Of the million Israelis furloughed or fired after Covid-19 took over our lives, almost 200,000 households chose to put home-loan payments on hold; this holiday is all about over

A budget would help prioritize spending, prepare economy for growth; steps taken to stem pandemic's economic fallout have been 'appropriate,' but risks remain 'unprecedented'

Central Bank Governor Amir Yaron calls for 2021 budget to be presented 'as soon as possible' to create certainty in economy; earmarks NIS 10 billion for small business loans

Borrowers can delay payments until end of 2020 as pandemic wreaks havoc on economy; however, postponement will have additional costs

Globes: Central bank sees economic contraction of 4.5% this year, vs a July forecast of a 6.5% drop in GDP; if pandemic worsens though, economy could contract by 7%

As budget standoff threatens to send country to 4th vote since April 2019, Amir Yaron says reducing political uncertainty would boost market confidence

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Central Bureau of Statistics says in first half of June the official unemployment rate was 5.2%; national employment service puts number of jobless around 20%

Central bank intends to intervene, for the first time ever, in the corporate bond market, buying bonds for a total of NIS 15 billion, in a bid to aid the pandemic-hammered economy

Reuters: Central bank updates economic forecast, projecting a 6% contraction in 2020, compared with prior estimate of a contraction of 4.5%