Israel increases efforts to allow fresh supplies into Gaza
03.12.07
Israel increases efforts to allow fresh supplies into Gaza
23 tonnes of strawberries and 800,000 cut flowers were allowed out of the impoverished enclave via the Kerem Shalom Crossing
Strike threat at the port of Haifa has been averted until the end of 2007
03.12.07
Strike threat at the port of Haifa has been averted until the end of 2007
The Haifa port workers committee agreed to take no industrial action before the end of December 2007
CBS: Unemployment fell to 7.3% in Q3/07
03.12.07
CBS: Unemployment fell to 7.3% in Q3/07
The Central Bureau of Statistics noted that the present unemployment rate is the lowest rate in 11 years. Participation in the labor force has risen to 56.7%
Israel and EU launch new round of talks in Brussels on 'open skies' deal
03.12.07
Israel and EU launch new round of talks in Brussels on 'open skies' deal
The negotiations seek to establish an acceptable formulation to replace the existing agreements between Israel and individual EU member state
Zim: NIS 158m profit for the first 9 months
03.12.07
Zim: NIS 158m profit for the first 9 months
During that period the company’s revenue was NIS 11.5 billion from shipping and other services compared with NIS 10.2 billion for the corresponding period
Izy Borovich
26.11.07
El Al: Net income climbed in Q3 to $41.2m
Revenue rose 27% to a record $567m. 27% higher than in the corresponding quarter. However, operating costs were up due to higher fuel prices
BOL: State of Economy index up 0.6% in October
26.11.07
BOL: State of Economy index up 0.6% in October
The BOL revised the growth in the August index downward from 0.3% to 0.1%, but revised the September growth figure upward to 0.3%
El Al's share of the Israeli passenger market down
26.11.07
El Al's share of the Israeli passenger market down
Between January to October of 2007, the airline saw its overall market share down to 35.8%, compared to 40.3% for the same period of 2006