Industry & Trade
23.05.05
Q1 - Growth rate slowed down
According to statistical analysis made by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and released last Tuesday, the annualized growth rate in the first quarter of 2005 stood at 2.9%, a sharp decline from the 4.4% rise reported in the previous quarter
Mr.Yechiel Assia, director of Israel Export and In
Industry & Trade
23.05.05
World Bank to open liaison office in Israel
World Bank president Mr.James D. Wolfensohn and Mr.Yechiel Assia, director of Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute signed last week an agreement to set up a Private Sector Liaison Office (PSLO) in Israel
CBS :In 2004 Israel ranked first in R&D spending as proportion of GDP
Industry & Trade
16.05.05
CBS :In 2004 Israel ranked first in R&D spending as proportion of GDP
The Central Bureau of Statistics ( CBS) reported last week, on the eve of Israel's day of independence, that the national spending on civilian research and development (R&D) in Israel totaled last year NIS 25.6 billion
Since 1948 Exports Up 4,700 - Fold And Population 8.5-Fold
Industry & Trade
16.05.05
Since 1948 Exports Up 4,700 - Fold And Population 8.5-Fold
On the eve of Israel’s 57th Independence Day, celebrated last week, the economic department of the Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI) announced that Industrial exports, excluding diamonds, had grown 4,700-fold, from $5 million in 1948 to $23.6 bill
Export Institute: 96 Israeli firms entered China in 2005
Industry & Trade
16.05.05
Export Institute: 96 Israeli firms entered China in 2005
Mr. Yechiel Assia, director general of the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute said last week in a press release that 731 Israeli companies currently operate in China. Assia noted that in 2005, 96 new Israeli firms entered the Chinese ma
Q1: exports to USA up 9%
Industry & Trade
16.05.05
Q1: exports to USA up 9%
Analysis made by the planning, control and economic research department of the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute and published last week showed that Industrial exports to the USA, excluding diamonds, rose by 9% to $3.6 billion in the f
ICIC : In 2005 - 2,500 Israeli subsidiary firms operate worldwide
Industry & Trade
16.05.05
ICIC : In 2005 - 2,500 Israeli subsidiary firms operate worldwide
On the eve of Israel’s 57th Independence Day the Israeli Credit Insurance Company ICIC said that, based on figures published by D&B, some 2,500 subsidiaries of Israeli firms operate worldwide
FICC - Bureaucracy worst enemy to business
Industry & Trade
16.05.05
FICC - Bureaucracy worst enemy to business
A survey carried out by the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce shows that Israeli bureaucracy is still the main obstacle blocking free market activity
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