Bank of Israel​

The increase in the government budget deficit, compared to the period before the war, contributed about 0.5–1 percentage points to the increase in inflation expectations

The “Yatziv reform” to regulate medical studies at faculties abroad is expected to reduce the number of new medical license recipients by 400–600 per year beginning in 2026. The reform is expected to be felt particularly in the periphery areas of the country.

In the past two years, mortgage spreads in Israel have declined in view of several developments: the increase in the Bank of Israel's interest rate, consumer reforms aimed at enhancing information transparency and competition in the mortgage market, and the Swords of Iron War.

During the course of the fourth quarter, the shekel strengthened by about 1.7 percent against the US dollar, and by 8.6 percent against the euro

The Bulletin includes the first publication of the main financial aggregates and data on Israel’s economy for 2024: the public’s financial asset portfolio, nonfinancial private sector debt, economic activity vis-à-vis abroad, and the foreign exchange activity of the main sectors in Israel’s economy.