David Klein: Israel’s economy after the elections Speech by Mr David Klein, Governor of the Bank of Israel, for the Israel-Japan Friendship Society and Chamber of Commerce, 9 January 2003. *  *  *  Following the elections we will have a new government.
This may be an opportunity to assess the economic and social policy for the term of the next government. A reasonable starting point would be to ask where the economy will be heading if the present background factors – namely the world slowdown and the conflict with the Palestinians – will endure, and we continue with present policies.