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Israel's Private Sector Debt Hits Record High, Bank of Israel Warns
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in Russian, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By Ирен Давид
First reported by Ice · 2 hours ago
What happened
Israel's private sector debt, including businesses and households, reached a record 2.6 trillion shekels in Q2 2026, driven by increased corporate borrowing and a rise in household consumer and mortgage debt, according to the Bank of Israel.
- 01Private sector debt in Israel hit a record 2.6 trillion shekels in Q2 2026.
- 02Corporate debt rose 4.2% to 1.7 trillion shekels, boosted by bank loans and bonds.
- 03Household debt increased 2.4% to 935 billion shekels.
- 04Non-mortgage consumer debt grew 3.6%, reaching 260 billion shekels.
- 05Mortgage debt rose 1.9% to 675 billion shekels.
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