Amir Yaron
S&P worried about Israeli plans to use SWF funds, says report
Finance ministry says no bill has been prepared

Rates round-up: RBA tightens policy 25bp
Plus rate increases in India, Israel, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica

BoI’s Yaron highlights mortgage market reform
Bank of Israel measures aim to foster transparency and comparability in key market

Bank of Israel raises rates by largest amount since 2002
MPC says short-term inflation expectations have fallen, but warns of faster increases in house prices
BoI’s Yaron stresses flexibility offered by inflation target range
Bank of Israel has been studying the possibility of modifying its inflation target
Bank of Israel grants first banking licence in 43 years
One Zero Digital Bank is first digital bank in Israel
Bank of Israel accelerates work on CBDC
Central bank has been exploring pros and cons of issuing a digital shekel since 2017
Bank of Israel to offer repos to non-bank credit providers
Measure is a bid to foster competition, and lower households and firms' financing costs
The winners of the 2020 FinTech and RegTech Global Awards
Central banks and their partners have innovated across machine learning, cloud services, payments and more
Yaron supports Israel’s increased fiscal stimulus
Package could push budget deficit to 13% of GDP in 2020
Israeli governor reflects on response to Covid-19
Bank of Israel started government bond purchases and dollar-shekel swaps to boost liquidity
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 unveils actions to boost market function
Repo operations and asset purchases designed to tackle high volatility
Bank of Israel digs in for long fight against strong shekel
Central bank has “plenty of patience”, says monetary policy-maker
Bank of Israel proposes open banking rules to foster competition
Banks and credit card companies to allow supervised third parties access to their customers’ accounts
Bank of Israel’s communication more accessible than Fed’s and ECB’s – research
In August, the central bank issued a special statement correcting forward guidance on lower inflation
Bank of Israel creates centre to boost fintech
Central bank and finance ministry push for more innovation as first digital lender opens
Bank of Israel holds rate in divided policy meeting
Central bank willing to cut rates in future to boost below-target inflation
Bank of Israel grants digital bank licence
Israel joins growing list of jurisdictions permitting online-only financial services
Israeli central bank faces hard choices, analysts say
MPC says Israeli currency’s strength is helping to keep inflation below target
Bank of Israel unlikely to raise rates in the near future, says governor
Israel sees monthly inflation drop below target range
Israel’s banking system resilient to geopolitical shock, governor says
Recent stress tests measured impact of geopolitical shock on domestic economy
The winners of the 2019 Central Banking Awards
MAS wins central bank of the year, Karnit Flug awarded governor of the year and Zhou Xiaochuan recognised for lifetime achievement; 23 other awards announced