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

Mr. Uriel Lynn, president of The Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce ( FICC ) said last week that bilateral trade with the EU will reach the 35 billion dollars mark in 2004. In a press release based on figures published by theCentral Bureau of Stat

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

Minister of Finance Netanyahu: Joining the OECD is a matter of strategic importance in the process of positioning the Israeli economy among the developed and advanced economics of the world, attracting international investments, and influencing the global

DHL International express delivery and courier company began last Tuesday its own daily cargo flights to and from Israel. The decision to introduce daily flights was taken in a bid to speed up delivery times and overtake market leader FedEx in the growing

The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) in its twice yearly assessment of the world's economy, predicted that growth in the Israeli economy in 2004 will reach 3.6%. The IMF also placed Israel in its list of the 29 most developed countries of the world

DHL will soon operate its own daily freighter from Brussels via Bergmo (Italy) to Israel. The five flights per week will provide as from October a link to DHL international network, shortening transit time

Export data for the first seven months based on statistical information provided by the Central Bureau of Statistics, show a continuing trend in export growth compared to export figures for same period last year