The objective of this report is to identify existing regulatory restraints to competition in key sectors and the … economy as a whole and use them to design an effective competition policy for the Philippines. The report builds on Product … Market Regulation (PMR) indicators and the WBG's Markets and Competition Policy Assessment Tool (MCPAT) applied to the …

This policy note has been produced under the competition reform assessment ASA with the objective of identifying key … constraints to competition in Armenia and providing recommendations on a set of actionable reforms that could help foster market … contestability and competition in key sectors and across the economy. In particular, the policy note seeks to identify a menu of …

challenges to competition law and its enforcement. This work aims to support this process by building an understanding of the … experiences of competition authorities in deciding on competition enforcement cases in the digital economy. This note analyzes the … global digital antitrust database of the markets, competition, and technology unit (the MCT DAD or the database) and provides …

Limited competition hinders the optimal use of telecommunication services in the Dominican Republic, which lags peer … countries in mobile subscriptions and internet penetration. Despite recent reforms designed to enhance competition, the …, prices for both mobile communications and fixed broadband are higher in the DR than in peer countries. Following the World …

-efficiency purposes. The target audience is World Bank staff and stakeholders who are supporting the implementation of a resource … energy-efficiency issues as this is the particular focus of the World Bank's Climate Competitive Industries program, and is …

. Prepared by the World Bank Group (WBG) in partnership with the African Competition Forum, the study reviews the implementation …This report shows how competition policy can help African countries boost inclusive and sustainable development … of competition frameworks in Africa and examines competition issues that affect market performance in three important …

This study shows how the World Bank Group's Markets and Competition Policy Assessment Tool (MCPAT) can help economies … identify reform areas that would make government interventions in freight and logistics services more conducive to competition … through novel questionnaires for stakeholders. This study identifies potential competition issues to monitor and makes …

, investment and competition policies and the quality of related institutions; and provides recommendations for strengthening them … and global value chains. Chapter 5 examines competition challenges in Paraguay's markets that could be affecting trade and … FDI attraction and provides recommendations for strengthening competition policies and institutions. The preparation of …

explores the prevalence of conglomerate mergers, both globally and within the East Asia region, the type of competition … scrutiny they are submitted to, and potential aspects to strengthen their review to foster more effective competition policies …