01584cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000931 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451819458 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Israel : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (87 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix reviews developments in the structure of the Israeli banking sector, as well as in the key indicators of soundness and profitability in recent years. The paper highlights that Israel's financial system continues to be dominated by a small number of banking groups. By international standards, the banking system is highly concentrated, with the largest five banking groups controlling almost 95 percent of total assets. The paper also describes developments in exchange restrictions in Israel. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/040 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1999/040/002.1999.issue-040-en.xml IMF e-Library