Minister of Finance: in 2007 infrastructure investment to exceed NIS 20b
Industry & Trade
20.11.06
Minister of Finance: in 2007 infrastructure investment to exceed NIS 20b
Total investment allocated for physical infrastructure was NIS 9.27 billion, of which NIS 4.3 billion for roads, highways and mass transit, NIS 2.5 billion for railroads, and NIS 600 million for water and sewage
Manufacturers Association: high-tech exports down 3% in July-September
Industry & Trade
13.11.06
Manufacturers Association: high-tech exports down 3% in July-September
Total industrial exports, excluding diamonds, fell by 2.5% to $7.2 billion during the same period, due mainly to plant closures in the north of Israel and a partial closure of Haifa port
Israelis registered over 12,000 patents between 1997-2004
Industry & Trade
06.11.06
Israelis registered over 12,000 patents between 1997-2004
The rate of growth in the number of Israeli patents registered in the States exceeded the rate of growth in the number of American patents registered
July-September Inflation Was Negative 1.1%
Industry & Trade
06.11.06
July-September Inflation Was Negative 1.1%
The main reason for the deflation in the three months July-September was the sharp shekel appreciation against the basket of currencies
Atlanta trade delegation visits Israel
Industry & Trade
06.11.06
Atlanta trade delegation visits Israel
The visit will focus mainly on building business relationships between US and Israeli companies in the biomedical field
BOI: State of Economy Index - economic expansion has returned to the rate before the war
Industry & Trade
31.10.06
BOI: State of Economy Index - economic expansion has returned to the rate before the war
The increase in the State of Economy Index for July was revised upwards from 0.2% to 0.4%, and revised upwards for August from 0.3% to 0.5%
New initiative: Chinese companies will act as national agents for Israeli companies in China
Industry & Trade
31.10.06
New initiative: Chinese companies will act as national agents for Israeli companies in China
The first of its kind agreement was signed with IT giant Digital China. Both companies were selected in a tender issued by the Israeli embassy in China
CBS: Industrial output down 1% in August
Industry & Trade
31.10.06
CBS: Industrial output down 1% in August
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics trend figures indicate that industrial output in June-August rose by an annualized 8.1%, after rising by more than 11.4% in the preceding quarter
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