Summary: In this Christmas episode of the Cost of Doing Business:Annual Finance Ministry report reveals the top wage earners in Israel’s public sector. Who are the biggest earners and does every child in Israel dream of working in Ashdod Port? Dr. Yitzhak Saporta of Tel Aviv University joins the show.All quiet on the Eastern front: Assa Sasson, our favorite financial commentator, reviews the week in Israel’s capital market.Bank of Israel leaves the interest rate unchanged at 1% and fails to demonstrate a strong front against the strengthening Shekel. Should BOI set an exchange rate floor for the Shekel? Professor Michel Strawczynski of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the Van Leer Institute shares his view.Nipagesh is a new social network for elementary students too young to join Facebook, but old enough to want into the social media game. We talk to Nipagesh founder and CEO Itay Eshet. Plus: music by the Pixies, The Minutemen, Martina Topley-Bird, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Melvins and Bob Dylan
