Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> November 2, 2026
David Taranto is a Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst at BofA Securities, covering banks across Turkey, Central and Eastern Europe, and Israel. He has 20 years of equity research experience, including more than 15 years covering financial institutions across Emerging EMEA and Europe. His experience spans more than 30 financial stocks across over 10 countries and includes previous coverage of the Greek, Nordic and Austrian banking sectors. Mr. Taranto was ranked No. 1 for Turkey in the Extel Emerging EMEA Survey in both 2025 and 2026. He is based in London. Profile
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TWST: You cover the four largest Israeli banks. For readers who have never looked at this market, let’s start with a brief overview of the Israeli banking system and how
