In the first few months of 2026, local export revenue shrank by more than NIS 6.5 billion due to the sharp rise in the shekel's value against the dollar

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Amid wave of mass layoffs, Finance Ministry officials meet with tech reps, insist that government won't directly intervene to stabilize currency and instead look to limit damage

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