ISRA News and Press, VanEck Vectors Israel From 12/30/20

Israel is the largest consumer of medical cannabis in the world, but regulatory progress towards full legalization is moving slowly. Saul Kaye, CEO and founder of iCAN, talks Israel's rapidly developing industry, Covid's impact and why regulators shouldn't forget the underground marke...

Rising sovereign debt levels and higher unemployment are among the key challenges that policymakers in frontier markets would have to monitor and address. Some frontier markets have also underperformed emerging markets this year due to concerns about the physical health care infrastructur...

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Israel's cabinet has voted to impose a second nationwide lockdown starting Friday, becoming the only developed country to shut down again. More news on: iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF, ETF Managers Trust - BlueStar Israel Technology ETF, ARK ETF Trust - ARK Israel Innovative Technology E...

Moody's Investors Services affirms the government of Israel's A1 ratings and changes the outlook , citing the country's impaired fiscal outlook and weakening fiscal policy effectiveness. More news on: iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF, ETF Managers Trust - BlueStar Israel Technology ETF, Van...

By Bassel Khatoun, Managing Director, Director of Research, Director of Portfolio Management, Frontier and MENA, Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity; Salah Shamma, Head of Investment, MENA Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity Countries in the Middle East-North Africa ((MENA))...

The Bank of Israel is carrying out a series of quantitative easing measures for the first time since the global financial crisis, buying government bonds of various types and maturities in the open market. More news on: iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF, iShares Trust - iShares MSCI Saudi A...

Sign up for Let's Talk ETFs on your favorite podcast platform: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Play Stitcher By Jonathan Liss When Steven Schoenfeld founded BlueStar Indexes in 2011 as Israel was transitioning from emerging to developed status, his objective ...

At a meeting convened by Israel's finance minister, officials said that the coronavirus could cut Israel's GDP by 0.25% to 1% ( source ). The estimates do not include a "nightmare scenario" of a large-scale outbreak of the virus in Israel. More news on: iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF, EL A...

President Trump proposes the creation of a Palestinian state with a capital in East Jerusalem and a four-year freeze on new Israeli settlements. More news on: iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF, WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund, ETF Managers Trust - BlueStar Israel Tec...