Fischer: Only IMF could have tempted me to leave Bank of Israel

Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer’s bid to be managing director of the IMF might have been successful, had the position been awarded on merit alone. Euromoney spoke to Fischer the day after the IMF announced it had selected Christine Lagarde.

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Has your enthusiasm for being head of the Bank of Israel waned at all since your IMF leadership bid?




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I didn’t apply for the IMF job because I don’t like my current job, but rather because the IMF job is one of the very few – perhaps the only one – for which I would be prepared to leave the Bank of Israel. My current job is a wonderful one, which ties in with almost my entire previous career and all my previous hopes.

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