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Encyclopedia > Bank of Israel
Bank of Israel
בנק ישראל (Hebrew)
Bank of Israel logo
Bank of Israel logo
Headquarters Jerusalem, Israel
Governor Stanley Fischer
Central Bank of Israel
Currency New Israeli Shekel
ISO 4217 Code ILS
Base borrowing rate 3.50%
Base deposit rate 3.50%
Website www.bankisrael.gov.il
Bank of Israel in Jerusalem
Bank of Israel in Jerusalem

The Bank of Israel (Hebrew: בנק ישראל) is the central bank of Israel. Image File history File links Bank_of_Israel_logo. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer (Hebrew: סטנלי פישר) is an economist and the current Governor of the Bank of Israel. ... 1 sheqel coin (1994–5). ... ISO 4217 is the international standard describing three letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ... A website (alternatively, Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP, a... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (939 × 626 pixel, file size: 99 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Bank of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (939 × 626 pixel, file size: 99 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Bank of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ...


At independence in 1948, the power of note issuance was vested with the Anglo-Palestine Bank, which was refounded as Bank Leumi in 1950. Monetary policy and banking supervision remained controlled by the Ministry of Finance. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Bank Leumi Logo Bank Leumi is an Israeli bank. ... Bank Leumi Logo Bank Leumi is an Israeli bank. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The Bank of Israel was founded on August 24, 1954, when the Knesset passed the Bank of Israel Act, which passed control over note issuance and banking supervision. Control over foreign exchange was not ceded to the bank until 1978. Since 1992, the bank has set an inflation target and been empowered to manage the monetary policy so as to meet that target. The bank complies with the ramifications of loans and interest in Judaism. August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Loans and interest in Judaism is a complicated and detailed field of Jewish law and the Torah and Talmud encourage the granting of loans. ...


The Bank of Israel is located in Jerusalem, with a branch office in Tel Aviv. Jerusalem (Modern Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushaláyim, Biblical and trad. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ...


The current governor is Stanley Fischer. Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer (Hebrew: סטנלי פישר) is an economist and the current Governor of the Bank of Israel. ...

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Governors of the Bank

Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Moshe Sanbar (born 1926) is an economist and Israeli public figure. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Jacob A. Frenkel, born in 1943, is an Israeli-American economist and businessman. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Klein may refer to: David Klein, American artist David Klein, governor of the Bank of Israel Dave Klein, cinematographer Category: ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer (Hebrew: סטנלי פישר) is an economist and the current Governor of the Bank of Israel. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Decision Making

The Bank of Israel is rather unusual in that the Governor alone decides whether to change rates or keep them on hold. Prior to this decision, discussions are held at two levels - first in a broad and then in a narrow forum.


The broad forum sees the Governor, Deputy Governor, departmental directors and departmental economists come together, and the economists present current economic and financial conditions and data.


The narrow forum consists only of the Governor, Deputy Governor and the departmental directors, and is far more discussion oriented. The directors present their opinions and recommendations, which the Governor questions and weighs before reaching his decision.


See also

1 sheqel coin (1994–5). ...

Lists

This is a list of central banks. ...

External links

  • (Hebrew) (English) Official site: Bank of Israel
  • The Bank of Israel lowers the interest rate for February 2007 by 25 basis points to 4.25 percent - Press release
  • Exports Boost Economy in Israel - Research Performed by Bank of Israel

  Results from FactBites:
 
Bank of Israel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (165 words)
The Bank of Israel was founded on August 24, 1954, when the Knesset passed the Bank of Israel Act, which passed control over note issuance and banking supervision.
The bank complies with the Halachic ramifications of Usury in Jewish Law.
The Bank of Israel is located in Jerusalem, with a branch office in Tel Aviv.
Israel Discount Bank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (289 words)
Israel Discount Bank Ltd. (Hebrew: בנק דיסקונט לישראל בע"מ), I.D.B., is one of Israel's three largest banks, with 260 branches, and assets of 171 billion NIS (US$38 billion).
The Eretz Yisrael Discount Bank was founded on April 5, 1935 by Leon Recanati, a new immigrant from Greece who had been the head of the Jewish community of Thessaloniki, with two other partners, Yosef Elbaz and Moshe Karaso, in a store at 39 Yehuda Halevi St. in Tel Aviv.
The bank was unique in that it was open to private customers unlike the other few dozen banks operating in Palestine at that time who mostly catered only to business people and entities.
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