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- Israel secured its biggest cybersecurity deals when Google bought Wiz for $32 billion and Palo Alto Networks bought CyberArk for $25 billion.
- The IMF cut Israel’s 2026 growth forecast to 3.5 percent, Moody’s to 3.7 percent, kept sovereign rating at Baa1, and set defense spending near 6 percent of GDP with debt around 70 percent.
- Israel’s equity market rise this year supports the shekel, while inflation may rise because of higher energy costs and supply constraints.
