Bank of Israel
Rate round-up: Hungary, Israel hold on uncertainty
Continued uncertainty in global and domestic economy prompts Hungary, Israel to leave rates unchanged
Bank of Israel: riskier firms still turn to banks for funding
Bank of Israel study says profitability of firm and size determined method of financing with low profit firms preferring bank loans
Israel’s Fischer starts search for new bank supervisor
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer appoints committee to find replacement for departing bank supervisor Rony Hizkiyahu; hails Hizkiyahu’s leadership in a difficult time
Bank of Israel – minutes of August rate decision
Minutes show meeting participants all supported governor’s decision to raise rates
Eurozone crisis won’t cripple Israel: Fischer
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer says eurozone debt crisis and growth slowdown haven’t changed domestic outlook significantly; cites gains to be made from developing clean technology sector
Israel's Fischer says labour market absence is not sustainable
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer says labour market reforms are necessary to maintain current growth levels
Rate round-up: Israel opts to hold
Israeli, Kenyan, Turkish and Serbian central banks’ rates remain unchanged
Israel's Fischer calls for education reform
Bank of Israel's Stanley Fischer urges lawmakers to reform Israeli education system at inaugural address for second term
Bank of Israel - Inflation Report Q1 2010
Bank of Israel report shows interest rates likely to continue rising
Israel welcomes new law, no sign of rate-setters yet
Bank of Israel law creating a six-member Monetary Committee officially passed and governor Stanley Fischer thanks those who contributed, government has not yet begun search for external members
Israel flags speedy recovery
Bank of Israel Annual Report shows GDP grew 0.7% in 2009; outpacing other advanced economies
Bank of Israel back in the black by $374m
Israeli central bank declares a modest profit for last year, following $160m loss in 2008 and $1.4 billion loss the year previous
Fischer accepts second term at Bank of Israel
Bank of Israel governor agrees to stay on for further five years after new central bank law passes in the Knesset calling for Monetary Policy Committee
Fischer offered second term: reports
Local media says premier Netanyahu has asked Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer to stay on
Israel held on low inflation figure
Minutes show Bank of Israel’s Stanley Fischer opted to leave the interest rate for March unchanged at 1.25% as CPI inflation remained low for a successive month
A model for rate setting in Israel
Paper finds incorporating capital-market inflation expectations improves model
Israel inches towards rate-setting board
Bank of Israel law, which would set up a six-member Monetary Policy Committee, passes first of three readings in the Knesset
Rate decisions this week
Majority of central banks to vote this week hold rates constant though dissent voiced in the US and South Africa; Philippines and India tighten, Hungary loosens
Israel’s Hizkiyahu on financial regulation architecture
Bank of Israel’s Rony Hizkiyahu says move from sectorial to functional regulation key
Israel’s Fischer asked to serve second term – reports
Stanley Fischer reportedly asked by Israel’s prime minister to serve a second term at the Bank of Israel
Israeli rates rise as Fischer enforces third hike
Bank of Israel’s Stanley Fischer hikes prime rate to 1.25%
Israel minutes show division between advisers
Minutes of the Bank of Israel’s November meeting reveal one of the four advisers to the governor said rates should be left unchanged, while three voted for a 25bp hike
Israel makes surprise hike on inflation fears
Bank of Israel’s Fischer raises key rate to 1% from next month; cites a jump in inflation expectations even with rate hikes factored in
Israelis’ assets back to pre-crisis levels
Bank of Israel publishes new figures detailing the public’s financial assets portfolio