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June 2021 set a new benchmark in apartment purchases since the peak set in June 2015 (then investors preceded their purchase against the background of the purchase tax increase), in this month 13.8 thousand apartments were purchased an increase of 26% compared to June last year. Due to the corona virus. It is difficult to say that the figure for the high volume of transactions published by the Chief Economist's Division of the Treasury was surprising, given the Bank of Israel's data on the volume of mortgages in June, which set an all-time high of NIS 11.6 billion. This amount was divided...

The corona plague is far from over, and the death toll from it worldwide is already approaching one million. However, although the basic tools for curbing the plague are already known to all, governments continue to fail to address its basic treatment, says the weekly Economist, which cites Israel as an example of such failure, due to arrogance and internal struggles. An article in the weekly said that although the number of patients in Corona in the world is probably much higher than current estimates, there are reasons for optimism, whether due to the slowdown in mortality or due to the...

The Treasury has declared that an economic plan will be presented tomorrow. Against the backdrop of the statement, business organizations have passed on their demands to the Treasury, including the Manufacturers' Association, which has held meetings of the industrialists throughout the day, led by the association's president, Ron Tomer. Manufacturers presented the Treasury with their plan for saving and accelerating the economy as the crisis ended. They continued to negotiate on both fronts that are leading the economic crisis, and also met with representatives of the National Security...

amounted to 3.9 million tonnes, an increase of 14% compared to 2014. However, the amount of waste recycled amounted to 2.9 million tonnes, and 75% of the total waste in the manufacturing and electricity industries remained, similar to 2014. , According to the 2017 CBS Environmental Survey. In 2017, approximately 20,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases were emitted in the manufacturing and electricity sectors, which account for about 31% of total greenhouse gas emissions as a result of fuel combustion, and this year only 6% - 4% of companies in the manufacturing and electricity sectors undertook...

Salesforce joins Kaltura and both announced that they are laying off dozens of employees. The cloud software giant will lay off about 10% of its workforce worldwide and close several offices, as part of a restructuring plan. Calcalist learned that the layoffs also reached the company's local branch in Israel, which began summoning employees for a hearing. The number of those laid off in Israel is still unclear, but it is estimated that there will be dozens of workers

Towards a revolution in the Internet market: The Ministry of Communications issued a hearing to examine the abolition of infrastructure-to-provider separation (ISP), which has been practiced in Israel since 2000. As part of the reform, it is proposed ISP to private consumers so that they may be entitled to a unified service. "The existence of a split model no longer serves the competitive purposes for which it was set and imposes unnecessary costs on the economy and harms consumer welfare," the ministry notes. "The contribution of the ISP segment is small and it is doubtful whether it is...

Restrictions on demonstrations only encouraged protesters and the number of targeted demonstrations increased by tens of percent. Thousands of people came to hundreds of centers across the country on Saturday night against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and government corruption. During several of the various protest events, clashes broke out between the protesters and the police forces. Some of the demonstrators in Tel Aviv went out in processions on several streets, blocking major arteries in the city. About 12 demonstrators were arrested in Tel Aviv for violating restrictions and...

In January 2020, 543,000 Israelis departed abroad - an increase of 10% compared to January 2019. 4% of Israelis departures in January were of Israeli residents living abroad who came for a homeland visit. In January, 29,000 Israeli departures were by land (to Egypt and Jordan). The number of flights abroad was 496,000 - most of them, ie 466,000, departed only once during the month. Also in the other direction, ie tourists entering Israel, an increase was recorded - 308.5 thousand tourists entered Israel in January, an increase of 8% compared to January last year. According to estimates by...

After Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman claimed yesterday that rental prices had not risen significantly, the Knesset approved the establishment of a committee to examine the rental housing market under the Economics Committee, headed by MK Yevgeny Soba, a Knesset member of Lieberman Yisrael Beiteinu's party. The faction because he did not know at all about the establishment of the committee and not about the appointment of MK Soba. The committee that will be established will also include MK Limor Magen Telem (Yisrael Beiteinu) and MKs Ron Katz (Likud) and Uri Maklev (Torah Judaism)....