According to the report issued by Bank Discount, and on the activities of the bank in the first quarter of 2007, IDB Bank of New York, the American branch of Bank Discount, led by Iranian nationals, the newspaper Globs.
Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said Tuesday that Israel has reached the point where it is possible to stop using the U.S. dollar to set prices in the market and base future deals. According to Fischer, the shekel is stable enough.
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz has apologised for "mistakes" made over the promotion and pay of an ex-colleague with whom he is romantically involved