David Lipkin

Highly compensated Israeli bank executives feel harried by a new law placing limits on their salaries.  

Finally, a new boss at the Bank of Israel (Photo: Ester Inbar) The nearly four-month-long search to find a new governor for the Bank of Israel—more a comedy of errors than a selection process—was punctuated by political infighting, embarrassing missteps ...

NEWSMAKERS   By David Lipkin   The succession of Stanley Fischer, governor of Israel’s central bank, has turned into a melodrama. Two of the appointed candidates for the job withdrew in a matter of days. The last candidate of prime ...

NEWSMAKER： ISRAEL By David Lipkin   Stanley Fischer is set to retire as governor of the Bank of Israel at the end of June.   Fischer, guardian of Israel’s economy, bows out gracefully He will be remembered as one of ...

A STUDY IN CONTRADICTIONS   By David Lipkin   Geopolitical and fiscal uncertainties are having an impact on Israel's growth prospects, but the country is benefiting from development of its natural gas reserves.   Although its export-oriented economy and high-tech ...

NEWSMAKERS: ISRAEL   By David Lipkin   Former French finance minister Christine Lagarde may have secured the top job at the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF), but some fund insiders are still gunning for Stanley Fischer, governor of the Central ...