Zvi Zrahiya

MK Zahava Gal-On wants the ISA to expand the guidelines on firms that manage mutual funds. These companies should be barred from buying bonds issued by the holding company that owns them as well.

Secret report on profit margins in Israel's retail industry shows them to be ‘among the highest in the world,’ says Industry Minister.

Knesset Economic Affairs Committee chairman,says housing 'prices will come down or the government will fall.'; Finance ministry opposes housing subsidy plan, saying in past it mostly benefited Ultra-Orthodox sector.

State plans to designate land for building of 1,000 long-term rental apartments.

New law gives two other regulators vetor power over the antitrust commissioner's declarations.

Postponement intended to allow government enough time to reach a decision regarding the public committee’s recommendation to raise women’s retirement age to 67.

Bibi accuses Atias of improper interference in the Israel Lands Administration's work, while Atias complains the agency is functioning poorly under Bibi.

Economic concentration panel presents progress to Knesset.

Public committee reviewing retirement age for women yet to officially release recommendations; Proposal met with opposition in Knesset, academia and from women's groups.

Statistics according to a Knesset research department study commissioned by MK Dalia Itzik.

New panel will conduct a survey of the sector, in order to identify barriers to reducing retail prices and to recommend measures to encourage competition.

Panel also calls for parliamentary investigation of rising food costs.

Researchers Eliezer Schwartz and Tamir Agmon tracked the prices of a number of dairy products between 2005 and 2011. During that period, price supervision was removed on some of the items, while others remained under government supervision.

Campaign organizer says 1,500 new signatures are being added to the boycott of the product every hour.

Israel may begin allowing parallel imports of dairy products and cheeses.

The Knesset Economic Affairs Committee is expected to pass the weakened bill limiting economic concentration.

Plane will be re-outfitted with offices areas and other luxuries for the prime minister's use.

Director General of Prime Minister's office, Eyal Gabbai, resigns Monday, citing exhaustion.

Finance Minister is upping the ante in the government's campaign to force competition on the country's largest credit card provider.

MKs call on Education Minister to postpone his reform - which would start the school year a week earlier - by a year, while the national parents' committee threatens to take the matter to the High Court of Justice.