The study show that despite of the war in Lebanon, the economy will grow by 4.5% this year, beating the OECD average of 3.1%

Hirchson began conducting a series of meetings with other officials and business people at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) conference in Singapore early last week

Israel and Moldova signed an agreement for the prevention of double taxation. The agreement will come into force in 2007

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

This growth is also reflected in Israel’s foreign trade imports rose from NIS 43.4 billion in 1970 to NIS 204 billion in 2005

Acting Prime Minister & Minister of Finance Ehud Olmert said last week that Israel meets all major criteria and demands required for joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Annual Survey for 2005 published earlier this week by the Bank of Israel shows that Railway investment in 2006 will reach 1% of GDP, from 0.1% of GDP ten years ago

Finance Minister: The OECD Council’s decision marks an important step in the positioning of Israel’s insurance and pension sector and its integration into the global economy