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No plans, no manpower, no professional knowledge and no trust from the public - this is the bleak picture that emerges from the State Comptroller's report when it comes to dealing with the online crime law enforcement system (or cybercrime). According to estimates, in 2020 the global damage from cybercrime was about $ 6 trillion, and it is expected to reach $ 10.5 trillion by 2025. In Israel, the number of investigative cases dealing with cybercrime increased between 2016 and 2020 by about 250% to 8,821 Bags.

The highest unemployment rate in the corona period was recorded among ultra-Orthodox men in most months of the crisis, according to a report by the Labor Market in Israel 2020 published today (Thursday) by the Ministry of Labor and Welfare. The report also shows that women were significantly more affected than men during the three closures. The average unemployment rate in the corona period, from March to December 2020, averaged 16%, more than four times higher than in the pre-crisis period. The rate between closures (July-August 2020) was about 10% and reflects to some extent the economic...

This is the fourth day in a row with over 10,000 verified: 13,603 Israelis were diagnosed on Wednesday as positive for Corona. A total of about 71,300 tests were deciphered and the positive rate was about 19%. At the same time, the infection coefficient continues to rise and stands at 1.42 - indicating a widespread spread of the plague. Data from the Ministry of Health show that the number of patients in critical condition remains stable compared to last night and stands at 301. The data also show that 130 patients in critical condition are connected to respirators. Since the beginning of...

In response to the growing trend of "mortgage recycling" and the challenges customers face when refinancing at the same bank, the Bank of Israel has announced a new regulation aimed at simplifying and expediting the process. This groundbreaking directive, set to take effect next year, seeks to revolutionize the mortgage consulting field and alleviate the frustrations faced by borrowers

Customers from all over the country came to support businesses in the southern region after the ceasefire after 11 days of fighting. They did shopping to sit in containers in the city, and so people had to wait in long minutes until a table became available for them. In Ashkelon, too, the cafes were filled with people today, and in Roja's coffee, the parliaments returned. "We are returning to life in Ashkelon, everything is full, after two difficult weeks." "We waited patiently for the operation to end," says Herzl Gabriel, who arrived with his family from Tel Aviv. "We came to support the...

Data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) indicate that last May 2,180 new apartments were sold, although an increase of 46.8% compared to the low in April 2023 that resulted from the Passover holiday, but excluding seasonality this figure is about 2,230 apartments, a decrease of 7.6% compared to the previous month. Compared to April last year, this is a decrease of a little less than 50%, since the number of new apartments sold this month was about 4,000. The CBS states that an examination of the trend data shows that from August 2021 to May 2023, there was a decrease of...

The seven directors of public hospitals in Israel have threatened to stop accepting Corona patients from Monday - because they claim that the agreements with them have not been fulfilled. "We are here several months after signing an agreement with the Ministries of Finance and Health, and this agreement has been violated," said Shaare Zedek Hospital director Prof. Ofer Marin. These are the Shaare Zedek and Hadassah hospitals in Jerusalem, Laniado in Netanya, the Springs of Salvation in Bnei Brak, the English Hospital in Nazareth, and the Holy Family (Italian) and St. Vincent de Paul...

The Solaredge company significantly exceeded analysts' forecasts, as well as the forecasts it provided to the market regarding its revenues in the first quarter of 2022, under the auspices of a surge in energy prices in the wake of the Ukraine war. However, the company missed earnings per share forecasts, due to the component crisis and the jump in transportation costs. Solaredge released a second-quarter revenue forecast for 2022 that was higher than market forecasts, and its stock responded with a 2% increase in late trading

The open banking reform takes effect tomorrow For the first time, customers will be able to transfer banking information to innovative technological entities in a kind of "financial ZAP" that will strengthen customers vis-à-vis banks, promote fintech companies' entry into the market and increase competition in the banking system. One of the significant barriers to increasing competition in the banking system in particular and the financial system in general is the monopoly held by financial entities over the financial information of their customers. The Financial Information Service Law,...