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Karnit Flug (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)
October 27, 2013, 1:45 pm
Cabinet approves Karnit Flug as Bank of Israel chief
Acting governor, first woman to fill position, selected after previous nominees were mired in scandal
By Lazar Berman and Marissa Newman
Newly nominated Bank of Israel governor-designate Karnit Flug delivers a statement to the media outside the central bank's headquarters in Jerusalem, October 20, 2013. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 24, 2013, 7:57 pm
Flug nomination wins nod from top vetting panel
First female governor of the Bank of Israel set to be approved by cabinet vote Sunday after receiving Turkel committee approval
By Marissa Newman
Karnit Flug (Photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 4, 2013, 1:25 pm
Acting bank governor says sexism may be behind PM snub
Karnit Flug thinks Benjamin Netanyahu should explain why he overlooked her for top spot at Bank of Israel
By TOI staff
Mario Blejer (Screenshot)
August 12, 2013, 2:20 am
New runner for BOI chair an old hand at central banking
Mario Blejer helped steer Argentina through one of its greatest economic crises, and aided the former Soviet Union in dealing with the fiscal implications of its breakup
By David Shamah
(From left) Jacob Frenkel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Yair Lapid and outgoing Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer at a press conference in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 24, 2013. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 8, 2013, 10:11 pm
PM settles on new candidates for central bank chief
After Frenkel and Leiderman withdraw amid scandals, names of four more senior economists to be sent to the vetting committee
By Asher Zeiger
August 8, 2013, 1:24 pm
Scandals trump explosions
Jacob Frenkel’s suspected theft and the conviction of a prominent rabbi overshadow an Israel-Lebanon incident on the northern border
By Aaron Kalman
August 7, 2013, 6:21 pm
Hong Kong says Jacob Frenkel was charged with shoplifting
Former candidate for Bank of Israel governor was arrested and brought before magistrates, never received an apology
Leo Leiderman (photo credit: YouTube screen capture)
August 4, 2013, 4:05 pm
A tale of two Leos
Leo Leiderman’s withdrawal from the race for Bank of Israel governor pushes Leo Messi’s visit to the sidelines
By Aaron Kalman
Leo Leiderman (photo credit: YouTube screen capture)
August 1, 2013, 1:47 pm
Meet the new boss
Leo Leiderman gets the nod for Bank of Israel governor, which most of the press considers a change for the better
By Ilan Ben Zion
Leo Leiderman (photo credit: YouTube screen capture)
July 31, 2013, 8:05 pm
Bank Hapoalim economist picked to head central bank
Leo Leiderman, a longtime professor at Tel Aviv University, selected after Jacob Frenkel withdraws candidacy amid alleged shoplifting affair
By Adiv Sterman
(From left) Jacob Frenkel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Yair Lapid and outgoing Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer at a press conference in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 24, 2013. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 30, 2013, 3:09 pm
Shanghaied by Hong Kong
Jacob Frenkel backs away from the top bank’s top spot after a ‘misunderstanding’ over his duty free purchase seven years ago comes back to haunt him
By Joshua Davidovich
July 29, 2013, 8:48 pm
Frenkel withdraws as next central bank chief amid ‘shoplifting’ scandal
Intended next governor of the Bank of Israel bitterly cites fuss made over ‘a misunderstanding’ in Hong Kong seven years ago
By TOI staff
July 19, 2013, 5:35 pm
Would-be central bank governor testifies over ‘shoplifting’
Vetting panel awaiting additional material on Jacob Frenkel’s strange Hong Kong airport incident
By TOI staff
Israelis hold up signs as they take part in a protest march against Finance Minister Yair Lapid's proposed budget cuts and tax hikes, in Tel Aviv on Saturday, May 11, 2013. (photo credit: Flash90)
July 18, 2013, 2:23 pm
Yeah, but there’s still death
Lapid pulls back some planned tax hikes, though some say he didn’t go far enough, and Netanyahu gives Malta a lesson on priorities
By Joshua Davidovich
Ambulances at Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)
July 16, 2013, 3:16 pm
Leave the cannoli, take the baby
A shadow is haunting Israel — that of children left unattended in overheated vehicles by their parents
By Ilan Ben Zion
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