Bloomberg Businessweek
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is maneuvering to stay ahead of a “wave of populism” that he says is sweeping his country, sparking Facebook boycotts, mass rallies and demonstrators camped out in city centers to protest price increases.
Parliament approved a law yesterday aimed at speeding up housing starts in an effort to lower home prices. Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz signed an order on July 31 preventing an increase in gasoline prices. Netanyahu will introduce measures against monopolies and cartels to increase competition, said a government official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak on the record. Read more »
