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The relative security calm in Kiev and in large parts of Ukraine and the shift of the fighting to defined areas encourage the Israeli high-tech companies to return and recruit workers in Ukraine and even launch broad campaigns to absorb workers, with an emphasis on development positions. The company Optimove, which develops advanced marketing technologies for the companies' existing customers, currently employs 30 people through agencies in Kiev and Twiniitsa

The prime minister was focused this week on one thing that managed to boil over the people of Israel and its voters. He promised in the Knesset that he would receive tax benefits, more correctly say tax refunds. I do not dispute Benjamin Netanyahu's right to exercise his rights vis-à-vis the tax authority. With that, every move also has the issue that makes your move a winning move. Netanyahu is an expert in this field. This is how elections win. But the man is probably in financial obsession, always has been. For some reason he forgot that there are about a million unemployed, many of whom...

The Social Security website crashed on Wednesday afternoon and soon returned to activity for the most part. The Social Security explains that the reason for the fall was a cyber attack on the site. According to the Social Security, the attack focused on loading information on the site and was handled by the Social Security cyber and computer personnel. The Social Security emphasizes that no databases were hacked at all and that public information is preserved. The Social Security cyber and computing blocked access from abroad, thus returning the site to operation. Alex Steinberg, product...

In August, a budget deficit of about one billion shekels was measured, but the accumulated budget surplus in the last 12 months remained at 0.6% of GDP. Everything emerges from data published today (Thursday) by the Accountant General of the Ministry of Finance, CPA Yali Rotenberg. The cumulative surplus since the beginning of the year has dropped to the amount of NIS 34.4 billion - still unprecedented since the state has never had a situation where after eight months there is a surplus of funds in the state budget. What's more, the surplus is about 8% of the annual state budget

The Ministry of Health this evening released data showing that 14 days after receiving the second vaccine, the data are even higher than in Pfizer's initial study. Corona vaccines in Israel have been found to be very effective in preventing illness, with an emphasis on serious illness, hospitalization and mortality - this evening (Saturday) increased the effectiveness of the vaccines performed by the Department of Epidemiology in the Ministry of Health. According to the results of the test, which was conducted until the previous weekend, there is an efficiency of 95.8% in preventing all...

The Knesset plenum approved on second and third reading the bill to finance the isolation fee for the self-employed, submitted by Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman at the request of the self-employed organizations and the chairman of the Labor and Welfare Committee, MK Efrat Reitan. Twelve MKs supported the proposal without opponents. This is after ministers Lieberman and Yair Lapid and MK Reitan yesterday agreed on the payments for the government's participation in financing the self-employed's expenses during the isolation days

During January, there was a noticeable decline in business activity in Israel. Ruthi Bank Automated announced that there was a decrease of nearly 12% in credit card expenses in January - in the expenses of Israelis in businesses. In contrast, there was an increase in expenses in online transactions, which brings the monthly decrease compared to December to only 3.3%. There was also a decrease in the withdrawal of cash from ATMs, at a rate of about 12%. What is more interesting is the fact that this is the third month in a row that such a decline has been recorded, which may indicate a...

Prolonged shutdown of three power plants, for the purpose of carrying out maintenance and renovation work, resulted in a decrease in the operating profit of the OPC company controlled by the Canon company of the Idan Ofer group. OPC, which is managed by Giora Almogi, lost NIS 11 million in the second quarter of 2022, an 85% decrease in loss compared to the corresponding quarter in 2021. The second quarter, which is a transition season in Israel and the US, is the seasonally weakest quarter in OFC's operations. The company operates two power plants in Israel and controls (70%) the American...

The Corona Cabinet approved the recommendations to extend the green label restrictions to all sectors of the economy, except malls and commerce. This, starting Wednesday next week. Among other things, the cabinet ruled that tests for children up to the age of 12 would be funded by the state, and that the number of participants in closed and open events was also limited. It was further stipulated that the restriction of guests at events and celebrations would be examined. The decision, which will be required for a vote in the government, includes applying the green label outline to all...

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz have decided to cancel the General Security Service's surveillance of the cell phones of Corona patients who are supposed to be in solitary confinement. Surveillance returned following the South African variant Omicron. Following the public criticism of the surveillance, five days after it was received, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health decided to give up this surveillance tool. The statement said: "At midnight, emergency regulations approved by the government for the use of cellular surveillance by the General...