
19.06.06
Knighthood was awarded to Mr. David Castel by King Karl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
The Swedish knighthood was presented to Castel in recognition of his work on behalf of Sweden, for having promoted its economic interests in Israel for many years

19.06.06
Bynet chose Orian's airfreight services
The companies signed a one year contract for the entire airfreight operations. The main activity will revolve around Holland

19.06.06
Central Bank: 2006 growth forecast - 5%
Bank of Israel published last week its latest economic forecast for 2006

19.06.06
Israeli and Norwegian Tax Authorities Sign collaboration Agreement
The Israeli and Norwegian tax authorities signed last week an agreement providing for collaboration between the two states on matters of import-export regulations and fraud investigations

19.06.06
Wineries association was set up, aiming to double Israeli wine exports
The wineries association aim to double Israeli wine exports to the US to $15 million within three years, compared with $7.5 million in 2005

19.06.06
D&B Procurement Managers Index down in May
According to D&B Israel the drop in the Procurement Managers Index was due to 8.1% drop in export demand

19.06.06
Air Madrid to file request for designated carrier status to Israel
Under the present bilateral aviation agreement between the two countries Iberia Lineas Aereas and El Al Israel Airlines Ltd are the two scheduled carriers

19.06.06
MSC ESTHI was handed over to MSC
The ship which is claimed to be the largest containership in the world was named after the 78 years old Ester Diamant a director of MSC Israel
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