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The Expected Rate of Inflation Derived from Various Sources (Periodic average, percent)
23/10/2019 | The Expected Rate of Inflation Derived from Various Sources (Periodic average, percent)
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From today, customers can select their own PIN number for payment cards
23/10/2019 | Another step in advancing innovation and convenience in payments: From today, customers can select their own PIN number for payment cards
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The Israeli delegation participated in the conference of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund
22/10/2019 | The Israeli delegation participated in the annual conference of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and held a large number of meetings with global economic policy makers and international financial agencies.
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The Governor of the Bank of Israel, Prof. Amir Yaron, was the keynote speaker at MIT’s Stephen A. Ross Memorial Conference, where he was granted the 2018 Stephen Ross Prize
20/10/2019 | The Governor of the Bank of Israel, Prof. Amir Yaron, was the keynote speaker at MIT’s Stephen A. Ross Memorial Conference, where he was granted the 2018 Stephen Ross Prize
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Bank of Israel Monetary Committee meets with financial forecasters
10/10/2019 | Bank of Israel Monetary Committee meets with financial forecasters
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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
07/10/2019 | 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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The Monetary Committee decides on October 7, 2019 to keep the interest rate unchanged at 0.25 percent
07/10/2019 | The Monetary Committee decides on October 7, 2019 to keep the interest rate unchanged at 0.25 percent
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Research Department Staff Forecast, October 2019
07/10/2019 | Research Department Staff Forecast, October 2019
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, September 2019
07/10/2019 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of September 2019 stood at $119,473 million, a decline of $339 million from their level at the end of the previous month.
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Allocation of bank code 18 to the new digital bank
06/10/2019 | Allocation of bank code 18 to the new digital bank
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Assistance center for fintech companies
06/10/2019 | The Banking Supervision Department opens an assistance center for fintech companies
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Illegal trade in work permits for Palestinian workers in Israel
25/09/2019 | Illegal trade in work permits for Palestinian workers in Israel: The existing situation and a planned reform
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The Bank of Israel announces that the Israeli public (households and the business sector) holds about NIS 3.9 trillion in financial assets
25/09/2019 | On the eve of the Jewish New Year, the Bank of Israel announces that the Israeli public (households and the business sector) holds about NIS 3.9 trillion in financial assets, based on an analysis of revised data to the end of the second quarter of 2019
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The Bank of Israel approves the establishment of a new bank
24/09/2019 | The Bank of Israel approves the establishment of a new bank
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A new archaeological display
24/09/2019 | A new archaeological display at the Bank of Israel shows for the first time the most important ancient coin hoards found in Israel
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The gaps in wages, skills, and schooling between Israeli workers and those in the OECD
24/09/2019 | The gaps in wages, skills, and schooling between Israeli workers and those in the OECD: An analysis by wage decile
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The Composite State of the Economy Index for August 2019 increases by 0.2 percent
23/09/2019 | The Bank of Israel's Composite State of the Economy Index for August increased by 0.23 percent: Activity is expanding at around the long-term rate
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The Minister of Finance and senior ministry officials visited the Bank of Israel
23/09/2019 | The Minister of Finance and senior ministry officials visited the Bank of Israel
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Assessing the effectiveness of the "Scientific-Technological Reserves" and "Give Five" programs
23/09/2019 | Assessing the effectiveness of the "Scientific-Technological Reserves" and "Give Five" programs in increasing the share of those taking high levels of math and scientific-technological subjects
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Debt Developments in the Nonfinancial Private Sector, Second Quarter of 2019
22/09/2019 | In the second quarter of 2019, the balance of nonfinancial private sector debt increased by approximately NIS 14 billion (1 percent) to about NIS 1.5 trillion.
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Supply of bus services to Arab localities
22/09/2019 | In the past decade, the quality-of-service gap between Arab and Jewish localities in public transportation (via bus) narrowed, but the trend has not been uniform.
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Israel’s International Investment Position (IIP), second quarter of 2019
18/09/2019 | In the second quarter of 2019, the balance of assets held abroad by Israeli residents increased by about $8.2 billion (1.8 percent) to about $465 billion at the end of June.
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The Expected Rate of Inflation Derived from Various Sources (Periodic average, percent)
18/09/2019 | 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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A long-term forecast for Israel’s National Insurance system
15/09/2019 | • A model constructed in the Bank of Israel’s Research Department examines the expected fiscal burden of allowance payments and whether the National Insurance Institute’s existing financing mechanisms match the expected expenditure on allowances in Israel
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A new statistical tool (“The Sentiment Index”) converts results of the Business Tendency Survey
09/09/2019 | New Research: A new statistical tool (“The Sentiment Index”) converts results of the Business Tendency Survey into a real time estimate of the GDP growth rate
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Call to the public again search for inactive bank accounts and accounts whose owners are deceased
09/09/2019 | Call to the public again search for inactive bank accounts and accounts whose owners are deceased at the “Money Mountain 2” website
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, August 2019
05/09/2019 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of August 2019 stood at $119,823 million, a decline of $171 million from their level at the end of the previous month.
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Governor's remarks at the Calcalist conference
02/09/2019 | Governor's remarks at the Calcalist conference: Bank of Israel's recommendations for increasing the standard of living while maintaining fiscal discipline
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Remarks by the Governor at the opening of the Globes newspaper’s “Governors’ Conference”
01/09/2019 | Remarks by the Governor of the Bank of Israel, Prof. Amir Yaron, at the opening of the Globes newspaper’s “Governors’ Conference”
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Analysis of the growth in new mortgage borrowing
29/08/2019 | Since the beginning of 2018, the number of new home purchases increased, and in particular the share of new homes among first home purchases grew
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The Monetary Committee decides on August 28, 2019 to keep the interest rate unchanged at 0.25 percent
28/08/2019 | The Monetary Committee decides on August 28, 2019 to keep the interest rate unchanged at 0.25 percent
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Bank of Israel Governor delivered concluding remarks at the Jackson Hole international economic symposium
25/08/2019 | Bank of Israel Governor Prof. Amir Yaron delivered concluding remarks at the Jackson Hole international economic symposium
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The Composite State of the Economy Index for July 2019 increases by 0.2 percent: Activity continues to expand at around the long-term rate
20/08/2019 | The Bank of Israel's Composite State of the Economy Index for July increased by 0.19 percent. The Index’s rate of increase since the beginning of the year reflects growth at the long-term pace.
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The Expected Rate of Inflation Derived from Various Sources
20/08/2019 | 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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Increasing the Standard of Living in Israel by Increasing Labor Productivity
18/08/2019 | Special Research Department Report: Increasing the Standard of Living in Israel by Increasing Labor Productivity
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