Due to low $ exchange rate exporters have lost over $1b since beginning of 2007
Industry & Trade
14.05.07
Due to low $ exchange rate exporters have lost over $1b since beginning of 2007
The US dollar dropped below NIS 4 last Monday for the first time in seven years, closing at NIS 3.998. companies may cut their investment and R&D plans
Gideon Siterman. agreed set of rules
Sea Transport
14.05.07
Siterman: Port Crisis Must be Dealt with Immediately
Siterman emphasized he would set up agreed set of rules processes that will assist all parties involved in the marine logistic chain to overcome barriers and create professional dialogue
Brosh. "so called reform"
Sea Transport
07.05.07
Brosh: Anarchy reigns over the Israeli ports sector
Brosh: "Some ships leave the ports without unloading their cargo. As a result, raw material for industry and the business sector is not reaching its destination”
Ports and railways criticized over Second Lebanon wartime operations
Sea Transport
07.05.07
Ports and railways criticized over Second Lebanon wartime operations
The committee criticized the functional failures of Haifa and Ashdod Ports during the war. It also criticized the bad working relations among the different transport sectors
Long delays at Nitzana border crossing
Land Transport
07.05.07
Long delays at Nitzana border crossing
Mr. Shlomo Sharon: the long delays were the result of lack of manpower at the Customs post. The delays may bring about cancellations at a high cost for Israeli manufactures
National debt in 2006 dropped by 2.7%
Industry & Trade
07.05.07
National debt in 2006 dropped by 2.7%
The Ministry of Finance also noted that debt-to-GDP ratio has been dropping from over 100% in 2004, and the figure is now nearing that acceptable ratio in developed economies
Israel's economy growing at a rate of 5% in 2007
Industry & Trade
07.05.07
Israel's economy growing at a rate of 5% in 2007
The Ministry of Finance predicted last week that Israel's economy will grow this year by 5%, after a 5.1% growth last year
Hanjin nominated port agent in Israel
Sea Transport
07.05.07
Hanjin nominated port agent in Israel
Hanjin Shipping Company Ltd. (HJS) announced it had decided to nominate F.C.C. Shipping as its sole port agent in Israel
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