Posts Tagged: Israel Central Bank
Israel’s Central Bank Urges Government to Meet Looming Budget Deadline
The Bank of Israel on Wednesday urged the government to pass the 2021-2022 state budget as a deadline approaches that could determine the fate of...
Israeli Central Bank Chief Deplores Lack of Stable Government, State Budget
The lack of a stable government and a state budget for 2021 are making structural economic changes that Israel needs to ensure long-term growth very...
Israel Central Bank Expands Bond Market Intervention, Holds Interest Rates
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron said risks to the economy were rising due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, but the central bank opted...
Bank of Israel to Hold Key Rate at 0.1 Percent, Hike Possible by Year-End: Reuters Poll
Israel's central bank is expected to keep short-term interest rates unchanged again this week, with a rate hike possible by the end of the year,...
Israel’s Central Bank: Bitcoin Is an Asset, Not a Currency
Israel's central bank said on Monday it would not recognize virtual currencies such as bitcoin as actual currency and that it was difficult to devise...
Netanyahu Mocked After Latest Central Bank Chief Candidate Withdraws
Ynet - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his finance minister, Yair Lapid, were pilloried by Israeli media on Sunday for their failure to fill the job of...
Netanyahu Selects Leo Leiderman as Next Bank of Israel Governor
JNS.org - Bank Hapoalim's Chief Economist Professor Leo Leiderman is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid's nominee for the position of...
Israel’s Bank Chief Fischer Warns of European Collapse and Lehman 2.0
In a bleak overview of the global economy, Stanley Fischer of the Bank of Israel, told his country's parliament on Wednesday that Europe's economy could...
Israel’s Economic Model: A Relative Success Story
The financial crisis of 2008 and all the economic troubles that have followed on from it have widely been interpreted as representing the famed 'Crisis...
