Governor Amir Yaron of the Bank of Israel told Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and other senior Treasury officials on Monday, "The Israeli economy is growing at a good pace and so far the financial markets have not been affected much by the uncertainty created by the political situation, but it can not be concluded that it has no harm."
Professor Yaron added, "The next government will face a significant challenge in dealing with the deficit problem and important tasks in dealing with the problem of low productivity in the Israeli economy. All elected officials must understand that delaying treatment of these issues will hurt the Israeli economy."