Subject: Bank of Israel pushes back against politicians’ calls to buy gold

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RESERVES CORRESPONDENT
Levente Koroes is the editor of the reserves newsletter
 
Levente Koroes is a reporter on the Central Banking newsdesk. He focuses on central banks in Europe, as well as reserves, cyber-security, geopolitics and the effects of sanctions.
levente-koroes@centralbanking.com

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