Bank of Israel​

Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of August 2024 stood at $217,377 million, an increase of $3,743 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The level of the reserves relative to GDP was 42.3 percent

Since the outbreak of the war, and in recent months in particular, geopolitical uncertainty and its economic ramifications have increased

In May 2020, the Bank of Israel allocated identification codes to credit card companies—Isracard, Cal, and Max It Finance—and in August 2021 identification codes were allocated to Cardcom and Tranzilla, which had requested to conduct activities in the controlled payment systems in Israel.

The Governor of the Bank of Israel, Prof. Amir Yaron, returned to Israel yesterday from a working trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in the US.

The Composite State of the Economy Index remained virtually unchanged (a decline of 0.03 percent) percent in July, following declines in parts of the second quarter, which featured a moderation of economic activity