pressures. The government has recently introduced several reforms to strengthen the competition policy framework. Nevertheless …. The powers of the Competition Authority can still be enhanced. Its effective degree of independence, substantially … direction are needed. In the retail sector competition-restricting regulations still protect existing companies against new …

slower growth rates. Competition often appears to be hindered by protection of incumbents. Reforming and deregulating the …

competition in the sheltered sectors of the economy, where inflation inertia raises costs and affects the exposed sectors, thereby …

to increasing competition in liberalised markets. It focuses on four topics that dominate the debate over regulatory …

regulation can encourage competition, efficiency and investment in those segments of the service industries where non …

competition in the service sector resulting from strict product market regulation and the low level of import penetration and … competition policy and reduce barriers to trade and inflows of FDI. Special attention should be given to factors limiting …, energy and business services. Finally, it is essential to increase competition in public services, such as health and …

labour market policies; competition policy reform; the liberalisation of product markets, in particular the energy …

weak competition in services resulting from strict product market regulation and the low level of import penetration and … competition by eliminating domestic entry barriers, accelerating regulatory reform, upgrading competition policy and reducing …

The paper examines the current state of competition in a number of sectors that are important for the economy. Because …, rather than some standard indicators of competition stance. The competition law and institutions are generally well …

sector regulators in network industries and the powers of the Competition Authority can still be enhanced, as the reform …