Israel: Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation
IMF Staff Country Reports, April 21, 2000
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- Published: April 21, 2000
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451819465.002
Executive summary
- Israel is on the threshold of a marked improvement in economic performance.
- Passage of a revised Bank of Israel law along the lines recommended by the Levin Commission and endorsed by the Bank of Israel should be achieved as soon as possible.
- Continued vigilance is essential regarding:
- real exchange rate trends,
- conditions of access to international capital markets,
- the health of the banking sector.
- The government is commended for its success in liberalizing Israel's foreign trade and capital accounts.
Findings and subject coverage
- Major subjects addressed: Banking, Financial services, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Inflation, Inflation targeting, Monetary policy, Prices, Public debt, Real interest rates.
- Keywords reflected in the report: commission consist, CR, fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Global, Inflation, inflation environment, inflation expectation figure, inflation outlook, inflation target, Inflation targeting, ISCR, monetary policy, price index, Real interest rates, renewed inflation acceleration, revised Central Bureau of Statistics, way monetary policy.
Notes and accompanying material
- Included with the Staff Report are the text of Public Information Notice No. 00/33 and a statement by Mr. J. de Beaufort Wijnholds, Executive Director, on March 22, 2000.
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- Israel: Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation -- April 2000
- Statement by J. de Beaufort Wijnholds, Executive Director for Israel