The Bank of Israel governor rides to the rescue of Israel's industrialists and exporters hammered by speculators.
by Eytan Avriel 1 comments
Plan puts new finance minister on collision course with Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer who urged Lapid to practice budget discipline.
by Moti Bassok 0 comments
Finance Ministry to cut NIS 1.5 billion from education budget; treasury officials sought to avert move, but now say it's unavoidable.
by Moti Bassok 4 comments
The deficit target can't be more than 3% of GDP, insists central banker, though in practice spending will almost certainly be higher.
by Moti Bassok 0 comments
After Stanley Fischer dressed down Finance Minister Yair Lapid for trying to increase the deficit target, the Treasury considers its options.
by Meirav Arlosoroff 1 comments
Following a meeting Sunday with Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer, who had opposed the move, Lapid announced that the target would remain at 3% this year, and would also be 3% next year.
by Moti Bassok 1 comments
Slapping tax on property bought for investment purposes will achieve precisely nada.
by Arik Mirovsky 1 comments
Central bank marks first intervention in forex market since 2011, after dollar falls below NIS 3.6.
by Shelly Appelberg 0 comments
A newly released court memo offers a surprising revelation about what the bank owner really thought of her chairman's leadership.
by Revital Hovel 0 comments
Exporters fear that natural gas will strike an additional blow to their battered sector. Foreign currency demand from energy importers like the Israel Electric Corporation is set to drop.
by Ora Coren and Shelly Appelberg 1 comments
