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El Al Israel Airlines may be floated.

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The Israel Government Companies Authority (IGCA), which is charged with privatising El Al Israel Airlines, has indicated that it is considering floating part or all of the airline on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Yaron Jacobs, the director-general of IGCA, stated on 11 July, 'I would like to go through the stock exchange; the question is how much -- the whole cake or in pieces. I would like to combine it with going through the stock exchange and selling a controlled share,' Reuters reported.

Jacobs also said that the airline needs to be privatised soon or its future could be in doubt due to its precarious financial situation. El Al has been badly affected by a drop in tourism related to the ongoing conflict in the region.

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