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Banking supervisor Daniel Hahiashvili speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv on May 19, 2025. (Sharon Wrobel/Times of Israel)
May 18, 2026, 7:03 pm
Regulator demands fairness from Israeli banks as they cash in on hefty fees
Banking supervisor warns that lenders that don’t treat their customers well will be ‘in trouble,’ sees the entry of new players catalyzing competition in the local banking system
By Sharon Wrobel
The Sderot municipality reports a direct hit to a building sustained during a rocket barrage on October 13, 2023. (Sderot Municipality)
October 16, 2023, 5:41 pm
Bank of Israel sets out plan to freeze mortgage, loan payments for 3 months
Central bank says steps provide financial relief and ease cashflow crunch in wake of Hamas onslaught and ongoing war
By Sharon Wrobel
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron speaks during a press conference at the Bank of Israel in Jerusalem, on January 7, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 20, 2023, 5:08 pm
Bank of Israel head urges lenders to pay fair interest on deposits, current accounts
Central bank chief instructs banks to fully pass on interest rates to deposit holders and come up with a plan to pay interest on the billions of shekels sitting in current accounts
By Sharon Wrobel
Ernest Hollis looks for items at his granddaughter's house that was devastated by floodwaters, August 23, 2021, in Waverly, Tennessee. (AP Photo/John Amis)
June 13, 2023, 5:38 pm
Banks instructed on managing exposure to climate-related financial risks
Banks supervisor says the urgency of tackling the issue is rising
By Sue Surkes
Daniel Hahiashvili (Courtesy)
June 6, 2023, 3:17 pm
Bank of Israel veteran selected as new banking supervisor
Daniel Hahiashvili will replace Yari Avidan on June 22; sees his role as ensuring stability of banks while boosting competition and technological innovation
By Sharon Wrobel
Ilustrative: Offices of Discount and Hapoalim banks in the center of Tel Aviv (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90)
From the WebMay 26, 2021, 3:08 pm
Israeli banks likely to resume dividends in 2021, regulator says
Reuters: Most Israeli lenders have reported increases in first-quarter profit due to the unwinding of the large loan-loss provisions they made in 2020 to cope with the crisis
Yair Avidan takes up his post as Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel on May 17, 2020 (Courtesy)
May 17, 2020, 4:11 pm
Yair Avidan takes post as supervisor of banks at Bank of Israel
The banking industry veteran replaces Hedva Ber at the post; sees his role as ensuring stability of banks while boosting competition and digital development
By Shoshanna Solomon
Hedva Ber, Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel, far end, right, at a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 24, 2017 (Courtesy: Shoshanna Solomon)
May 10, 2020, 3:54 pm
Bank of Israel seen approving digital bank’s new shareholder structure
Banking Supervision Department is set to authorize Amnon Shashua taking full control of bank, after co-founder Marius Nacht bows out, person familiar says
By Shoshanna Solomon
Check Point Software Technologies co-founder Marius Nacht (Courtesy)
May 21, 2018, 2:43 pm
Billionaire Nacht seeks to set up new digital bank in Israel
At a conference earlier this month, banking regulator Hedva Ber said conditions were ripe for a new bank to join Israel’s current five
By Shoshanna Solomon
Hedva Ber, Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel, far end, right, at a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 24, 2017 (Courtesy: Shoshanna Solomon)
September 27, 2017, 2:17 pm
Regulator asks Israeli lenders to redefine foreign banking strategy
Banks must outline an exit plan if a foreign unit’s activity is not in line with their strategy, central bank says in draft directive
By Shoshanna Solomon
Hedva Ber, Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel, at a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 24, 2017 (Courtesy: Shoshanna Solomon)
May 24, 2017, 4:47 pm
Banking watchdog warns of rising household credit in Israel
Central bank’s supervisor of banks also laments over-regulation in the sector, demands halt to new legislation
By Shoshanna Solomon
A man removes cash from a Bank Leumi ATM machine in the Meah Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
December 11, 2016, 2:40 pm
Israeli banks to cut 5,100 workers in 2016-2020
Reduction is in line with Bank of Israel’s demand that they cut costs after being found more inefficient than their OECD peers
By Shoshanna Solomon
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