Tag: COVID-19

By Georgiana Pop & Gonçalo Coelho (World Bank Group)1   Introduction The COVID-19 outbreak took a swift but tremendous toll on the airline industry. In the course...

Mexico’s anti-monopoly commission announced it is looking into possible price-fixing or monopolistic practices in the market for medical oxygen, after pharmacies reported a spike...

By Andrew Elzinga, Avigail Kifer & Arthur Corea-Smith (Cornerstone Research)1   Trends in merger investigations related to the current COVID-19-induced downturn may be too new to...

By Dr. Geeta Gouri ((Former) Commissioner, Competition Commission of India)1   Unusual times require unusual measures. The lockdown of the entire country by the Government of...

Following the announcement of the National State of Disaster and widespread complaints of food price escalations, the Commission has today released a report on...

The European Commission has approved German plans to set up a fund with a budget of up to €500 billion (US$566.4 billion) for providing...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) works to ensure that consumers get a good deal when buying goods and services, and that businesses operate...

The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing Wednesday, July 1, that was scheduled to discuss the ability of college athletes to make money from...

By: Eric Fruits (Truth on the Market) While much of the world of competition policy has focused on mergers in the COVID-19 era. Some observers...

By S. Gerhard Dijkstra and M. Ibrahim Quadri (Cornerstone Research)1   Introduction Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several Member States have implemented measures to contain the spread...