A new round of aviation discussions was scheduled for late December 2008 but fell apart shortly after Operation “Cast Lead” was launched

The reduction in productivity in the last quarter of 2008, the fall in sales to domestic and international markets has put industry at a 30 year low

This over the liberalization of services between the EU and Israel and over the country's possible integration into the European Single Market

Fruit growers in Israel reported delays and reductions in orders from abroad due to various boycotts against Israeli produce

Export of goods in 2008 increased by 10.6% compared with 2007 to US$50.8 billion while import of goods in 2008 increased by 15%

Loop ABX will also call Damietta, enabling OOCL to offer service on a bi-weekly basis, thereby doubling the capacity

Polished imports for the year decreased 4% to $4.38 billion. Israel’s polished exports to the United States accounted for 43% of the total

Exports of pharmaceuticals fell by 22%, exports of avionics fell by 7%, and exports of communications, scientific, monitoring, and supervision equipment fell by 6%