Regular publications and reports

Research Department Staff Forecast, October 2019
07/10/2019 | Research Department Staff Forecast, October 2019
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Companies Survey for the second quarter of 2019—Main Findings
07/08/2019 | The Companies Survey for the second quarter of 2019 continues to indicate a moderate growth rate of business sector activity.
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The Monetary Policy Report for the first half of 2019
25/07/2019 | This report reviews the monetary policy in the first half of 2019 and in the beginning of the second half of 2019
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The Bank of Israel publishes the Annual Report of the Currency Department for 2018
24/07/2019 | The Bank of Israel publishes the Annual Report of the Currency Department for 2018
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Research Department Staff Forecast, July 2019
08/07/2019 | Research Department Staff Forecast, July 2019
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The Bank of Israel publishes the Financial Stability Report for the first half of 2019
30/06/2019 | The Bank of Israel publishes the Financial Stability Report for the first half of 2019
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Research Department Staff Forecast, April 2019
08/04/2019 | Research Department Staff Forecast, April 2019
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The Bank of Israel 2018 Annual Report published today
31/03/2019 | The Bank of Israel 2018 Annual Report published today
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Report on the Investment of Israel's Foreign Exchange Reserves in 2018
25/03/2019 | Israel's foreign exchange reserves totaled $115.3 billion at the end of 2018, an increase of $2.3 billion over the course of the year.
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The Bank of Israel publishes its financial statements for 2018
24/03/2019 | The Bank recorded a profit of approximately NIS 5.3 billion in 2018, compared with a loss of NIS 0.8 billion in 2017.
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The business sector's transition from bank debt to debt from institutional investors: corporate access to credit
19/03/2019 | Excerpt from the Bank of Israel Annual Report for 2018 The business sector's transition from bank debt to debt from institutional investors: corporate access to credit
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The Bank of Israel’s Information and Statistics Department publishes the Statistical Bulletin for 2018
14/03/2019 | The Bank of Israel’s Information and Statistics Department publishes the Statistical Bulletin for 2018
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Research Department Staff Forecast, January 2019
07/01/2019 | Research Department Staff Forecast, January 2019
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The Bank of Israel published a summary of the work of the team to examine central bank digital currency (CBDC)
06/11/2018 | The Bank of Israel published a summary of the work of the team to examine central bank digital currency (CBDC)
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Research Department Staff Forecast, October 2018
08/10/2018 | Research Department Staff Forecast, October 2018
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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 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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Research Department Staff Forecast, July 2018
09/07/2018 | Research Department Staff Forecast, July 2018
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The Bank of Israel publishes the Financial Stability Report for the first half of 2018
27/06/2018 | An analysis of the environment in which the domestic financial system operates and its level of robustness shows that it remains stable.
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Publication of the "Israel’s Banking System" Annual Survey for 2017
30/05/2018 | Banking in Israel and abroad has changed dramatically in recent years, influenced by the rapid technological changes in the financial world, and due to the many regulatory measures currently being implemented.
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Research Department Staff Forecast, April 2018
16/04/2018 | This document presents the forecast of macroeconomic developments compiled by the Bank of Israel Research Department in April 2018
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The Bank of Israel publishes its financial statements for 2017
29/03/2018 | The Bank of Israel’s financial statements for 2017 were affected by monetary policy, the foreign exchange reserves investment policy, and a number of trends in the global economy
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The Bank of Israel 2017 Annual Report published today
28/03/2018 | The Bank of Israel 2017 Annual Report published today
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A section from the upcoming Bank of Israel Annual Report for 2017: Public transit in Israel and Europe
18/03/2018 | Improving public transit should contribute to the convergence of Israel’s standard of living to that of other advanced economies.
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Publication of the Statistical Bulletin for 2017
14/03/2018 | First publication of the main financial data and aggregates for 2017
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Report on the Investment of Israel's Foreign Exchange Reserves in 2017
13/03/2018 | Israel's foreign exchange reserves totaled $113 billion at the end of 2017 , an increase of $14.6 billion over the course of the year
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Monetary Policy Report, July–December 2017
15/02/2018 | In the second half of 2017, the Monetary Committee left unchanged the interest rate set in March 2015—0.1 percent—because the inflation environment ranged below its target rate.
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Research Department Staff Forecast, January 2018
10/01/2018 | According to the staff forecast, gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to increase by 3.4 percent in 2018 and by 3.5 percent in 2019.
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Publication of “Selected Research Analyses” and the final paper from that collection, dealing with changes in the risk distribution mechanism in the pension funds
07/11/2017 | The changes made in the pension funds are reducing the intergenerational distribution of risk, since in recent years it has created actuarial deficits (basically an intergenerational subsidy) due to how the yield and the interest rate are set.
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Research Department Staff Forecast, October 2017
19/10/2017 | Research Department Staff Forecast, October 2017
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Research Department Staff Forecast, July 2017
10/07/2017 | Research Department Staff Forecast, July 2017
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Israel’s Banking System Annual Survey for 2016
24/05/2017 | Israel’s banking system is in the midst of a digital revolution, and has undergone tremendous changes in recent years, which are expected to benefit mainly households and small businesses.
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Research Department Staff Forecast, April 2017
06/04/2017 | This document presents the forecast of macroeconomic developments compiled by the Bank of Israel Research Department in April 2017.
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The Bank of Israel 2016 Annual Report published today
29/03/2017 | The Bank of Israel 2016 Annual Report published today
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Publication of the Statistical Bulletin for 2016
14/03/2017 | First publication of the main financial data and aggregates for 2016
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Composition of the increase in the labor force participation rate during the first decades of the century
28/02/2017 | The labor force participation rate in Israel among the primary working ages (25–64) has been in an upward trend in recent decades, and today stands at 80.7 percent—higher than the OECD average.
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The Bank of Israel publishes its 2017 work plan and budget
02/01/2017 | The Bank formulated its targets for the coming three years, and they will guide its activities during that period. The Bank of Israel’s budget for 2017 is 2.5 percent lower than the budget for 2016.
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Research Department Staff Forecast, December 2016
26/12/2016 | According to the staff forecast, gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to increase by 3.2 percent in 2017 and by 3.1 percent in 2018. The rate of inflation over the next year (ending in the fourth quarter of 2017) is expected to be 1.0 percent.
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Research Department Staff Forecast, September 2016
26/09/2016 | This document presents the forecast of macroeconomic developments compiled by the Bank of Israel Research Department in September 2016.
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Analysis of the Proposed Budget for 2017 and 2018 and Expected Developments over the Remainder of the Decade
08/08/2016 | • The proposed budget for 2017 and 2018 raises the deficit target to 2.9 percent of GDP in each of those years, well above the present targets of 2.5 percent in 2017 and 2.25 percent in 2018.
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