Mortgage taking in Israel amounted to NIS 5.5 billion in November 2023, up 21% from October but down 27% from November 2022, the Bank of Israel reports.
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The passing of the revised 2023 budget has been delayed while Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich argues with his senior officials about coalition funds.
During the Israel-Hamas truce, a ton of NIS 200 notes was transported from the north to the south to ease the economic plight of Gaza residents, "The Financial Times" reports.
Israel's fiscal deficit widened to 3.4% of GDP at the end of November 2023 and the Accountant General forecasts it will reach 4% by the end of the year.
The Israel Securities Authority reviewed trading immediately after October 7, and again on receipt of the "Trading on Terror" study, and found nothing untoward.