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The Expected Rate of Inflation Derived from Various Sources
21/10/2018 | 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).
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Bank of Israel Monetary Committee meets with financial forecasters
18/10/2018 | Bank of Israel Monetary Committee meets with financial forecasters
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Publication of the information sent to the parliamentary investigative committee
16/10/2018 | The Banking Supervision Department has published the information sent to the parliamentary investigative committee on large borrowers on the Bank of Israel’s website
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Process to reduce fees for small and micro businesses
14/10/2018 | The Banking Supervision Department announces a process to reduce fees for small and micro businesses. Every small business will automatically be enrolled in the current-account fixed fee track that is suited to it, and save hundreds of shekels a year.
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The Governor commends Prof. Amir Yaron on his expected appointment as Governor of the Bank of Israel
09/10/2018 | The Governor of the Bank of Israel commends Prof. Amir Yaron on his expected appointment as Governor of the Bank of Israel
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The Monetary Committee decides on October 8, 2018 to keep the interest rate unchanged at 0.1 percent
08/10/2018 | The Monetary Committee decides on October 8, 2018 to keep the interest rate unchanged at 0.1 percent
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Remarks by the Governor of the Bank of Israel at the press briefing on monetary policy held today at the Bank of Israel
08/10/2018 | Remarks by the Governor of the Bank of Israel at the press briefing on monetary policy held today at the Bank of Israel
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Research Department Staff Forecast, October 2018
08/10/2018 | Research Department Staff Forecast, October 2018
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, September 2018
07/10/2018 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of September 2018 stood at $115,459 million, a decrease of $546 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 31.5 percent of GDP
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“E-Banking Empowerment” activity for senior citizens
07/10/2018 | The Banking Supervision Department in collaboration with the Ministry for Social Equality announce “E-Banking Empowerment” activity for senior citizens
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The Composite State of the Economy Index for August 2018 increases by 0.4 percent
07/10/2018 | The Composite State of the Economy Index for August 2018 increases by 0.4 percent: The economy’s rate of expansion remains solid, after a transitory slowing in the second quarter
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Israel’s International Investment Position (IIP), Second quarter of 2018
20/09/2018 | Israel’s International Investment Position (IIP), Second quarter of 2018
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The public's financial assets portfolio in the second quarter of 2018
19/09/2018 | The public's financial assets portfolio in the second quarter of 2018
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The Expected Rate of Inflation Derived from Various Sources (Periodic average, percent)
17/09/2018 | The Expected Rate of Inflation Derived from Various Sources (Periodic average, percent)
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Debt Developments in the Nonfinancial Private Sector, Second Quarter of 2018
16/09/2018 | In the second quarter of 2018, the balance of business sector debt increased by approximately NIS 13 billion (1.5 percent), to NIS 903 billion.
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Establishment of the Credit Data System Enters Final Phase
16/09/2018 | In accordance with the Credit Data Law, 5776-2016, (“the Law”), the Bank of Israel has begun to implement the final phase of establishing the credit data sharing system.
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The Bank of Israel’s Visitors Center in Tel Aviv will open to families and visitors on the intermediate days of Sukkot
13/09/2018 | How did people pay for things before coins were invented? What is the first series of banknotes issued in Israel? What is the source of the word “Nagid” (Governor)? What is inflation? What is the main function of the Bank of Israel?
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Steps intended to ease the process of opening and managing a business account
13/09/2018 | The Banking Supervision Department and the Israel Tax Authority announce steps intended to ease the process of opening and managing a business account
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The Semiannual Report to the Economic Affairs Committee on Prices of Common Banking Services for Households—2017
12/09/2018 | The Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel, Dr. Hedva Ber, submitted the Semiannual Report on Prices of Common Banking Services for Households to the Knesset’s Economic Affairs Committee.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, August 2018
06/09/2018 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of August 2018 stood at $116,005 million, an increase of $223 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 31.6 percent of GDP
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Change in ownership structure at Bank Hapoalim
04/09/2018 | Several months ago, Bank Hapoalim controlling shareholder Ms. Shari Arison requested that the Bank of Israel examine the sale of the controlling core in the bank by dispersion of the shares on the stock exchange.
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The Monetary Committee decides on August 29, 2018 to keep the interest rate unchanged at 0.1 percent
29/08/2018 | The Monetary Committee decides on August 29, 2018 to keep the interest rate unchanged at 0.1 percent
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The Currency Department’s Annual Report for 2017
27/08/2018 | In 2017, the Currency Department completed the launch of Series C of the New Shekel—the “Poets Series”—with the entry into circulation of the NIS 20 and NIS 100 denominations. By June 30, 2018, 78 percent of the old banknotes had been replaced
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The Composite State of the Economy Index for July 2018 increases by 0.4 percent: The economy continues to grow at a solid pace
23/08/2018 | The Bank of Israel's Composite State of the Economy Index for July 2018 increased by 0.4 percent
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Fiscal Policy in the Past Two Years and Fiscal Projection for 2019-2022
22/08/2018 | The Bank of Israel is releasing today a fiscal survey that analyzes the 2018 and 2019.
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The Effect of the Size of Child Allowances on the Labor Supply
20/08/2018 | How do government allowances impact on the labor supply? This question has considerable importance in light of the major changes made by the government in the size and composition of the allowances in recent years
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The Expected Rate of Inflation Derived from Various Sources (Periodic average, percent)
20/08/2018 | The Expected Rate of Inflation Derived from Various Sources
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The Monetary Policy Report for the first half of 2018
12/08/2018 | The Monetary Policy Report for the first half of 2018
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, July 2018
07/08/2018 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of July 2018 stood at $115,782 million, an increase of $950 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 32.1 percent of GDP
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Public Enquiries Review – The Banking Supervision Department’s handling of public enquiries and complaints in 2017
07/08/2018 | The Banking Supervision Department uses a variety of tools and channels with the objective of ensuring fair, professional, and proper service to the banking system’s customers
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The Banking Supervision Department is leading the regulation of an Open Banking standard in Israel
06/08/2018 | The Bank of Israel ascribes national importance to the promotion of open banking in the Israeli financial system. In order to enable this, the Bank of Israel has begun a project to regulate an API standard for open banking.
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Measures to support the separation of the credit card companies
01/08/2018 | The Supervisor of Banks today notified Bank Leumi that the Bank of Israel will not allow the Leumi Group to realize the option to purchase up to 20 percent of the company through which the purchaser will purchase Leumi Card.
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Companies Survey for the second quarter of 2018—Main Findings
30/07/2018 | The Companies Survey for the second quarter of 2018 indicates that the business sector is continuing to grow at a solid pace, though lower than the rate in the previous two quarters.
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The Composite State of the Economy Index for June 2018 increases by 0.3 percent
29/07/2018 | The Composite State of the Economy Index for June 2018 increases by 0.3 percent: The rate of expansion in the first half was similar to that of 2017
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The Bank of Israel’s response to Bank Leumi’s announcement regarding the sale of Leumi Card.
28/07/2018 | Separating the credit card companies from the banks and advancing competition: The Bank of Israel’s response to Bank Leumi’s announcement regarding the sale of Leumi Card.
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