by CWH | Aug 2, 2020 | News
Bid rigging, also known as collusive tender, is agreements between bidders to eliminate competition in the procurement process, thereby raising prices and lowering quality. It is a major risk to the integrity and effectiveness of public procurement, and deprives the...
by CWH | Jul 29, 2020 | News
Effective competition law enforcement is known to depend on three elements, namely: comprehensive and effective laws, efficient and fair prosecution by the competition authority, and a fair and competent trial or judicial review. To support effective competition law...
by CWH | Jul 29, 2020 | News
To support competition agencies in ASEAN, the ASEAN Experts Group on Competition (AEGC) has developed a Trainers’ Guide on Market Studies, which can be used to train staff on the means to conduct market studies. The Guide could also be used as general reading...
by CWH | Jul 22, 2020 | News
The Competition Commission Brunei Darussalam (CCBD) through its Executive Secretariat, the Department of Competition and Consumer Affairs conducted a dialogue session on Competition Order 2015, earlier this month. In attendance were more than 20 officials from the...
by CWH | Jul 9, 2020 | News
What is a cartel? A cartel is an illegal agreement, formally or informally made between two or more businesses not to compete with each other. Such agreement may include price fixing, supply control, market sharing and bid rigging (collusive tendering). Businesses...
by CWH | Jun 9, 2020 | News
The AEGC notes the significant negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ASEAN and the global economy. The AEGC notes that most, if not all sectors of the economy have been adversely affected by the pandemic which brought about business closures, loss of shareholder...
