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2.4. ISRAEL’S CURRENCY<br />
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ISRAEL – GENERAL OVERVIEW<br />
Israel’s monetary unit is the New Israel Shekel (NIS). One NIS is comprised of<br />
100 agorot.<br />
The representative dollar rate is an indicator for its exchange rate on the foreign<br />
currency market. It is based on the average buying and selling rates published<br />
by the banks.<br />
Other currency exchange rates, besides the dollar, are calculated at the dollar<br />
representative rate and the rate of those currencies against the dollar on<br />
international currency markets, when the represent rate is being determined.<br />
Accordingly, the ratios for the representative rates of various currencies reflect<br />
the exchange rates for these currencies abroad at the time they are determined.<br />
The Bank of Israel calculates representative rates once a day, on business days<br />
only in foreign currency.<br />
The following graph presents the foreign exchange rates in Israel during the<br />
years 2007-2010:<br />
The representative exchange rates of the Israeli currency in relation to some<br />
major currencies on December 31, 2010, were as follows:<br />
NIS<br />
US Dollar 3.5490<br />
Euro 4.7379<br />
UK Sterling Pound 5.4928<br />
Swiss Franc 3.7882<br />
Japanese Yen (100) 4.3602<br />
BDO Israel