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(Israel), Vice Chairman, American International Group; former Governor, Bank of Israel
Dr. Frenkel is vice chairman of American International Group, Inc. (AIG). He also serves as chairman and CEO of the Group of Thirty (G-30). Previously, he was chairman of Merrill Lynch International. Between 1991 and 2000 he served two terms as Governor of the Bank of Israel. From 1987 to 1991, he was economic counselor and director of research at the International Monetary Fund, and from 1973 to 1987 he was on the faculty of the University of Chicago where he served as the David Rockefeller Professor of International Economics. Dr. Frenkel is a laureate of the 2002 Israel Prize in economics and the recipient of honorary degrees and awards from various universities and governments.
October 18, 2007
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Watch Stanley Fischer, governor of the Bank of Israel, discuss the effects of the Middle East security situation on the growth of the Israeli economy.
October 18, 2007
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Listen to Stanley Fischer, governor of the Bank of Israel, discuss the effects of the Middle East security situation on the growth of the Israeli economy.
October 18, 2007
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Dr. Stanley Fischer, governor of the Bank of Israel, discusses the Israeli economy.
November 2, 2006
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Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian minister of economy and finance, addresses the Council’s corporate members as part of the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics.
November 2, 2006
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Listen to Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian minister of economy and finance, discuss the European Central Bank, global imbalances, and the regulation of financial markets as part of the Council's C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics.
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November 2, 2006
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Watch Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian minister of economy and finance, discuss the European Central Bank, global imbalances, and the regulation of financial markets as part of the Council's C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics.
See more in Western Europe, International Finance
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