11 government-owned companies to be privatized
David Rosenberg, Business editor for Haaretz in English, is in the TLV1 studio to explain what this sale of government stakes means for the companies, the services they offer, and the Histadrut-backed workers who may not like what awaits them.
Compromise deal to protect JNF's 'special status'
In an agreement reached with the Finance Ministry this week, the JNF will continue to enjoy special status in exchange for a 1 billion NIS payment towards land development infrastructure in the 2015 budget. Globes reporter Amiram Barkat explains the mechanics.
First came the ‘cottage’ protests, then the ‘milky’ protests?
A Facebook group in which Israelis living in Berlin post their grocery receipts and compare living costs with those back home has gone viral, even making the evening news. We ask Ido Porat, a contributor to the group, what it would take for him to move back to Israel.
Can someone please explain what's going on with the shekel?
In the last two months, the shekel has seen a stunning adjustment from July's low, popping all the way up to 3.7 against the dollar for the first time in a year and a half. Moshe Shalom, head of the FXCM Israel department, helps us make sense of the fluctuations.
Playlist:
Shlomo Artzi - Lo Ozev Et Hair
Mooki - Yeled Shel Aba
Hadag Nahash - Lo Frayerim
Shmemel - Berlin
Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know
