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  Bank of Israel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bank_of_Israel   (165 words)

  
 Israel Discount Bank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Israel_Discount_Bank   (289 words)

  
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The Bank of Israel Law, 5714-1954 was passed by the Knesset on August 24th, 1954, and became effective on December 1 of the same year.
The Bank of Israel is situated in Kiryat Ben Gurion in Jerusalem, close to the Knesset (Israel's parliament), the Supreme Court, and government ministries.
The Bank currently (2001) has some 800 employees, about 300 of whom have degrees in economics, accountancy, law, etc. In the 1980s and the 1990's the Bank underwent radical restructuring, and the number of employees was cut by about one third.
members.tripod.com /~lenapedata/Banks/HistoryBankOfIsrael.htm   (552 words)

  
 Bank of Israel supports pension funds capital market investments   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Bank of Israel is backing the Ministry of Finance’s position in favor of channeling the pension funds’ investments to the capital market and the private sector.
Bank of Israel statistics show that 62% of assets held by institutional investors (both the old and newer pension funds, participating life insurance policies with a guaranteed return, provident funds, advanced training funds, and mutual funds) are invested in government bonds.
The Bank of Israel figures also show that the proportion of institutional investors’ assets invested in government bonds grew from 60% in 1995 to 70% in 2002.
www.globalaging.org /pension/world/israelbank.htm   (254 words)

  
 The Bank of Israel Goes Live with SunGard’s Decalog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Bank of Israel uses Decalog to perform portfolio modelling, pre-trade compliance, performance measurement and attribution.
The Bank of Israel runs Decalog on Microsoft Windows NT® workstations, Sun® application and database servers and is Decalog's first client to run on an Oracle® relational database.
The Bank of Israel was officially established in 1954.
www.sungard.com /products_and_services/sims/group_news/bankofisrael.htm   (482 words)

  
 Worldworx Travel - Safety - Middle East - Israel, West Bank and Gaza
Israel occupied the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, and East Jerusalem as a result of the 1967 War.
The division of responsibilities and jurisdiction in the West Bank and Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian Authority is complex.
Israel's rabbinical courts exercise jurisdiction over all Jewish citizens and residents of Israel in cases of marriage, divorce, child custody and child support.
www.worldworx.tv /safety/middle-east/israel-west-bank-gaza/index.htm   (2432 words)

  
 BOI - About the Bank
The quantity and value of banknotes and coins in circulation are affected by several factors, such as changes in he extent and number of transactions, the rate of inflation, and the use of checks, credit cards, and automated teller machines.
The main function of the Bank of Israel's Currency Department is to ensure a regular supply of banknotes and coins, in accordance with public demand.
Activity of the branch of the Bank of Israel
www.bankisrael.gov.il /catal/catale.htm   (106 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Business | Israel's central bank slams budget maths
The Bank of Israel said the Israeli government needed to make substantial cuts to the budget to reach its 2003 budget deficit target.
The Bank of Israel was critical about tactics used by the Finance Ministry last year which enabled it to meet its 2002 deficit target.
For this year, the Bank of Israel said "a substantial cut in ongoing expenses is needed" to reach the 3% deficit target.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/2744515.stm   (320 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Business | World Bank criticises Israel
This is an attempt by the World Bank to quantify in facts and figures the enormous human suffering the conflict with Israel is causing the Palestinian people.
The World Bank acknowledges that Israel has regretted the impact of these measures, which it says are aimed at stopping suicide bombers and gunmen from killing its citizens.
However, the Bank stresses that the actions of the Israeli Government are the key to the Palestinian economy.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/2820933.stm   (725 words)

  
 Israel, the West Bank and Gaza
The division of responsibilities and jurisdiction in the West Bank between Israel and the Palestinian Authority is complex.
Any American citizen whom Israel considers to be a resident of the West Bank or Gaza is required by Israel to hold a valid Palestinian passport to enter or leave the West Bank or Gaza via Israel or the Allenby Bridge border crossing.
The Government of Israel requires that all passenger car occupants use their seat belts at all times and that headlights be used during all intercity travel, both day and night, during winter.
travel.state.gov /travel/israel_westbank_gaza.html   (5026 words)

