31.01.06
Negotiations for the merger of Transclal and Newlog
Since these negotiations are at their starting point, there is no agreement as to the organization of the merger, the value of the companies, the method of the merger and the timetable
31.01.06
FICC: in the period 2002-2005 Israel foreign trade with EU & Asia up, to US down
A report issued last week by the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce (FICC) indicates that Israel’s foreign trade with Europe and Asia rose in the period 2002-05. On the other hand the report disclosed that trade with the US in the same period decr
31.01.06
Manufacturers Association: Industrial exports rose in 2005 by 4.5% to $25.5b
Manufacturers Association (MAI) president Shraga Brosh claimed last week that the situation of Israel’s industrial exports was worrying
31.01.06
12th International Mediterranean Tourism Market 2006 to be held in Israel next month
The 12th International Mediterranean Tourism Market 2006 (IMTM) will be held in February 7-8 at the ultra-modern Pavilion No. 1 of the Israel Trade Fairs & Conventions Center, located in the northern outskirts of Tel Aviv, a 30 minutes drive from Ben Guri
31.01.06
Bank of Israel: Banking day to be extended to 18:30 from February 21, 2006
In a directive issued last week by Bank of Israel's Supervisor of Banks Yoav Lehman Israel’s banking business day will be extended by three and a half hours beginning from February 21, from 3 pm to 6:30 pm
31.01.06
Port of Haifa : record 1,000 container movements per shift.
The port of Haifa company announced last week that it reached an all time record per shift, unloading TEU 1,685 (1,000 container movements) from M/V "Zim Pusan"
31.01.06
"K-Line" considers direct call at Israeli ports
K-Line: Kawasaki, Kisen, Kaisha, Ltd. one of Japan's leading shipping companies, is understood to be considering calling directly at Israeli Mediterranean ports
31.01.06
CPSC Signs Memorandum of Understanding to improve cooperation and safety of consumer products
Mr. Grisha Doitch, director of standards at the Ministry of Trade informed last week that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Israel's Ministry of Trade to improve the safety of consumer produ
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