The Bank of Israel reported that Governor Prof. Amir Yaron and senior officials met with a six-member International Monetary Fund delegation led by Jan Kees Martijn during a brief visit to Israel. The visit was framed as a fact-finding mission to take stock of recent economic and financial developments and the country’s economic outlook. The delegation is scheduled to hold further meetings with the Bank of Israel, the Ministry of Finance and other economic and financial entities. It is expected to return later in the year for a longer visit, after which the IMF will publish a comprehensive report on the Israeli economy.