמעט) מלא לעברית:
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על אף המחאות, הקריאות להכרה במדינה פלסטינית והאיומים בסנקציות – מדינות אירופה ממשיכות לרכוש בהיקפים עצומים מאלביט, רפאל והתעשייה האווירית, שתפסו מקום מרכזי בשרשרת האספקה הביטחונית של היבשת. למרות...
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Europe’s Push to Penalize Israel on Gaza Hit by Defense Need
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Amid scenes of destruction and hunger in Gaza and this week’s bombing in Qatar, frustrated European leaders are threatening sanctions on Israel and rethinking ties to their longtime ally.
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"The pact will help expand trade between the nations", Israel's Finance Ministry said
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Israel and India announced the signing of a bilateral investment agreement by their finance ministers in New Delhi.
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Stock prices are up in Israel, the shekel is strong, and investments are rolling in despite two years of a brutal multifront war
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Stock prices are up, the shekel is strong, and investments are rolling in, even as the death toll rises.
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Israel’s cabinet unanimously voted to terminate the country’s attorney general, citing “substantial and prolonged differences of opinion” between her and the government
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Israel’s cabinet voted to terminate the country’s attorney general, who it has been trying to oust for months, but the Supreme Court quickly issued an injunction to block the move pending a review of...
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Israel will boost defense expenditure by 42 billion shekels ($12.5 billion) over the next two years to meet the costs of last month’s war with Iran and the ongoing conflict in Gaza
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Israel will boost defense expenditure by 42 billion shekels ($12.5 billion) over the next two years to meet the costs of last month’s war with Iran and the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
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Israel’s central bank keeps interest rates unchanged for the 12th straight meeting, giving a recent shekel rally more time to curb inflation and pave the way for lower borrowing costs
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Israel’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged for the 12th consecutive time, giving a recent rally in the shekel more time to slow inflation and pave the way for lower borrowing costs.
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Israel’s central bank is set to hold interest rates for a 12th consecutive time, with policymakers waiting to see if the shekel’s recent rally helps tame inflation and paves the way for a cut
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Israel’s central bank is set to hold interest rates for a 12th consecutive time, with policymakers waiting to see if the shekel’s recent rally helps tame inflation and paves the way for a cut.
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When Donald Trump demanded an end to Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial at the weekend, many dismissed it as an unwelcome interference in Israel’s judicial system
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When Donald Trump demanded an end to Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial at the weekend, many dismissed it as an unwelcome interference in Israel’s judicial system.
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Israel’s war on Iran to curb its military and nuclear program will boost the country’s long-term economic prospects, according to Central Bank Governor Amir Yaron
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The war on Iran to curb its military and nuclear program will boost Israel’s long-term economic prospects, according to Central Bank Governor Amir Yaron.
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Israel is targeting Iran’s nuclear sites, but uranium could be traveling around undetected https://t.co/An64XTJSxw via @bbgvisualdata
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Israel is targeting Iran’s nuclear sites, but uranium could be traveling around undetected
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Israel may resume natural gas supplies to Egypt as early as Thursday, says Energy Minister Eli Cohen
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Israel may resume some natural gas exports to Egypt and Jordan as early as Thursday, though any initial volumes will be small, Energy Minister Eli Cohen said.
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Options traders are bracing for the Israeli shekel to experience wilder moves than at any time since the start of the Gaza war
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Options traders are bracing for the Israeli shekel to experience wilder moves than at any time since the start of the Gaza war in 2023 — a hedge against any breakdown in the resilience it’s so far...
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Israeli stocks dropped on their first day of trading after the government began airstrikes against Iran. Saudi Arabia’s equity benchmark slid as concerns of a wider conflict gripped the region.
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Most Middle Eastern markets dropped on Sunday as investors signaled growing concerns of a wider conflict amid tit-for-tat attacks by Israel and Iran.
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