Manufacturers Association's Food Industries Association chairman Ron Kobrovsky said last week that the demand for unique Israeli food products in foreign markets increased last year

From the beginning of 2006 net rough imports declined by 5.7%. Shmuel Mordechai: it is too early to predict how the Israeli diamond industry will perform during 2006

During the two weeks period prior to St. Valentine’s Day Israeli flower growers delivered over 100 million flowers to the US and Europe

In its recent edition, published February 6th, Forbes rated Israel in 28th place (among 135 countries rated) on its first Capital Hospitality Index of investor-friendly countries

The Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute (IEICI) reported last week that Israel's industrial exports to the European Union (EU), excluding diamonds, rose 10.6% in 2005 compared with 2004 to a total of $8.3 billion

V.A. Middle East Forwarders LTD announced last week a new express groupage container service, via Koper, to central European destinations

Ministry of Industry and Trade's diamond commissioner, Shmuel Mordechai announced last week that in January 2006 net polished diamond exports from Israel declined 6.5% and reach $614.3 million, compared to January 2005 in which net polished diamond export

Mr. Shimon Kanias, director general of United, met recently Mr. Peter Larssen, DFDS deputy president to sign the co-operation agreement. According to Kanias the agreement covers logistic services in China. USA, Spain, Portugal, Italy & France