Israel Railways completed last week its development plan negotiation with the Ministries of Finance and Transport

The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reported last week that due to a 50% rise in fuel and energy imports, Israel’s trade deficit in January-February rose by 88%, to $1.2 billion, compared with $800 million in the corresponding months of 2005

Zim has raised lately hundreds of millions of Dollars. Experts evaluate that Zim is about to gain new momentum with new purchases and development of new trade lines

Shuki Sagis: “the new cranes will improve significally Eitan Port’s output”. The cranes, which cost 78 Million Shekel, will be operative within a 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

Last week operation workers at Ashdod port initiated disruptions and sanctions in a dispute with the port management over the worker's financial demands

Arzi noted that in 2005 life sciences exports rose by 35% to $3.3 billion

The Ministry of Finance amended last week its growth forecast for 2006. According to the newly amended growth forecast, Israel's economy will grow by 4.1% this year and business product will grow by 5%