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WAYS IN WHICH THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY,TRADE AND LABOR PROVIDES ASSISTANCEAid to ExportersThe Foreign Trade Administration of the Ministry of Industry,Trade and Employment is charged with formalizing andimplementing Israel's foreign trade policy, including operating asystem consisting of 35 trade attaches located in countries ofvital importance to Israel's foreign trade. These representativesare charged with the development of trade, technology andeconomic relations.The Commercial Attaches of the Foreign Trade Administrationform a bridge for strategic partners, distributors, agents, targetcompanies and potential investors and provide informationabout the local market and the possibilities that it embodies. Themain areas of activity of the Administration include: promotionof exports, formulation of import policy, control of trade levies,providing information about foreign markets and location ofbusiness opportunities.For further details see the website, the address of whichis: www.trade.gov.il1 The 200 x 2 Scheme for an increase of exportsDescription of the Project: encouragement of small exportersin the outlying areas who are exporting to the tune of from100,000 to 2 Million Dollars. The purpose of this projectis to bring a doubling of exports within a period of threeyears. The project has located approximately 200 potentialcompanies and includes the setting up of export-basedmarketing schemes in reliance on the Ministry of Industry,Trade and Labor's means of assistance, which are operatingintensively. The existing scheme will oversee and advicevatious companies through the enhancement of qualitativemanagement in industry, and the "Spark" scheme whichis designed to increase sales by innovation and marketingoversight for the financing of activities in Israel prior to salesoverseas. In addition,aid tools will be made available to thecompanies which will be adapted to the aim of the project,such as: support of marketing activities overseas.Target Group: small manufacturing enterprises.2. The Export Institute - the aim of the Institute is the promotionof industrial exports and the export of Israel's services andthe development of trade relations, collaboration and strategicalliances with foreign companies. The Institute is active inmany countries worldwide and supplies comprehensiveinformation to Israeli Companies in the sphere of international28 < Invest in the Negev and Galilee