Will the Gaza War Bankrupt Israel?

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Israel’s invasion of Gaza is having serious repercussions for its economy with it receiving its first ever credit downgrade. So in this video we’ll explain what’s happening, why it was under pressure before the war began and whether they can recover.

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1 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-09/israel-gets-first-rating-downgrade-ever-as-moody-s-warns-on-debt
2 – https://www.timesofisrael.com/almost-half-of-new-israeli-startups-chose-to-incorporate-abroad-in-1h-survey/
3 – https://tradingeconomics.com/israel/currency
4 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-19/israel-economy-slumps-from-war-with-far-worse-drop-than-forecast
5 – https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/db985000fa4b7237616dbca501d674dc-0280012024/original/PalestinianEconomicNote-Feb2024-Final.pdf
6 – https://fortune.com/2024/02/20/israel-economy-gdp-growth-real-estate-consumer-spending-gaza-hamas-war/
7 – https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business-daily/20240220-with-gaza-war-israel-sees-steepest-drop-in-gdp-since-covid-era
8 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68337731
9 – https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/24/israel-india-migrant-workers/
10 – https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/bank-israels-yaron-moodys-downgrade-economy-will-recover-action-needed-2024-02-11/
11 – https://www.ft.com/content/90cb26d2-fff5-43d7-a847-d61a751478fa
12 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-15/israel-hopes-it-will-avoid-rating-cut-on-war-at-least-for-now
13 – https://ratings.moodys.com/ratings-news/415081
14 – https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/gaza-news/article-774822#google_vignette