There no longer seems to be anyone who disagrees with the view that this is the way to fulfill Israel’s potential for sustainable economic growth. An organic part of this approach is to adhere to accepted standards of economic management, including fiscal discipline, price stability, and an exchange rate that is  4  BIS Review 34/2001  determined by market forces.
This framework obliges us to cope with several additional problems, some of them as yet unresolved, as we have just seen. Because of the extensive economic involvement of foreign elements in Israel that is a result of that policy, we are subject to constant review by foreign analysts, who rank our economic performance.