  
 Israel: West Bank Barrier Endangers Basic Rights (Human Rights Watch, 1-10-2003)
The government announcement, made during Israel's "Defensive Shield" campaign launched after a spate of suicide attacks against Israeli civilians, said the "buffer zones" were to be created in three areas along the Green Line, the post-1948 demarcation line between Israel and the West Bank.
Israel is prohibited under customary international law from making permanent changes to the West Bank that do not benefit the local inhabitants (1907 Hague Regulations, Article 55), and from transferring members of its own population into the Occupied Territories (Fourth Geneva Convention, Article 49 (6)).
Israel has also ratified numerous human rights treaties that oblige it to uphold rights to freedom of movement, and access to education, healthcare, work, and water.
www.hrw.org /press/2003/10/israel100103.htm   (1365 words)

  
 Israel News.Net
Israel championed, encouraged, and basked in, the achievements of Ilan Ramon.
Israel held firm Thursday to its policy of not admitting it possesses nuclear weapons, in the face of an acknowledgment from...
Israel News.Net is part of an international network of news sites, dedicated to the major regions, countries and cities of the world.
www.israelnews.net   (1209 words)

  
 Israel Matzav: Bank Wanted
Banks here fear they could jeopardize their ties to the United States or put themselves at legal risk if they handle money for the Palestinian Authority, regardless of its origin, said George Abed, governor of the Palestinian Monetary Authority, which effectively serves as the Palestinian central bank.
Abed acknowledged that the Palestinian government and the banks were in an extremely awkward position.
The Arab Bank, which has branches in the United States, has been subject to American legal action, including a lawsuit filed in Federal District Court in Brooklyn by about 50 American survivors or relatives of people killed in suicide bombings or other attacks by Hamas.
israelmatzav.blogspot.com /2006/05/bank-wanted.html   (922 words)

  
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Tulkarem, located in a sensitive position on the line between Israel and the West Bank, is the second of five West Bank towns where Palestinian security forces are to assume responsibility.
An Israeli official speaking on condition of anonymity said Israel was not satisfied with Palestinian actions against militants there but that contacts over the villages would continue with the intent of handing them over later.
Israel points to more than four years of Palestinian attacks, including more than 100 suicide bombings, to explain its focus on security issues.
www.cbn.com /cbnnews/Wire/050322g.aspx   (713 words)

  
 Israel, the West Bank and Gaza
Violent confrontation in Israel between organized criminal elements in public places have involved the use of bombs, grenades, anti-tank missiles, and small arms fire, and have taken place in cities frequented by tourists.
Americans who remain in Israel, Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are strongly encouraged to register with the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv or the Consular Section of U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem through the State Department's travel registration website, travelregistration.state.gov.
Current information on travel and security in Israel, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States, or, from overseas, 1-202-501-4444.
www.crownrelo.com /web/relo.nsf/travel.israel.htm   (1215 words)

  
 Worldandnation: Israel freezes West Bank construction plans
JERUSALEM - Israel won't expand its largest West Bank settlement until it has U.S. approval for the project, Israel's vice prime minister said in an interview published Friday, an issue that touches on one of the thorniest problems for Jerusalem's future.
Israel has made it clear many times that any building near Maaleh Adumim would not begin for at least two to three years.
As part of the project, Israel had planned to build 3,650 apartment units in a new neighborhood that would connect the settlement of 30,000 residents to Jerusalem.
www.sptimes.com /2005/09/03/Worldandnation/Israel_freezes_West_B.shtml   (561 words)

  
 Bank of Israel - Shalom!
Professor Haim Ben-Shahar reports back to the Bank of Israel: There is no material in the Supervision Department that should prevent the appointment of Rony Hizkiyahu as Supervisor of Banks
The Bank of Israel lowers the interest rate for December 2006 by 25 basis points to 5 percent
Lectures/Papers by the Governor: The Governor, Stanley Fischer - Address by the Governor of the Bank of Israel, Professor Stanley Fischer, at the AGM of the Association of Banks in Israel
www.bankisrael.gov.il /firsteng.htm   (252 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily: Israel foils West Bank rocket transfer
JERUSALEM –; Israel today revealed it arrested three terrorists on their way to set up Qassam rocket manufacturing abilities in the West Bank, sparking fears Palestinian groups will soon be able to fire rockets and mortars at nearby Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Israel said it caught the three Committees members crossing from Egypt into the northern Negev, and said interrogations revealed they received funds and training from Hezbollah to set up Qassam factories in the West Bank.
The arrests made front-page headlines in Israel today, reported by most newspapers here as some of the first concrete evidence since Israel's Gaza withdrawal last month that Palestinian terrorists were planning to fire rockets or mortars in the West Bank.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47126   (714 words)

