Financial

Israel Bank: The military operation  is not expected to have a significant impact on the GDP
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Category: Financial

The military operation against the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization is not expected to have a significant impact on the Israeli GDP, according to Bank of Israel economists. According to estimates, if the ceasefire reported last night is maintained and the fighting ends, the fighting will not have a wide economic impact. The dawn events came at a sensitive time: the whole world is trying to overcome a significant inflationary outbreak, and on the other hand there is a global fear of entering a recession. The USA has already recorded two consecutive quarters of contraction in GDP, and...

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Aug 8, 2022

Bezeq net profit increased by 3% in 2nd Q and amounted to NIS 310 million - revenues to 2.23 billion
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by Ifi Reporter

Category: Financial

Bezeq Group closes the second quarter of 2022 with an adjusted net profit of NIS 310 million, a moderate increase of 3% compared to the corresponding quarter in 2021. Revenues were NIS 2.23 billion, a slight increase of 1.1%. Operating profit decreased by 1.3% to NIS 463 million and EBITDA also decreased by 1.4% to NIS 921 million. The company's free flow increased significantly to NIS 359 million, compared to NIS 85 million in the corresponding quarter. Bezeq reduced the debt in the company by about one billion shekels and now it stands at 5.63 billion

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Aug 10, 2022

Cellcom recorded revenues of NIS 1.069 billion in the second Q and a net profit of 39 million
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by Ifi Reporter

Category: Financial

The cellular company Cellcom, which operates a cell phone network, Internet and telephone services, and controls Golan Telecom, published its financial reports for the second quarter according to which the company recorded revenues of NIS 1.069 billion compared to NIS 1.003 billion in the corresponding quarter last year - an increase of 6.5%. The company's net profit in the second quarter amounts to about NIS 39 million compared to a loss of NIS 14 million in the second quarter last year. The company's operating profit in the current quarter amounted to approximately NIS 95 million...

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Aug 10, 2022

Kimberley Workers' Committee: We are leaving the Histadrut after more than 50 years
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by Ifi Reporter

Category: Financial

About a month after Histadrut Chairman Arnon Bar-David called for a consumer boycott due to the rising prices for Diplomat, Shastovitz, and Kimberly Clark, the response arrived: the employees of Kimberly Clark Israel decided to take revenge: to leave the Histadrut and move to the National Histadrut. There are about 1,000 employees

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Aug 11, 2022

ICL will  supply potash in Europe probably to Norway in a deal estimated at $ 230 million
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by Ifi Reporter

Category: Financial

The ICL company managed by Raviv Zoler reports on a major deal - the company signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of potash in Europe. The identity of the customer was not disclosed, but according to estimates, it is the Norwegian capital. This is an activity of 300 thousand tons per year and given the price of potash, it is a transaction with a financial scope of approximately 220-240 million dollars. This deal comes against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and the suspension of purchases from Russia and Belarus. Europe sanctions Russia and this may have transferred...

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Aug 12, 2022

Carrefour-Israel plans layoffs of 300 employees due to the transition to the Carrefour brand
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by Ifi Reporter

Category: Financial

The CEO of Carrefour Israel, Uri Kilstein, is leading a NIS 50 million streamlining process in the company. Kilstein's presentation to the company's managers held on Sunday indicates that the plan will include layoffs, closing branches, and changing suppliers. The move is being made in a chain that is still branded under Beitan and Mega wines, in preparation for the transition to the Carrefour brand. The plan includes reducing the number of employees, currently numbering about four thousand, by 200-300 branch employees, most of whom are temporary workers and personnel workers. In addition,...

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Aug 14, 2022

Bank Leumi Q2: profit of of NIS 2 billion - more than any other bank in Israel
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by Ifi Reporter

Category: Financial

Leumi bank published the financial statements for the second quarter of 2022, which reflect excellent profits for the bank. Leumi earned (net profit) an amount of NIS 2 billion in the second quarter of the year, which is added to a net profit of NIS 1.6 billion from the first quarter, so that in total the bank's profits from the beginning of 2022 amount to approximately NIS 3.6 billion, more than any other bank in Israel

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Aug 16, 2022

Soon: The Tax Authority wants to impose VAT on currency conversion fee for credit cards
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by Ifi Reporter

Category: Financial

The use of credit cards abroad will soon be added to the list of products that are becoming more expensive in Israeli life: a six-year dispute between the credit card companies and the tax authority may soon end in a compromise, the consequences of which could make the fees for using credit cards abroad more expensive. In December 2016, the Tax Authority issued an assessment to the credit card companies that mainly deals with the payment of VAT for income from credit card transactions carried out abroad, as well as online purchases on websites abroad. When a customer carries out such...

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Aug 25, 2022

Flight prices are expected to be higher than usual during the upcoming high holidays
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by Ifi Reporter

Category: Financial

Flight prices in the world and in Israel during the upcoming holidays are expected to be higher than usual. The demand for flights after the exit from the period of the corona closures encountered many challenges, including the energy crisis created by the war in Ukraine and a shortage of personnel in the aviation industry. The price of jet fuel - which is usually about a quarter of the airlines' total operating costs - is skyrocketing. The increase in its price this year is twice as high as the increase in the price of crude oil - which reflects the huge demand for flights. Following...

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Sep 4, 2022

Exit: German giant Bosh acquires Israeli company Elmo for about $ 700 million
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by Ifi Reporter

Category: Financial

Less than half a year after he started a tender process for the sale of the company he founded, Haim Monheit, an almost unknown entrepreneur, his Elmo from the city of Petah-Tikva for more than 700 million dollars to the giant German concern Bosch. Bosh agreed to pay more than the American company Rockwell Automation and beat it in the tender. One of the biggest exits of a private shareholder in recent years. Elmo is owned by Haim Monheit who founded it in 1988 together with two friends who have since retired. Elmo develops advanced traffic controllers and employs 330 people in Petah...

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Sep 5, 2022

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