Israeli Shekel is now eligible convertable currency

Posted on May 26, 2008 
Filed Under Economy, Israel, News

While the enemies of Israel speak of its soon end and threaten to “wipe it off the map”, the Jewish State notes another achievement of its modern and successfully developed (and developing) economy.

The New Israeli Shekel became was added on Monday to the list of eligible currencies by currency settlement network CLS Bank, along with the Mexican peso.

The New York-based firm, which ensures that each side of foreign exchange trades gets paid, will offer settlement in these currencies immediately, taking the total number of currencies that it handles to 17.

As of today, 1 Shekel equals to 0.305 U.S. dollars

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One Response to “Israeli Shekel is now eligible convertable currency”

  1. Tzomet » Saturday Night Chuckle on June 8th, 2008 1:18 am

    [...] We all know how the dollar has been tanking relative to, well…pretty much everything. The Euro, the pound sterling, a baloney sandwich. And these days, even the formerly lowly shekel. [...]

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