Ministry of Finance Accountant General Dr. Yaron Zalika told 50 manufacturers at the Manufacturers Association of Israel’s next generation forum last week, that the government was about to set up two trade centers in china at a cost of $2.5 m

El Al Chairman of the Board Professor Israel (Izzy) Borovich and El Al President Haim Romano presented the airline's first quarter results for 2005. The net loss for the quarter amounted to approximately $18.5 million as compared with a net profit of $4.5

Ehud Olmert, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor approved last week a five-year plan targeted at doubling Israeli wine exports

Heads of the Haifa chamber of commerce and the Israeli shipper's council (ISC) met last week a representative committee of Palestinian importers and exporters

Leaders of the Israeli customs brokers' and freight forwarders' umbrella organization met the director general of the Palestinian authority's customs department

Antitrust Commissioner Mr.Dror Strum decided last week to exempt each of the country's three ports (Haifa, Ashdod and Eilat) and the port assets company, from applying for antitrust approval of agreements between them

An Israeli trade delegation of nine companies visited Belgrade last week for a series of business meetings with Serbian businessmen

The social-economic cabinet approved last week recommendation submitted by Minister of Finance Netanyahu for the setting up of a new foreign trade information system to streamline and simplify import/export and customs clearing work procedures