The director of the Bank of Israel, Prof. Amir Yaron, and members of the Monetary Committee of the Bank of Israel held their quarterly meeting today with the group of economic forecasters, who regularly provide the Bank of Israel with forecasts for inflation, interest rates, and the exchange rate. The meeting is used to exchange opinions and assessments between the Bank of Israel and the important financial entities.
Prof. Yaron opened the meeting and addressed the state of the global and local economy in light of developments in the COVID-19 situation.
Nimrod Cohen, an economist in the research division, presented and explained the evaluation of the research division as it was conducted and published to the public on April 11, 2022, in parallel with the latest interest rate announcement.