  
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Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer has become Israel's economic envoy.
Fischer has been the target of harsh criticism by Bank of Israel officials who argued that his prolonged absences have caused the cancellation of key meetings and the postponement of important decisions.
At a time when the Israel economy is an integral part of the world economy, the presence of senior Israeli economists at these forums is of utmost importance," the Bank of Israel said in a statement.
www.ynetnews.com /Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-3314994,00.html   (224 words)

  
 <Israel, the West Bank and Gaza>
This Travel Warning is being issued to update information on the general security environment in Israel, Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, and to reiterate threats to American citizens and U.S. interests in those respective locations.
The uncertain security conditions within the West Bank and Gaza continue as well, with the potential for violent protests, kidnappings, including of foreign nationals, and fighting between various armed factions.
Americans who remain in Israel, Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are strongly encouraged to register with the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv or the Consular Section of U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov.
www.unigroupworldwide.com /worldwide/IsraeltheWestBankandGaza.htm   (638 words)

  
 Bank of Israel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Bank of Israel was founded on August 24, 1954, when the Knesset passed the Bank of Israel Act, which passed controlover note issuance and banking supervision.
Since 1992, the bank has set an inflation target and been empoweredto manage the monetary policy so as to meet that target.
The Bank of Israel is located in Jerusalem, with a branchoffice in Tel Aviv.
www.therfcc.org /bank-of-israel-70379.html   (137 words)

  
 israelinsider: Business: Stanley Fischer, CitiGroup exec, to "make aliya" to be Bank of Israel gov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Fischer, 61, is currently vice chairman of U.S. banking corporation Citigroup Inc. He previously held senior posts in the International Monetary Fund and was head of the department of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
A statement from Sharon's office said Fischer has experience with Israel's economy, having served as an American government adviser to Israel's economic stabilization program in 1985, which succeeded in bringing the country's hyperinflation down from triple digits to around 10 percent in the course of about a year.
Israel is seeking to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a 30-member group of the most developed nations, and is constantly looking for closer partnerships with the European Union and other blocs.
web.israelinsider.com /Articles/Business/4775.htm   (489 words)

  
 Arutz Sheva - Israel National News
On June 30, 2003, the Bank for International Settlement (BIS) announced its decision to invite the Bank of Israel to become a member of the organization.
The Governor of the Bank of Israel, Dr. David Klein, who was in Basel for the Annual General Meeting of the BIS, was given the official invitation.
The Bank of Israel has had observer status at the BIS for several years, in the course of which numerous professional contacts and ties of cooperation were established.
www.israelnationalnews.com /news.php3?id=46034   (219 words)

  
 Israel: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
Expanding its territory by 200%, Israel at the cease-fire held the Golan Heights, the West Bank of the Jordan River, Jerusalem's Old City, and all of the Sinai and the east bank of the Suez Canal.
Although Israel withdrew its last settlers from the Sinai in April 1982, the fragile Mideast peace was shattered on June 9, 1982, by a massive Israeli assault on southern Lebanon, where the Palestinian Liberation Organization was entrenched.
Israel destroyed PLO strongholds in Tyre and Sidon and reached the suburbs of Beirut on June 10.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107652.html   (2940 words)

  
 EJP | News | EU-Israel affairs | EU investment bank reconsiders Israel
The official reason at given for the cessation in investment was that Israel’s per capita income exceeded EIB criteria and that the government would not guarantee the investments, although the Europeans continued with Palestinian investments.
Curtaz was in Israel recently to implement Solana vision and the European commitment to helping both Israel and the Palestinians.
Until the cessation of investment in Israel the project that received the largest funding from the EIB was the Nahal Soreq sewage project, which received an investment totaling $300 million (around 220 million euros).
www.ejpress.org /article/3211   (404 words)

  
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CBNNews.com – RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Israeli forces seized a senior Palestinian legislator Sunday in the latest move of a 7-week-old crackdown against the ruling Hamas movement, drawing angry accusations from Palestinian leaders that Israel is undermining their efforts to form a unity government.
Israel says its roundup of Hamas officials is a legitimate act against a terrorist group.
Despite Israel's crackdown on Hamas political leaders, and a large offensive in the Gaza Strip, the captured Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit, still has not been released.
www.cbn.com /cbnnews/world/israel/060820c_wire.aspx   (599 words)

  
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India and Israel were the only two countries to drop on the bank's scale.
Notably, at the end of September the Swiss bank published a positive recommendation for the Israeli stock market, in which it stated that "the local market has a potential for 15 percent rise in share value in the coming years, and its low fluctuation level contributes to its attractiveness."
The bank further estimated that "the economic and geopolitical environment support a continued positive trend in the Israeli market."
www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3173283,00.html   (231 words)

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