Karnit Flug
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 Spain calls for reform of pensions system
Governor sees need for national consensus to secure sustainability of current system
Bank of Israel slams critical report into supervision
So-called Tycoon Committee “ignores material facts” and reaches “mistaken conclusions”, says central bank
Podcast: Bank of Israel’s Flug reflects on her time as governor
Former IMF economist talks about how her love of policy helped her lead Israel’s central bank
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
Central Banking Awards: governor and central bank of the year unveiled
Karnit Flug and the Monetary Authority of Singapore win accolades
People: Israeli deputy to leave the central bank
Baudot-Trajtenberg to step down from deputy governor post; Argentina gets new board director and president of national mint; and more
Governor of the year: Karnit Flug
Bank of Israel’s first female governor delivered some hard-fought reforms during her time in office
Bank of Israel calls on government to reduce deficit
Budget imbalance is forecast to reach 3.6% of GDP in 2019, official target is 2.9%
Bank of Israel to form financial stability committee
Central bank governor will chair committee aimed at co-ordinating regulators
Deputy to lead Bank of Israel amid appointment delay
Amir Yaron unlikely to be in governor’s office before the next monetary policy meeting
Flug defends Bank of Israel’s role as government economic adviser
Departing governor clashed with executive over public spending priorities
Amir Yaron appointed Bank of Israel governor
US-based professor in line to take over from Karnit Flug later this year
Bank of Israel criticises government’s defence spending plans
Outgoing governor Flug also disagrees with finance ministry’s low-tax policies
Israeli PM considers former Argentine head as possible governor
Mario Blejer met with Israeli prime minister and finance minister, local newspaper reports
Bank of Israel’s Flug to stand down in November
First female governor stresses importance of central bank independence
Bank of Israel grapples with low inflation
The central bank does not expect prices to be back on target until 2018
Legal independence ‘not 100% insurance’, warns Posen
Academic says central banks must look at political context when policymaking
People: New chairman in Macau; Bosnia appoints vice-governor
Chan Sau San to lead Macau’s monetary authority; Bosnia appoints vice-governor
Israel’s Flug: action needed on productivity
Bank of Israel governor warns Israel remains laggard when it comes to growing output per person
The winners of the 2017 Central Banking Awards
BoE, Valdovinos, Kohn and 15 other award recipients named
Israel’s red tape is bad for business – Flug
Economy has potential to grow faster, governor says
Flug urges Israeli parliament to make haste in setting up financial stability committee
Governor flags importance of new supervisory body
Bank of Israel sees ‘Brexit’ increasing risks to outlook
Committee warns it is too early to tell whether short-term effect on markets has run its course