Azerbaijan and Israel signed an agreement on mutual support in the customs area

Both sides singed during the visit a memorandum of customs cooperation between the Israeli customs directorate and the Azeri State Customs Committee

In January 2005 import of goods (excluding diamonds) totaled $2.8 billion, export of goods (excluding diamonds) totaled $2.0 billion and the trade deficit (excluding diamonds) totaled $0.8 billion

Almost a year after the EU absorbed 10 new members, the Union endorsed at the beginning of December the "European Neighborhood" accords with seven of its neighbors.

Mr. Shraga Brosh, chairman of the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute, said that exports of communications equipment in 2004 will rise 16.5% to $2.53 billion. Brosh made the comment last week at the opening of the Telecom Israel 2004 exh

In a major step to further opening the Israeli economy to outside competition, the Director General of the Ministry of Trade & Industry, issued, on July 12th,a decree to temporarily abolish the need to gain an import license for goods imported from the f