Fischer, who previously served as the Governor of the Bank of Israel and is a former vice chairman of the US Federal Reserve, leaves Hapoalim after 8 months for 'personal reasons'

Reuters: Israel's largest lender posts a bigger-than-expected surge in quarterly profit, earning NIS 1.354 billion ($412 million) vs NIS 192 million in Q1 2020

Investor now considered a 'significant stakeholder' in the bank, according to Israeli regulation

Reuters: Israel's largest bank earned NIS 915 million ($267 million) in the October-December period, compared with a net loss of NIS 629 million in the fourth quarter of 2019

Bank of Israel head hints more spending may come after initial announcement of massive foreign currency purchase fails to curb shekel; bank is 'fighting gravity,' says top analyst

'Historic' memorandums of understanding seen as paving the way for business parties in both nations to tighten economic ties

US currency drops to NIS NIS 3.2731 to the dollar Thursday afternoon in seventh day of declines, as dollar weakens globally amid expansionary policies, Bank Hapoalim says

'Historic' agreements will enable the lender to give customers easier access to banks, investors, and tech firms that are part of the DIFC and ADGM financial centers

Entrepreneurs, scientists, businesspeople to meet local investors, finance and government entities, and tech firms, in visit organized by Bank Hapoalim and Israel Export Institute

The shekel-dollar rate went below psychological threshold of NIS 3.40 to the dollar on September 1, the Israeli currency's strongest level since July 2008