JERUSALEM, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Bank of Israel Governor
Amir Yaron held an emergency meeting of the country's Financial
Stability Committee late on Wednesday to discuss developments in
the financial markets including a sharp weakening of the shekel,
Israeli media reported.
The central bank on Thursday declined to comment on whether
a meeting took place.
Israel's shekel has plunged in recent sessions to a
three-year low versus the dollar amid investor jitters stemming
from the government's plan to overhaul the country's judiciary
Israeli media reported that the special meeting of the
financial stability panel included senior Bank of Israel and
Finance Ministry officials as well as the securities regulator.
(Reporting by Steven Scheer,
Editing by Ari Rabinovitch)
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