Bank of Israel​

During the course of the fourth quarter, the shekel strengthened by about 1.7 percent against the US dollar, and by 8.6 percent against the euro

The Bulletin includes the first publication of the main financial aggregates and data on Israel’s economy for 2024: the public’s financial asset portfolio, nonfinancial private sector debt, economic activity vis-à-vis abroad, and the foreign exchange activity of the main sectors in Israel’s economy.

The market response to the embargo imposed by Türkiye on exports to Israel mitigated its impact on the Israeli economy. The embargo reduced Israeli exports to Türkiye in 2024 by approximately US$ 1 billion compared to their level in 2023.

Inflation expectations derived from the capital market are defined as the ratio between the yields on unindexed government bonds and the yields on CPI-indexed government bonds (breakeven inflation). They include an inflation-risk premium component and various biases deriving from the differences in taxation and liquidity between different types of bonds

The international magazine “Central Banking” has announced that the Bank of Israel has won the magazine's 2025 award in the Communication category, thanks to its efforts in making banking information more accessible to the public in recent years.