Israel
Bank of Israel cuts rates again
The Bank of Israel lowered its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points on 27 November. This second reduction in two months takes rates to 5%.
Israeli economy resilient despite Lebanon war
According to this article published Thursday 28 September by Reuters, the damage to Israel's economy appears to be less than initially feared.
Israel's Fischer says 5% growth rate needed
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer told the Finance Committee Tuesday 26 September economic growth must keep a pace of least five percent per year for 10 years for Israel to reduce poverty significantly in the long- term.
Central banker of the year announced
Several publications announced awards for the world's central bankers this week, including a Euromoney award for Lebanon' s central bank governor Riad Salameh for his management of the crisis during Israel's recent onslaught.
Israel's Fischer backs 2007 budget plan
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer expressed support Thursday 7 September of the budget framework presented by Finance Minister Avraham Hirchson the day before.
Stanley Fischer on the new economic powers
The governor of the Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, discusses the political and economic implications of the rise of Asian economies.
War will slow growth says Israel's Fischer
Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said in an interview that war with Hizbullah will cut the nation's economic growth rate by 1 percentage point this year.
Israel's Fischer: conflict costing economy
Israel's conflict with Hizbollah is costing the economy up to 1 billion shekels a week and will push up the budget deficit by 0.6 percent this year, Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer said on Wednesday 3 August.
Israel's Fischer says fighting damages economy
The conflict between Israel and Hizbollah has had a "considerable" negative impact on Israel's economy but financial markets are expressing confidence it will bounce back, Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer told CNBC television on Tuesday 25 July.
Lebanon's Salameh says currency 'stable'
Lebanon's currency is stable and its banks' reserves remain liquid despite the ongoing Israeli bombing campaign, the central bank governor said in an interview with Britain's Financial Times newspaper published Monday 24 July.
SNB's Hildebrand says Middle East a risk
Philipp Hildebrand, a member of the Swiss National Bank's (SNB) governing board said in an interview the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah constitutes a new risk factor.
Fischer plans radical bank restructuring
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer has announced a major structural reorganisation of the bank, according to this article by Haaretz, published Friday 30 June.
Israel's Fischer on The Paris Club at Fifty
In the speech 'The Paris Club at Fifty' given on 14 June Stanley Fischer of the Bank of Israel said the Paris Club has become concerned that countries that have received debt relief are borrowing heavily from other official lenders, who are not members…
BOI tops public servant 'fat cat' list
This article from The Jerusalem Post, published Tuesday 13 June, quotes a report from the Wage Supervisor's Office 2004 annual report as saying that senior Bank of Israel staff accounted for the top 14 most highly paid public servants.
Bank of Israel publishes minutes
The Bank of Israel said on Monday 8 May it will publish the minutes of meetings in which interest rates are fixed each month from now on.
Bank of Israel names new deputy governor
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer has named Tel Aviv University economics professor Zvi Eckstein for the position of deputy governor, Haaretz reported.
Central bank on the rampage
According to this article on the Bank of Israel, corruption, concealment and deception have permeated an institution that is supposed to serve as a beacon of justice and ethics.
France must speed reforms - Trichet
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said in an interview published Tuesday 11 April that France has been too slow to implement reforms to make its economy more flexible.
Bank of Israel - Annual Report 2005
According to the Bank of Israel's Annual Report 2005, growth in GDP was 5.2 percent this year and was led by the business sector which grew by 6.6 percent.
Palestian transfers can continue - Fischer
The governor of the Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, has said Israel can still have economic ties with the Palestinians after Hamas takes over, provided the Islamic militants do not resume attacks on Israel.
Israeli CB deputies to go
The two deputy governors of the Bank of Israel, Meir Sokoler and Avia Spivak, will retire from the central bank at the end of the month. The governor of the Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, informed the Israeli Minister of Finance of the move earlier…
Third Euro-Mediterranean central bank seminar
The third Euro-Mediterranean seminar, which brings together Eurosystem and non-euro area Mediterranean central banks, was jointly organised by the Bank of Greece and the European Central Bank and held in Nafplion on 25 January.
Bank of Israel lowers pay for new workers
The Bank of Israel will pay new workers 30 per cent less than current employees, under an agreement reached between the central bank, its workers union and the Finance Ministry.
Bank of Israel's Stanley Fischer visits Riksbank
On Monday 17 October, the governor of the Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, will visit the Riksbank. Mr Fischer has previously held the position of First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF.