World Economic Forum: Israel is one of the world's most competitive economies
Industry & Trade
23.10.06
World Economic Forum: Israel is one of the world's most competitive economies
The rankings are drawn from a combination of publicly available hard data and the results of the Executive Opinion Survey
Intel's Unit at Ashdod port
Sea Transport
23.10.06
Grimaldi unloaded Intel's oversized cargo in Ashdod
The 201 cbm cargo unit, which had been loaded on a 50' Mafi trailer is the first of its kind to be shipped to Israel as part of the new Intel production facility being erected at Kiryat Gat
Prof. Zvi Eckstein: “Israel’s GDP per capita could be 80% of that of the US”
Industry & Trade
23.10.06
Prof. Zvi Eckstein: “Israel’s GDP per capita could be 80% of that of the US”
The Bank of Israel deputy governor noted that with 4% annual growth rate the country would not reach this goal. “The economy must grow by an annual rate of 5% a year in order to reach this target within 20 years
El Al's costs cutting policy- restructuring top management & dismissal of employees
Air Transport
23.10.06
El Al's costs cutting policy- restructuring top management & dismissal of employees
El Al announced that it was about to restructure its management which includes personnel changes and position cancellations. The post of VP global sales will be cancelled and its responsibilities will be transferred to the VP commerce and aviation connect
Labor dispute at Airports Authority may disrupt flights
Air Transport
23.10.06
Labor dispute at Airports Authority may disrupt flights
The workers committee had an emergency meeting with the Histadrut in order to prevent the proposed lay-offs, and to decide on the labor actions to be taken
CBS: Imports recovered after second Lebanon war in July-August
Industry & Trade
16.10.06
CBS: Imports recovered after second Lebanon war in July-August
The CBS noted in a detailed study that imports in September was up by 13.3% over August to $4.44 billion
FICC: 53,000 new commerce and service jobs in the period January-July 2006
Industry & Trade
16.10.06
FICC: 53,000 new commerce and service jobs in the period January-July 2006
The study shows that the Business services sector had the largest growth rate of all the commerce and services sectors, with an increase of 4.8%
Israel Post Company buys Siemens sorting machine for NIS 10M
Supply Chain
16.10.06
Israel Post Company buys Siemens sorting machine for NIS 10M
The sorting machines will be able to read handwritten Hebrew and identify the postal stamps on the envelopes. IPC had recently bought two postal sorting machines from Siemens for NIS 40 million
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