The new consortium will serve the trade between the Indian Sub-Continent and U.S. East Coast

Israel is ranked by “The Economist” at 23 on its list of business-friendly economies with a relatively high score of 7.8 points out of a possible 10

Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI) reported last week that kosher for Pessah wine exports, between December 2005 and March 2006, fell 9% to $7 million compared to last year

Zim has raised lately hundreds of millions of Dollars. Experts evaluate that Zim is about to gain new momentum with new purchases and development of new trade lines

Sources at the Bank of Israel said last week that the Bank had approved in principle the operation of State Bank of India (SBI) in Israel

The Economist, the British weekly magazine predicted last week that in 2006 Israel's economic growth will slow down a little and reach 4.3%, (in 2005 growth was 5.1%)

The Federation of Israeli Bi-National Chambers of Commerce approved last week the setting up the new Israel-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce

Supervisor of Banks at the bank of Israel, Mr. Yoav Lehman said last week in an interview with a leading Indian newspaper that the official process for the setting up of the first State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Israel, has been completed