Night flight at Ben Gurion airport approved
Air Transport
07.06.10
Night flight at Ben Gurion airport approved
The new decision which was necessary during runway upgrades starting soon, allows night flights in order to relieve congestion
Consumer confidence index falls in May
Industry & Trade
07.06.10
Consumer confidence index falls in May
Israel's consumer confidence index fell 3.9 points in May, after rising for the fifth month in a row in April
Joint Israeli Jordanian customs committee met at Rabin border crossing
Industry & Trade
07.06.10
Joint Israeli Jordanian customs committee met at Rabin border crossing
The two sides agreed upon several improvements on security and customs formalities
Port of Haifa: new unloading record - 351 containers per shift
Sea Transport
07.06.10
Port of Haifa: new unloading record - 351 containers per shift
The port noted that since the beginning of the year the average number of containers unloaded stands at 25 moves p/h
US to allow imports of Squash Flowers from Israel
Industry & Trade
31.05.10
US to allow imports of Squash Flowers from Israel
The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will issue permits of fresh male summer squash flowers from Israel
El Al posted a Q1 net loss of USD$16.5 million
Air Transport
31.05.10
El Al posted a Q1 net loss of USD$16.5 million
Revenue rose 21% to USD$420.5 million compared to US$ 346.7 million in the corresponding quarter last year
IEICE: Exports to EU in March-April 2010 fall 6%
Industry & Trade
31.05.10
IEICE: Exports to EU in March-April 2010 fall 6%
Exports fell to a seasonally adjusted monthly average of US$973 million in March-April, from over US$1 billion in January-February 2010
Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer and OECD secretery A
Industry & Trade
31.05.10
The OECD forecast faster growth for Israel than predicted by BOL
The OECD predicted that the rise in Israeli consumer prices would slow to 1.7% in 2010 from 3.3% last year, but would speed up again in 2011
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