ISRA News and Press, VanEck Vectors Israel From 12/17/21

VanEck announced today the following 2021 annual distributions per share for its VanEck ® equity exchange-traded funds. The majority, and possibly all, of the dividend distributions will be paid out of net investment income earned by the Funds. A portion of these distributi...

InterCure is the most profitable cannabis company outside North America and recently uplisted to Nasdaq. Israel's former Prime Minister, Chairman Ehud Barak and CEO Alex Rabinovitch join the podcast to discuss Israel's cannabis landscape and what investors can expect going forward. ...

The inflation story in emerging markets remains highly differentiated, but the pandemic caused a sharp decline that was felt across all regions. Food inflation has been rising across major emerging markets. However, several local factors impact food inflation, and the causes of higher...

The global economy has reached an important milestone in the second quarter of 2021, surpassing the pre-pandemic real GDP peak attained in the fourth quarter of 2019. After a 3.5% contraction in 2020, global real GDP is projected to increase 6.0% in 2021, its strongest advance since 1...

Amir Levy/Getty Images News It's the end of an era for Israel's longtime leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, who was replaced on Sunday by Naftali Bennett's "change coalition." Netanyahu has been at the helm for a record 12-year run, as well as a 3-year stint in the late 90s, making him the longest-s...

Last year was eventful on many levels. From a market perspective, the main factor that stands out is of course COVID-19 and how it caused a collapse in the demand for oil, and subsequently, oil prices. While the GCC region was able to reopen its economy earlier than some others, it di...

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...

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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