Exports to the US grew by 98% over the corresponding period in 2005, to $1.17 billion; Exports to Eastern Europe and the Far East rose by 69%. The industry employs 7,000 workers

Statistical analysis published last week by the economic department ofthe Israel Export and International Cooperation Instituteshows that South Koreais a clear leader, in terms of growth, among Israel's export markets in July 2006

At present, El Al Israel Airlines is the only Israeli airline with designated carrier status on the Tel Aviv-Paris route

OECD nations have said they hope that faster decision making will make it possible to admit new members and give the organization a more global, and less European, bias

Zim Ports and Logistics ( ZPL), a Zim line subsidiary offering services in logistics is negotiating the possibility of becoming a strategic partner of Filuet Logistics - a division of the Filuet Group - a company specializing in International Trading and

The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) revealed last week that 465,000 tourists enteries were registered in Israel during the first three months of 2006, (25% more than in the parallel period of 2005).

900 Israeli companies are currently active in the Russian Federation, 12.5% more compared to 2004, an increase of 100 companies

Israel is ranked by “The Economist” at 23 on its list of business-friendly economies with a relatively high score of 7.8 points out of a possible 10