''Calcalist'' (, a Hebrew wordplay on ''

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, ''kalkala''; economics) is an Israeli daily business and economics 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

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by the Yedioth Ahronoth Group. The group also publishes , the country's most widely circulated newspaper. The founder and publisher is Yoel Esteron, formerly the managing editor for , 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 . 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.

CTech

In November 2017, ''Calcalist'' launched an English-language site focusing on Israeli technology news, called CTech.

Calcalist Forum

Calcalist conferences are conferences organized by "Calcalist". which have been held regularly every year since the founding of the newspaper. These conferences are dedicated to current issues on the Israeli agenda, and among other things, they host influential or notable personalities from the fields of government, economics, academia and the business sector in Israel. Examples of major conferences: the Forecasts Conference, the National Economic Conference, the Mind The Tech Conference, the Real Estate Conference, the Economy and Industry Conference, the Capital Market and Fintech Conference, the Service Conference, the Employee Experience Conference in the New Era. Calcalist also holds international conferences on innovation and advanced technology In cities such as:

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. It is held once a year since 2012. Speakers have included Minister of Finance

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, Minister of Transportation

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, former Chief of Staff Moshe (Bogi) Ya'alon, former Chief of Staff

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, Air Force Commander

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, Chairman of the Electric Company Yiftach Ron Tal, CEO of Bank Hapoalim Eric Pinto, Governor of the

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, former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations

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, former head of the National Security Staff

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Mind The Data conference

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, Tamar Yasseur, director of the digital banking division of

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professor

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