Bank of Israel
Bank of Israel’s bond purchases are working – deputy governor
Andrew Abir says corporate bond purchases have eased conditions for non-financial firms
Covid-19 hampering high-tech development in Israel – BoI research
Pandemic exposes risk of overreliance on international financing in a key economic sector
Yaron supports Israel’s increased fiscal stimulus
Package could push budget deficit to 13% of GDP in 2020
Bank of Israel launches corporate bond purchases
Central bank also extends cheap funding for bank lending
Have equities passed the Covid-19 test?
Reserve managers face major rebalancing and asset allocation challenge
Israeli governor reflects on response to Covid-19
Bank of Israel started government bond purchases and dollar-shekel swaps to boost liquidity
Reserve managers ‘unprepared’ for home trading
Covid-19 presented reserve managers with unprecedented business continuity challenges
People: Former BoC governor Poloz joins board of energy firm
Haldane gets third time on Bank of England MPC; Bank of Israel director general steps down; and more
Bank of Israel investigates carbon pricing
NGFS says global economy needs “green recovery” from pandemic
Israeli reserves rise 6.7% in May to new record
Portfolio boosted by government transfers from abroad and FX purchases
The complex art of reserve management
Lockdown represents another inflection point for central banks managing $12 trillion in FX reserves
Israel holds as exchange rate hampers exports and inflation target
Central bank left rates unchanged at 0.1%; government bond purchases support financial stability
Bank of Israel reserves rise by 5.6% in April
Government transfers from abroad boost central bank’s reserves portfolio by almost $6.5 billion
Israeli reserves fall sharply on dollar liquidity provision
Central bank’s portfolio decreases by $5.1 billion in March
Bank of Israel launches targeted lending operations
Central bank offers cheap loans to banks as part of Covid-19 response package
ECB asks eurozone banks to stop dividends
Bank of Israel also asks banks to reassess the distribution of dividends
Bank of Israel to buy $13bn in government bonds
Central bank also supplying $15bn to banking sector to meet “very high” demand
Dollar crunch eases as central banks step up swaps action
Core swap recipients will offer daily dollar auctions; cross-currency basis narrows
Bank of Israel unveils actions to boost market function
Repo operations and asset purchases designed to tackle high volatility
People: Nigeria and Latvia gain deputy governors
Bank of Israel says new bank supervisor will encourage technological innovation
People: Bank of Israel appoints monetary committee member
Michel Strawczynski joins Bank of Israel six-member body; World Bank has a new managing director of development policy and partnerships; South African Mint appoints new managing director
People: Israeli governor nominates Andrew Abir as deputy governor
Former Sarb deputy governor appointed chief executive of Absa financial group; and more
Bank of Israel reserves rose 9.3% in 2019
Higher equity prices rewarded central bank’s decision to increase its exposure to stocks
Bank of Israel digs in for long fight against strong shekel
Central bank has “plenty of patience”, says monetary policy-maker