It took less than 10 years for the Israeli economy to become an atrophied, corrupt playing field for oligarchs.
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Committee recommends dismantling some of Israel's business conglomerates
Economic concentration committee proposes separating large corporations from their financial holdings.
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Taking Stock / Israel's matrix began to flicker
Israel expected to adopt proposals to increase competition in vehicle sector
But the minister will now establish a new committee to handle the recommendations' execution.
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The psychological poverty trap
The poor aren't less able, they're distracted, says poverty expert Eldar Shafir. Privileged people subjected to the same conditions would also make bad decisions.
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For all his natural gas, Tshuva still needs the institutionals
Yitzhak Tshuva's Delek Group will try to raise some $250 million in the coming months to finance offshore gas drilling.
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Trustbuster frowning on bids by Ofer, Livnat to buy Eilat port
Demand for special permits is first concrete anti-concentration step.
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Market Report / Stocks drop as institutionals storm for IDB shares
Stock drops 1.5% on gargantuan turnover of NIS 46 million, which is nearly 46 times its average volume of trade.
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Consumer anger leads to drop in sales of Strauss candy bars in Israel
Ex-store owner in U.S.: Israeli firms sold goods for 50% less than price in Israel.
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Ikea’s Netanya branch reopening in March
The new store is slightly larger than its predecessor, which had 25,000 square meters of space.
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Real Estate
The allure of Tel Aviv's eastern neighborhoods
As prices and crowding in central Tel Aviv scare buyers away, reasonable options are springing up elsewhere. Just check the leases first.
0 commentsSmall claims, big headaches
On cases involving a landlady who tried to get a tenant to pay her costs and dog-lovers who weren't their landlord's pet residents.
0 commentsSand castles in the air
Owners in the Carmel Beach Resort sued when the hotels, shops and marina they say the company promised them never materialized - and lost in court.
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Israel 2021
New housing for Arab villages stonewalled
Residents are forced to build illegally while the authorities demand an upgraded sewerage system that the Galilee communities cannot afford.
0 commentsTaking stock / Retirement savings: The next frontier of the protest movement
It's becoming clear who the market serves. Guess what, it isn't you.
0 commentsThe shekel drops / The last supper
As 2011 ends, we must admit that true change has not come; the winners so far are the rich and it looks like they will continue partying.
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