This post is Part Two of a two-part series from the Taub Center.

Professor Benjamin Bental, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Haifa & Principal Researcher and Economics Policy Program Chair at the Taub Center, discusses Israel’s economic recovery from COVID and how it compares to the rest of the world. Prof. Bental speaks about the increases in Israel’s debt and whether it is a source of concern, and if the current shekel exchange rate is here to stay.