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

More than half of the respondents (51.57%) showed a high level of interest in using the digital shekel. Thirty-four percent of the public expressed a very high level of interest, and 17 percent expressed medium-high interest. This finding indicates a high potential for adopt the digital shekel by the Israeli public.

The Financial Stability Report for the second half of 2024 reviews the financial developments during this period and assesses the stability of the system in light of the ongoing Swords of Iron War in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and its expansion to other areas. The report examines the impact of the war on risk exposure channels, given the resilience of the financial institutions. The level of financial stability is evaluated based on these analyses.

Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of January 2025 stood at $216,059 million, an increase of $1,486 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The level of the reserves relative to GDP was 41.4 percent

The Accountant General Department at the Ministry of Finance, the Markets Department of the Bank of Israel, the Israel Securities Authority, and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (hereinafter: "the Joint Taskforce") are currently assessing the feasibility of developing and advancing a market for repurchase transactions (hereinafter: "Repo") involving government bonds in Israel.