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Building a Free Trade Zone with Jordan

Posted on February 20, 2017

I reported previously (here) on the train link from Israel to Jordan.  One of its aims is to connect to a future Free Trade Zone in a 175-acre shared industrial and business enclave on the Jordanian side of the River … Continue reading →

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New trade route between Haifa and Jordan

Posted on December 11, 2016

Cargo trains have begun operating on Israel Railways’ new Jezreel Valley railway line between Haifa and a terminal temporarily sited at Beit Shean.  From the terminal, cargo will be taken to the nearby Jordanian border. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-goods-trains-begin-operating-on-valley-line-1001159874

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More and more trade with Arab states

Posted on July 10, 2022

Israel’s $200+ million trade with the UAE in May represents a 130% increase on May 2021. Trade with Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, and Bahrain also leaped by huge percentages. https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/economy/1656845340-israel-reaches-record-trade-increase-with-arab-states-under-abraham-accords

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Hi-tech scanning increases PA trade

Posted on February 4, 2018

Israel has implemented a new system for scanning cargo containers that will enable 200 containers to cross between Jordan and the Palestinian Authority each day – double the current number. The PA Economy Minister said it “will save exporters and … Continue reading →

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Rail link for Arab trade

Posted on July 15, 2016

Israel is due to open in October a new 40-mile rail line between Haifa and a terminal 5 miles short of the Jordanian border. Trade between Israel and Jordan increased 65% between 2010 and 2015 as trucks with European goods … Continue reading →

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Economy ministers meet for first time in a decade

Posted on December 5, 2021

Israel’s Economy Minister Orna Barbivai and her Jordanian counterpart Yousef Alshamali met in Jordan to discuss strengthening economic ties, the first such meeting in a decade. They proposed renewing the countries’ trade agreement, improving tourism and more. https://www.timesofisrael.com/economy-ministers-of-israel-jordan-meet-for-first-time-in-decade-to-boost-ties/

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Unearthing one of the first cities

Posted on September 10, 2017

Archaeologists at prehistoric Tel Tsaf in Israel’s Jordan Valley have found a unique 7,200-year-old clay silo model, the earliest evidence of ritual food storage. They also excavated well-preserved mudbrick architecture, the region’s earliest metal item, and evidence of long-distance trade. … Continue reading →

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Israel is a gateway to the Arab world

Posted on July 6, 2014

Due to the Syrian conflict, numbers of trucks crossing between Israel and Jordan has risen 300 percent since 2011, to 10,589 trucks a year. Exports from Turkey via Israel for passage on to other countries were 77,337 tonnes in 2013 … Continue reading →

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