August 26, 2013
California Paves The Way For Ridesharing Regulations
By Pete Rizzo, Editor (@pete_rizzo_) Ridesharing startups have attracted millions of users by promising to reinvent how consumers solicit transportation, and investors are taking notice. Just last week, industry frontrunner...
August 23, 2013
Merger Remedies in a Small Market Economy: Empirical Evidence from...
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Alexandr Svetlicinii, European University Institute – Department of Law (LAW) and Kulliki Lugenberg, Estonian Competition Authority – Konkurentsiamet – Merger Control Department discuss Merger Remedies...
August 01, 2013
UK Summer Results In High Temps And High Online Sales
Temperatures aren’t the only thing rising in Britain this summer. The UK’s eCommerce and mCommerce sales are also spiking this summer, and new figures indicate this increase represents the market’s...
July 26, 2013
Scotland: EU states cry fowl over minimum wine prices
Scotland was hit with controversy last week as various member states of the European Union rallied against Scotland’s planned policy to set minimum wine prices, claiming the regulation is illegal,...
July 10, 2013
UK: Diageo looks to even more alcohol control after United...
Just one week after Diageo became the largest shareholder in beverage giant United Spirits, the company announced it will seek formal clearance with the UK’s Office of Fair Trading to...
July 10, 2013
Traditional Islamic Banking Causes Debt Crisis
Sweden eliminated cash transactions in two-thirds of its bank, Kenya shed light on developing nations through the introduction of M-Pesa—and the U.A.E. just announced it will begin the first phase...
April 21, 2013
Gulf Cities Challenge Dubai’s Financial Hub
Dubai, the modernistic city once projected to conquer the Gulf region, is now fighting to keep global banks from switching to rivals in surrounding countries. Dubai is a city that...
February 27, 2013
India: Sources say major alcohol merger approved, no confirmation yet
According to sources, the Competition Commission of India has approved of the merger remedies proposed by alcohol giant USL in its bid to acquire Diageo Plc. While the Commission would...
February 19, 2013
China: Distilleries fined $72M for price-fixing
Two of China’s leading liquor distillers have been fined by authorities more than $72 million for price-fixing. According to reports, Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd and Wuliangye Yibin Co Ltd have...