Methodology

The Olam covers the cross-border migration, capital, and industrial systems connecting Israel to the global economy. This page documents how we source, verify, label, and update the data behind that coverage.

What we treat as primary data

Government filings (Knesset committee records, ministry releases, statutory text). Regulatory disclosures (ITA, ILA, CBS, Bank of Israel, MAFAT, MoD/SIBAT, SEC, equivalent international regulators). Public company filings and earnings releases. Court filings and signed contracts where publicly disclosed. Verifiable transaction records via Tabu, the Israel Land Authority, or comparable foreign registries. Direct on-the-record interviews.

What we treat as secondary or color

Broker commentary and broker-disclosed market shares. Industry-association reporting (where not government-anchored). Press summaries that themselves cite primary sources. Off-the-record briefings used for direction, not data. Broker quotes appear in The Olam labeled as such — useful for color and direction, not registry data.

Estimate labeling

When The Olam reports estimates that are not from official registries, we label them. Acceptable phrasings: "broker-disclosed share," "per industry estimates," "according to [named source]'s analysis," "company-reported figure." Numbers without a named or institutional source do not appear in our coverage.

Transaction verification

Where individual transactions are reported (real estate, M&A, exits, fundraises), we verify against at least one of: the parties' public statements, regulatory filings, or two independent press accounts citing primary sources. Where a deal is reported but not closed, we describe it as such — never as confirmed.

Update cadence

Trackers and indices: quarterly, with versioned URLs preserving prior editions. Pillar and flagship pages: refreshed at least quarterly with a new dateModified. Spoke pages: refreshed when material new disclosures warrant. Entity and glossary pages: refreshed continuously as new public information becomes available.

Corrections

When we publish an error of fact, we correct it on the page, log the change, and disclose the correction in a footer note dated to the day of the fix. We do not silently rewrite history.

Contact for corrections

Email corrections@olam.business. We respond to every credible correction request within five business days.