The bodies are: The Goldbond Group; Emilia Development; Levinstein Assets; Mifalei Tovala; Shafir Buildings; BGI Investments; Angel Invest; Papo Maritime; Maman Cargo Terminals and Handling; Knafaim Holdings; FIMI Opportunity IV LP; and Gadot Chemical Tan

The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reported last week that in the 2nd quarter of 2011 (April-June) Israel's unemployment rate continued to decline dropping to 5.5% compared to 6% in the first quarter

Hebrew University was ranked 57th in a prestigious annual ranking of the world's universities, a survey that was published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor reported last week that exports by Israel's 100 biggest exporters rose 3.7% to US$7.13 billion in the second quarter of 2011 compared to US$6.88 billion in the first quarter

The Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute (IEICI) reported last week that India fell to Israel's Ninth largest export destination in the first half of 2011. India held the second place of largest export destination for many years

A survey carried out by the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute (IEICI) among 404 local exporters, show that 74% of those who responded to the questionnaire expect a recession in the US and Europe