Bank of Israel
Non-banks in RTGSs: greater efficiency or more risk?
Policy-makers and practitioners from central banks in Brazil, Hungary, Israel, Romania, Rwanda and the US share their perspectives
Shekel’s strength clouds Bank of Israel’s inflation outlook
Economists ponder whether central bank actions contribute to lower prices and what priorities it should consider in the near future
Bank of Israel appoints new MPC members
The two appointments follow a lengthy three-year process
FX participants rev up for Israeli reporting obligation
New requirement for the shekel comes into force in January
Nalm 2013: Debate rages over how to manage expanding reserves
Central banks enter into new asset classes and alternative currencies but Bank of Israel’s Andrew Abir rejects value of renminbi as a reserve currency
CLS faces uphill battle to meet currency expansion targets
FX settlement system aims to add another 17 currencies within 10 years, but some caution that CLS membership doesn't make economic sense for certain emerging market currencies
IMF should draft rules on foreign exchange intervention, says BoI's Fischer
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer calls on IMF to draw up international rules on foreign exchange intervention
No market left untouched by regulatory clampdown
Few participants in the FX market seem to dispute the evolution of new regulations will be one of the biggest themes of 2011, but attention has tended to focus predominantly on Washington, DC and Brussels over the past year.
Israel clamps down on forex derivatives
The Bank of Israel (BoI) has joined the growing number of emerging market central banks to introduce tougher regulations on forex to battle the rise in speculative trading.