On May 10, 2018, a meeting with the delegation of the Bar Association of Israel was held in the Great Hall of Odessa City Council.
The guests were greeted by the deputy mayor of Odessa Pavel Vugelman, who noted the importance of the historical connection between Odessa and Israel. The vice-mayor of Odessa told the representatives of Israeli delegation about the successes and achievements of the municipality in the sphere of economic issues and development of the investment potential of Odessa.
In the course of the meeting the director of the Municipal Enterprise "Agency of Odessa Development Programs" presented the video "Odessa 5T", the city's investment strategy, and also presented the actual municipal projects.

Over the past two years, the number of Israeli investors has increased a lot, the main areas in which Israeli invest are: construction, IT technology and education. While their visit in Odessa, representatives of the Israeli delegation showed interest in construction projects and water resources. It was also agreed that another group of Israeli investors will visit Odessa in order to conduct a promotional tour by all investment projects that were presented within the framework of the investment program "Odessa 5T".