Category: shun
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Passengers shun Tel Aviv light rail
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The Tel Aviv Light Rail Red Line opened exactly one year ago, promising to transform transportation, employment, real estate and the entire economy of the greater Tel Aviv area. Yet commuters remain skeptical, trains are slow and urban transport is weak. But in commerce and employment, we are seeing the…
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Israelis shun France, Turkey for vacations in Greece, Balkans
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Every summer, airlines increase the frequency of their flights to popular holiday destinations for Israelis. This year, since the war and Iranian missile attack, international airlines have cut or stopped flights to and from Israel entirely, and it is not clear when they will return to their regular schedules. However,…
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More farmers shun banks for loans, go informal
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More farmers are turning to informal groups, buyers of their produce, and the Hustler Fund for loans to invest in their projects, amid rising interest rates on bank loans. In just two months through May, the number of farmers borrowing from informal savings and credit groups nearly tripled, and the…