Bank of Israel​

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). They include an inflation-risk premium component and various biases deriving from the differences in taxation and liquidity between different types of bonds

The PIAAC survey is an international project to assess basic skills among people aged 16–65 in the areas of literacy, numeracy, and adaptive problem solving. Israel participated in the survey for the first time in 2014–2015 (in the latter part of the cycle that took place between 2011 and 2015), and recently took part in the cycle that was conducted in 2022–2023

In recent years, the Bank of Israel has led numerous reforms with the objective of increasing transparency and strengthening the customer’s position. These have included the publication of interest rates, the ability to change banks online, open banking, and more.

Presentation of Director of the Bank of Israel Payment and Settlement Systems Department, Mr. Oded Salomy, at London’s FinTech Connect 2024

The Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, which began in November 2023, led to the diversion of shipping routes between Asia/Oceania and the Mediterranean/Europe from the shorter route through the Red Sea to the longer route around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. Despite this change, there was no significant impact on Israeli imports from Asia, and import prices did not rise.