01613cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006254 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451819670 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Israel : Staff Report for the 2009 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (99 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 staff report discusses Israel's 2009 Article IV Consultation on economic developments and policies. The economy has been shielded from the global downturn by the absence of prior housing or bank credit booms, high household savings rates, and the fact that investment goods and consumer durables are mostly imported from abroad. Safe-haven factors that have put upward pressure on the currency appear to have eased along with the global financial sector stabilization, and concerns about the excessive strength of the shekel have not entirely been put to rest. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2010/023 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2010/023/002.2010.issue-023-en.xml IMF e-Library