The inauguration is part of an Israeli effort announcedlast year to expand economic and political ties with Cambodia

The new $US12.4 million scanning facility will enable customs to check 160 containers per day, 20 per hour, compared to 40 per day previously

The new NIS 100 million control tower is a new stage in upgrading the runways in the Israel Airport Authority's safety master plan

The jump in balance of payments surplus was helped by steep declines in exports and imports

The Israeli Finance Ministry estimates last week that Israel's economic growth was at an annualized 4.3% in the fourth quarter of 2009

One result of the Government debt growth was the raising of the debt-GDP ratio by 3% to 78% at the end of 2009

The border terminal was closed for a week following the collapse of the Nitzana Bridge due to the heavy storms

The move would be advanced by provision of incentives and encouraging local and foreign banks and investment firms to open Israeli branches