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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid nominated on Sunday Karnit Flug as the new Bank of Israel governor, according to a statement by the Prime Minister's Office.
Flug has been put in place as the central bank's chief since the former Governor Stanley Fischer stepped down on June 30 after eight years in his duty.
Netanyahu and Lapid said on Sunday in a joint statement that they "were impressed by Flug's performance in the last months as acting governor of the Bank of Israel. We are confident that she will continue to assist us to advance the Israeli economy to further achievements amidst the global economic turmoil."
Flug said in a statement that the Bank of Israel and the Israeli economy "face significant challenges," and that she looks forward "to working in full cooperation with the professional and dedicated staff of the Bank of Israel, as well as with government officials, in order to meet these challenges."
Flug, 58, was born in Poland and immigrated to Israel with her parents when she was three. She completed her M.A. at the Hebrew University in 1980 and pursued her Ph.D. in Economics at Columbia University in New York.
Flug has served as the Deputy Governor of Israel's central bank and head of the bank's research department.
相关新闻：以色列中央银行副行长卡尔尼特·弗拉格于２０日被提名出任新任以色列央行行长。如果获得议会通过，她将成为担任这一职位的第一位女性。
自前以色列央行行长费希尔６月３０日离任以来，弗拉格一直主持央行工作。以色列总理内塔尼亚胡和财政部长拉皮德在２０日发表的联合声明中表示，对弗拉格在过去几个月中的工作感到满意，并相信她能够协助本届政府，推动以色列经济发展取得更大成绩。
现年５８岁的弗拉格在接受此项任命后表示，以色列经济将面临很大挑战，她期待与央行的专业人士及其他政府官员一起，通力合作，共迎挑战。
弗拉格出生于波兰，后随父母移民以色列。在希伯来大学完成硕士阶段学习后，在美国哥伦比亚大学取得博士学位。１９８８年，她辞去在国际货币基金组织的工作加入以色列央行，承担研究工作。２００１年被任命为以色列央行研究部负责人。
根据以色列法律，该项提名还须经以色列议会确认通过。
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发表于 2016-7-11 09:58:01