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Mexico President Announces Plan to Shut Down Autonomous Regulators
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador repeated on Thursday (Jan. 18) his intention to include a proposal in an upcoming February 5 reform package to eliminate “all” autonomous governmental organisms…
The Union of Telephone Operators of Mexico will increase its efforts to avoid the functional breakup of Teléfonos de México(Telmex), looking for the company to keep the workforce under a…
Colombia: Record fine set against UBER
The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia ratified a major fine against the local branch of Uber, for breaching the recommendations and orders imposed by the authority. Three individuals…
Chile: FNE seeks US$3 million fine for hiding insurance information
The National Economic Prosecutor’s Office of Chile has requested that a fine, for US$3 million, be applied to the BCI bank after manipulating information regarding its mortgage credit insurance, concealing…
Mexico/Peru: Following COFECE shut-out, Cornershop expands in Canada and Peru
Mobile app Cornershop will expand its operations in Canada and Peru, following a decision by the Federal Economic Competition Commission of Mexico (COFECE), which prevented its sale to international supermarket…
Argentina: Toyota wins at trial of alleged auto cartel
The Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina granted a victory car maker Toyota and seven other automakers, declaring an appeal filed by the state to be inadmissible, as it sought…
Spain: Political turmoil will affect CNMC renewal
The president of the National Commission of Markets and Competition of Spain (CNMC), José María Marín Quemada, who will complete six years in front of the regulator, along with the…
Spain: 11 more companies involved in consulting cartel: CNMC
Spanish regulator CNMC announced new additions to the case filed in February against 25 companies engaged in the consulting services sector, adding 11 companies and two additional executives to the…
By Dirk Auer & Julian Morris (International Center for Law and Economics) Thousands of patents underpin the technologies that power the digital economy. Coordination among firms developing and implementing these…
Economic Analysis of Administrative Penalties in Competition and Consumer Law
By Camilo Ossa (Universidad Externado de Colombia) The reader will find a review of a specific aspect related to the possibility that investigations arising from breaches of consumer can be…
The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia (SIC) announced a new antitrust investigation in the service sector for driver exams and vehicle diagnostics, as announced by the Delegate for…
Spain: Bank of Spain losing patience with Liberbank
The Bank of Spain has increased the pressure on troubled financial institution Liberbank, urging it to find a new entity to merge with, allowing the entity to generate profits. The…
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