Productivity profile of Israel

Bank of Israel (N.B.: the Bank of Israel, in addition to its monetary and financial-stability responsibilities, also has a mandate to advise the government on economic policies) 

National Economic Council

OECD Economic Survey of Israel 2025

Economic Strategy for Israel: Vision, Strength and Threats, Aaron Institute’s (2025)

The Bank of Israel’s program to accelerate economic growth: Recommended strategic pillars of action for the government, Bank of Israel (2023)

Four recommended pillars of strategic government action to accelerate economic growth and a fiscal framework for financing them , Bank of Israel (2021)

Increasing the Standard of Living in Israel by Increasing Labor Productivity, Bank of Israel (2019)

• Maintain efforts to negotiating new trade agreements and deepen existing ones to diversify import sources and expand export markets.
• Reduce the time, cost and number of procedures required to start a new company and introduce an online one-stop shop. 
• Facilitate business licensing including by encouraging the use of “silence is consent” mechanisms.
• Reduce entry barriers for professional services and importers, notably by simplifying and extending import licensing.
• Streamline bankruptcy prevention and liquidation regimes by simplifying procedures applicable to micro and small enterprises while completing on-going legislative efforts to reward early-stage debt negotiations between lenders and at-risk borrowers.
• Streamline building permitting procedures. Ensure implementation of the Expedited Licensing Plan to reduce permitting times. Adopt the “silence is consent” principle for approving building permits
• Maintain a flexible, innovation-friendly stance in AI regulations.
• Ensure a central coverage of digital skills in the National Qualifications Framework currently in preparation.