Economics

Steepest Deflation Awaits Israel With Rates Already at Zero

Residents wearing protective face masks walk along a street in Bnei Brak, Israel, on April 6.Photographer: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg
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The economic wreckage of the coronavirus pandemic in Israel may include a bout of deflation, according to the International Monetary Fund.