Articles by December, 2022

Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron and Bank Supervisor Yair Avidan granted a bank license and permits to control the bank - which will be called Ash Israel Bank. Bank entrepreneurs Yuval Aloni, Nir Tsuk, Alex Liberant and Alon Shay received the permit. Prof. Shmuel Hauser, former head of the Israel Securities Authority, will serve as chairman of the bank. This is the second license given to a new bank in the system within a period of three years. The receipt of the control permits and the conditional bank license will allow the entrepreneurs to move forward and complete the mechanical,...

The fourth lottery of the "Discount Apartment" program, which was promoted by outgoing Minister of Construction and Housing Ze'ev Elkin, is underway - just before the government's swearing-in, probably tomorrow. According to a report by the Ministry of Construction and Housing and the Israel Lands Authority, approximately 6,000 discounted housing units will be raffled in 13 localities: Jerusalem, Ashdod, Haifa, Yehud-Monson, Ramla, Kadima-Zoran, Ofakim, Sderot, Nahariya, Nof HaGilil, Elkana, Horns of Samaria and Immanuel

Shufersal signed a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of the Dutch SPAR chain in Israel with an investment of tens of millions of shekels, and for the sale of its own brand, which will compete with Carrefour's own brand. The agreement is subject to the approval of SPAR Global and the approval of the Competition Authority. As I recall, at the time Beitan Wines was also in talks with the Dutch, at the same time as negotiations with Carrefour, but in the end chose the French chain.

After one year, six months and 16 days, Binyamin Netanyahu will return to the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem today (Thursday). The final number of ministers in Netanyahu's sixth government, the most right-wing government in Israel's history, and it is still unclear how fascist it will be. It can be said with certainty that the world and Israel fear the expected damage to Israeli democracy. In some ministries - such as security, education and welfare - there will be two ministers. There will also be rotation in welfare, as well as in finance - and possibly also in other ministries...