What percentage of El Al did the government purchase in 2020?
15%
25%
35%
45%
Answer
In 2020, the government purchased 15% of El Al's shares. This was part of a bailout deal reached with the company, which had lost hundreds of millions of dollars due to grounded flights and layoffs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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