Summary: On this episode of The Cost of Doing Business:Are food prices in Israel driving up the cost of living? Why is the food sector resistant to competition and can anything be done without risking thousands of jobs? Meirav Arlosoroff, senior columnist for TheMarker, gives us the 411Less than 48 hours after the start of 2014 and already it seems everything in Israel has become more expensive: Gas prices, fruits and vegetables prices, the price of public transportation, even cigarettes -; have all increased since January 1st. Plus, Israel welcomed the new year with a slew of tax increases. So how expensive is this year going to be and why? Eyal Ofer of consumer protection NGO Israel Yekara Lanu joins the show.Our favorite financial commentator, Assa Sasson, gives us his take on 2013 in the Israeli capital market. Who won? Who lost? Who went to jail, and most importantly: what changed?Start-up of the week: Billguard is an Israeli-born personal finance security app that protects users from unknown, fraudulent charges on their credit cards. Raphael Ouzan, founder and CTO of Billguard, talks to us about “grey charges” and the way crowdsourcing can help us become proactive about our finances. Playlist:Pogues - Sunny Side of the Street Fugazi - Waiting Room Dinosaur Jr. - Watch the Corners Grinderman - Electric AliceWarren Zevon - Frank and Jesse James
