Exports in June-August 2005 to EU up
Industry & Trade
26.09.05
Exports in June-August 2005 to EU up
The Central Bureau of Statistics ( CBI ) reported last week Israel's foreign trade with most of Israel’s trading partners is on the rise.
Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer
Industry & Trade
26.09.05
Bank of Israel Governor: 4.5% growth in the economy this year, 4% in 2006
Speaking to the annual general assembly of the Israel Chambers of Commerce in Tel Aviv, Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said that according to latest estimates by the central bank and Finance Ministry, the Israeli economy will grow by 4.5% this ye
Friedrich Ebert Foundation invited Egyptian delegation to attend seminar in Israel
Industry & Trade
19.09.05
Friedrich Ebert Foundation invited Egyptian delegation to attend seminar in Israel
Germany’s Friedrich Ebert Foundation has invited a high ranking Egyptian economic delegation to visit Israel to attend a seminar on bilateral trade, hosted by the Foundation
Mr. Ehud Olmert, Minister of Industry, Trade and L
Industry & Trade
19.09.05
Olmert: "import license" for imports from Pakistan not needed
Mr. Ehud Olmert, Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor signed last week an administrative order temporarily lifting the need for an import license to goods shipped from Pakistan. The decision was made after recent advances in relations between the two cou
New Zealand first, Israel 29th on WB global business-friendly list
Industry & Trade
19.09.05
New Zealand first, Israel 29th on WB global business-friendly list
According to the World Bank "Doing Business in 2006: Creating Jobs" report, published last week, Israel ranked 29th among 155 countries for business friendliness. The World Bank’s ease-of-doing-business index ranks 155 economies worldwide
US : Saudi Arabia to remove the secondary and tertiary aspects of the Arab boycott of Israel
Industry & Trade
19.09.05
US : Saudi Arabia to remove the secondary and tertiary aspects of the Arab boycott of Israel
US Trade Representative Robert Portman said last week that the US and Saudi Arabia had concluded negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement that will enable Saudi Arabia to join the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Israeli officials: Palestinian- Israeli Joint tax envelope collapsed
Industry & Trade
19.09.05
Israeli officials: Palestinian- Israeli Joint tax envelope collapsed
Israeli officials expressed last week deep concerns following reports that the Palestinians had breached the borders of the joint Israeli-Palestinian Authority tax envelope
The QIZ agreement ceremony
Industry & Trade
12.09.05
Israel and Egypt want US administration to expand QIZ agreement
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry and the Israeli Minister of Industry have both put forward a forma request to the US government to expand the qualifying industrial zone agreement for tax exemption on joint exports
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