Israeli officials show confidence in the economy's resilience amid Gaza conflict, but experts warn of challenges if tensions escalate with Hizbollah due to a declining currency.
Tel Aviv residents face soaring costs in world’s priciest city
Israel's cultural capital Tel Aviv is now more expensive than Paris, Singapore, Zurich, Hong Kong and New York.
Shekel surplus weighs down Palestinian economy
In Israel, as in many advanced economies, digital payments are rapidly growing, taking the place of transactions once done with bills and coins. But in the West Bank, a territory under Israeli military occupation since 1967, cash is still king.
