Global trade

Israel, Costa Rica sign FTA eliminating over 90% of tariffs, expanding bilateral trade

Israel and Costa Rica signed a Free Trade Area agreement on Monday, marking a significant milestone in economic cooperation between the two countries.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
Truck and car on highway in front of stacks of shipping containers
Passengers are welcomed by loved ones at Ben-Gurion Airport. ‘Two weeks before I’m set to fly to Tel Aviv, I barely speak of it – loath to provoke the anti-Zionist aggressions,’ says the writer.

Despite stigma, boycotts, Israel’s strength, global appeal have only grown - opinion

Boycott rhetoric grows, yet Israel’s economy and tech dominance show that the global demand for Israeli relations remains.

|ByDAVID CHRISTOPHER KAUFMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG meets with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the World Climate Action Summit in Dubai, 2023. India and Israel are together scripting a playbook for a new era, the writers maintain.

India-Israel pact could herald new era of tech development and strategic power - opinion

With India’s scale and Israel’s innovation, the two nations are forming an alliance that could drive advancements in AI, quantum tech, and cyber defense, shaping global geopolitics by 2035.

|ByLOUIS LIBIN, MICHAEL J. SALAMON
FARMERS AT Moshav Sde Nitzan, in the northern Negev.

Food self-sufficiency unfeasible for Israel, new research shows

While Israel could produce enough plant-based foods for survival, full self-sufficiency would come at a staggering cost and be reliant on vegetative food production.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

UAE-Israel-Bahrain launch joint trade forum

After the historic Abraham Accords paved the way for a dramatic redefining of trade opportunities in the Middle East, what will Israel with these newfound opportunities?

JANUARY 23, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Gulf-Israel Women's Forum brings children draped in the flags of Bahrain, Israel and the UAE to Jerusalem's Old City.

Israeli Economist signs agreement to finance investments with Morocco

The two ministries agreed to establish a joint economic team and outline future agreements.

DECEMBER 24, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel's National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat is seen speaking in Rabat during a joint US-Israeli delegation to Morocco on December 22, 2020.

US imposes curbs on exports to China's top chipmaker SMIC

SMIC said it had not received any official notice of the restrictions and said it has no ties with the Chinese military.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020ByREUTERS
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Can Forex Trading be a Passive Income Source during this Recession?

AUGUST 17, 2020ByLEO GIOSUÈ

USDA removes free trade agreement with Marvel's Wakanda

A spokesman told The Washington Post that the inclusion of the mythical African nation from the universe of Marvel superheroes was a mistake made as part of a test officials were running.

DECEMBER 19, 2019ByREUTERS
Actor Chadwick Boseman and Director Ryan Coogler arrive at the premiere of the new Marvel superhero film 'Black Panther'

Canada and Israel revise free trade agreement - analysis

Overshadowing the passing of the modernized agreement, an ongoing dispute about the labelling of two Israeli wines has continued to dominate the headlines in Canada.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019ByADV. NOAM GOODMAN/GLOBES/TNS
The flags of Israel and Canada

"Back on track": China and U.S. agree to restart trade talks

Some experts worry the pause in trade hostilities may not hold.

JUNE 29, 2019ByREUTERS
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G20 finance chiefs: trade row 'intensified' but no call for resolution

The communique is expected to say: "Most importantly, trade and geopolitical tensions have intensified."

JUNE 9, 2019ByREUTERS
Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is surrounded by his delegates during the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Fukuoka, Japan June 8, 2019