Bank of Israel head to leave role, won't seek another term - report

 Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron will not seek another term, Israel's Army Radio reported on Monday.

It said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted Leonardo Leiderman, a professor of economics at Tel Aviv University, to replace Yaron, whose five-year term is due to expire at the end of the year.

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