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By Shalom Bear
Professor Leo Leiderman withdrew his candidacy for governor of the Bank of Israel, just two days before his election was to be announced. Leiderman's withdrawal comes just days after Yaakov Frankel withdrew his candidacy, after an old scandal involving a duty free in Hong Kong resurfaced. PM Netanyahu and FM Lapid stated their regret with […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid have decided to appoint Professor Leo Leiderman as the new governor of the Bank of Israel. Leiderman has a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago, and is currently a professor of economics at Tel Aviv University. Leiderman used to work in the Bank of […]
August 14, 2026 
