Bank of Israel - Markets

The Market Operations Department has three main functions: implementing monetary policy; holding and managing the foreign exchange reserves of the State;... More about About the Market Operations Department …

Tools for Implementing Monetary Policy

One of the Market Operations Department's main functions is to implement monetary policy. The Bank of Israel has several tools which it uses so that the ra... More about Tools for Implementing Monetary Policy …

The Foreign Exchange Market and Reserves

The functions if the Market Operations Department include holding and managing the country's foreign exchange reserves, regulation of foreign-currency trad... More about The Foreign Exchange Market and Reserves …

Press Releases

Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, May 2019

06/06/2019 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of May 2019 stood at $118,124 million, a decrease of $619 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 31.9 percent of GDP

Israel’s foreign currency market in the first quarter of 2019

13/05/2019 | During the course of the first quarter, the shekel strengthened by approximately 3.1 percent against the dollar, and by 5 percent against the euro.

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