''Calcalist'' ( he, כלכליסט, a Hebrew wordplay on ''
The Economist
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'', from
כלכלה) is an Israeli daily business newspaper and website.
History and profile
''Calcalist'' was first published on 18 February 2008, and currently runs five days a week, with a weekend supplement included on Thursdays. The paper is published in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
by the
Yedioth Ahronoth Group
''Yedioth Ahronoth'' ( he, יְדִיעוֹת אַחֲרוֹנוֹת, ; lit. ''Latest News'') is a national daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in 1939 in British Mandatory Palestine, ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' is the largest paid n ...
. The group also publishes ''Yedioth Ahronoth'', the country's most widely circulated newspaper. The founder and publisher is
Yoel Esteron Yoel Esteron ( he, יואל אסתרון), born in 1956, is the founder and publisher of the daily financial newspaper Calcalist, founded in 2008 and in recent years Israel's leading business daily newspaper and media group owned by Yedioth Ahronoth ...
, formerly the managing editor for ''Yedioth Ahronoth'', and its editor is Galit Hemi. It is circulated nationwide and its articles feature regularly in the biggest Israeli news website 'Ynet' as well as in the printed edition of Yedioth Ahronoth.
The newspaper is divided into four sections: news, daily columns – some regular and some rotating (the rotating columns are marketing, legal, real estate, technology, career, personal finance, automotive and sports), the market – a separate addendum appearing Monday through Thursday, and "2016", the lifestyle section. Calcalist.co.il publishes most stories and articles from the newspaper, as well as news updates throughout the day and special digital features. According to SimilarWeb, which monitors websites, Calcalist.co.il has 8,300,000 unique users monthly, making it the most popular business website in the country.
In recent years ''Calcalist'' has also been recognized as the leader in national conferences, among them the prestigious "Israel forecasts" and the innovative start-up competitions.
The newspaper's slogan is "Israel is connecting to economics". According to the newspaper's management, ''Calcalist'' targets professionals in the fields of economy, law and business, but at the same time tries to appeal to a larger audience.
In November 2017, ''Calcalist'' launched an English-language site focusing on Israeli technology news, called CTech.
See also
* ''
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TheMarker
''TheMarker'' ( he, דה-מרקר) is a Hebrew-language daily business newspaper published by the Haaretz group in Israel.
''TheMarker'' was founded in 1999 by journalist and entrepreneur Guy Rolnik along with Haaretz group and U.S.-based invest ...
*
List of Israeli newspapers
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References
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