Finance minister asks head of US Federal Trade Commission to ease competition barriers faced by Israeli importers, which lead to jacked up prices for consumers

Economy Minister Orna Barvivai, Emirati ministers sign agreement in Dubai, marking 'new era of trade and investment' in region

Announcement comes during event to mark ratification of bilateral free-trade agreement with Israel signed 7 years ago -- the Latin American country's first in the Middle East

According to newspaper report, Israeli minister writes to British government that most of Israel's free trade deals do so

Netanyahu hoping to visit Seoul by end of the month to finalize pact, which would exclude settlements and East Jerusalem, TV news reports