Guy Sebban, the Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce, visited Israel last week as guest of Mr. Uriel Lynn, president of the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce and Mr. Oren Shachor, Chairman of ICC Israel

The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reported last week that Israel had over 2.1 million motorized vehicles at the end of 2005, 3.4% more than at the end of 2004.The number of motor vehicles increased in 2005 by a net 69,500

Transclal Trade Ltd., one of Israel's leading customs brokers and international freight forwarders, has set up an Israeli desk in Hong Kong

At a conference marking the reforms' first anniversary held last week, the outgoing Israel Ports CEO Amos Ron said that without a reform in port users fees, the port reforms remain incomplete

Estimates that expected telecommunications and information security transactions could reach a volume of $20 million

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

Bank of Israel Governor Professor Stanley Fischer granted last week the French BNP Paribas Bank a license to open a branch in Israel

Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI) reported last week that kosher for Pessah wine exports, between December 2005 and March 2006, fell 9% to $7 million compared to last year