Business and Economy

“The committee chose to support a wide range of projects dealing with the challenges of coronavirus because the fight against the pandemic needs to be waged on multiple fronts,” according to the Ministry of Economics and Industry.

The fierce competition and the accelerated rate of doing business this way often don't allow for an orderly and detailed inspection of the quality of purchased items.

"Demand is higher than on any other Passover I remember, and the amount of eggs we marketed in the last month is significantly higher than our normal market share."

Israel is in first place for the highest taxes on gasoline in the world.

Adelson also purchased 2 million medical masks which he is donating to first responders and medical workers who are in the frontlines against the coronavirus pandemic.

Bank of America Securities, Barclays Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Citibank acted as underwriters for the issue.

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Monday's announcement of additional funding came after UJA had pledged more than $23 million in immediate aid last week.

The drug (Aviptadil) to be tried already has a 20-year history of safe use in human beings.

Bennett opposes a complete lock-down in Israel at this point.

EL AL will continue to operate “rescue flights” to retrieve stranded Israelis, in addition to the ongoing cargo flights.

All tax returns and tax payments for 2019 and estimated tax payments for 2020 otherwise due initially April 15 will not be due before July 15.

Setting up an ad hoc distribution center, the Kibbutz elders sorted the flowers and the youth set up a circulation point, all working 18 hours a day to save the flowers.

The proposed recovery rebates will use 2019 tax returns (2018 if the taxpayer has not filed in 2019) to determine the advanced rebate amount and reconcile the rebate based on 2020 income.

Pesach programs are now taking calls from customers who want a refund, and getting one is not always simple.

“In the face of global threats like this, science, technology and innovation are our best hopes. Israel is a leader in those fields."

The Company is also reviewing supply of both hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine globally to determine whether there are additional supply and access opportunities for patients.

The market, however, is not closing, NYSE emphasized, and trading remains open.

"We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our Northern Border with Canada to non-essential traffic. Trade will not be affected."

When the butcher came, people lunged at him and began grabbing meat off his tray.

“We are working around the clock to increase capacity,” Amazon said.

Up to 80 percent of Israel’s public-sector workers and 70 percent of its private-sector office workers to go on leave until after Passover.

Last Friday, the Dow leaped back from the brink to rise 1,985 points after its previous drop.

All the major banks are offering generous deferrals on mortgage payments to help them get through this difficult period.

President of Italy’s Jewish community: this is the worst crisis we’ve endured since WWII.

The government announced Sunday that anyone arriving in Israel from abroad will have to self-quarantine, and only foreigners who can prove they have a place to self-quarantine will be admitted into the country.

The total number of laid off employees will depend on the number of flights the company will be operating, which currently stands at about four daily flights, based on demand.

TAK-888 is a drug harvested from the blood plasma of recovered COVID-19 patients, to collect the antibodies.

The move follows a decision by Israel to impose a 14-day home quarantine on every person arriving in the Jewish State.

It’s the first time Lebanon has defaulted on its sovereign debt. The vote was unanimous.