Bank of Israel
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
Bank of Israel – Third Quarter Inflation Report 2009
Report shows inflation slowed as a result of rate hike
Israel’s Fischer held in line with majority view
Bank of Israel minutes show governor’s decision to hold was backed by majority of officials
Israel’s Fischer held in face of calls for second hike
Bank of Israel minutes reveal majority of officials wanted governor to hike borrowing costs for second straight month
Israel becomes first to raise rates
Bank of Israel tightens on signs economy is recovering
Fischer heralds shift to “flexible” inflation targeting
Bank of Israel’s Stanley Fischer tells Jackson Hole audience that inflation targeting will survive the crisis. More downbeat on global imbalances
Israel takes a step closer to new law
Stanley Fischer’s hard-fought campaign for a central-bank law appears to be nearing its close
Bank of Israel, fin min fall out over new law
The governor of the Bank of Israel has lashed out at what he sees as renewed attempts by the Israeli finance ministry to block the passing of a new central bank law.
Israel at odds with major bank over CEO role
The Bank of Israel has criticised the state's second-largest bank for the lender's hasty appointment of a new chief executive.
Israel looks to boost economy with bond purchases
The Bank of Israel began buying government bonds on Tuesday in an attempt to pump more money into the economy.
Israel cuts to record low, economy to shrink
The Bank of Israel slashed its key rate by 75 basis points to an all-time low of 1% on Monday and said that it now expected the economy to contract by 0.2% in 2009.
Israel's Fischer: banking system still strong
In contrast to the health of the global banking system, Israel's lenders remain strong, Stanley Fischer, the governor of the Bank of Israel, said.
Bank of Israel - Annual Report 2007
The Bank of Israel's new law should provide a firm legal basis for the central bank's independence, said Stanley Fischer, the governor of the central bank in its latest Annual Report.