
06.11.12
World Bank's "Doing Business 2013" report: Israel declined from 34th to 38th
The report looked at 185 countries. At the top: Singapore, Hong Kong and New Zealand

21.10.12
A new ship in Cosco's container fleet: "Cosco Haifa"
The vessel, registered under Hong kong, was built in 2012

16.09.12
MSC: Asia-US east coast service with new direct call in Haifa
With a new direct weekly call in Haifa, MSC's Golden Gate Service will offer shorter transit time with 13 9200 TEU vessels. Israeli sources noted that it will have a major impact on the Israeli shipping sector.

17.05.12
First ever call of OOCL vessel in Israel
The port calling id part of the Black Sea Express Service of the G6 Alliance

07.02.12
OECD : Israel is world's second most educated country
Israel is ranked second most educated country in the world, among OECD member countries in terms of the number of academics

06.12.11
Israel down to 36th place in Transparency International's 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index
Israel is ranked 25th out of the 34 OECD member states, ahead of only Turkey, Italy, and Greece

27.09.11
Israel’s economic freedom ranking falls slightly
On the size of its government, where it scored 4.6 out of a possible 10, Israel was ranked 127th

17.01.11
Israel ranked 43rd in the 2010 Index of economic freedom
Israel is ranked 5th out of 17 countries in the Middle East/North Africa region. The country came in 42nd last year, but its score actually improved since, to 68.5 points from 67.7
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