Spain: Uber files complaint before European Commission
Online Taxi operators Uber have filed a formal complaint against Spain before the European Commission, stemming from the country’s recent…
España: Audiencia Nacional anula multa a eléctricas
La Audiencia Nacional ha anulado una multa impuesta por la CNMC a cinco empresas eléctricas acusadas de fijar precios y…
Competition Buzz: Mexico’s competition authority, version 2.0
By: Alejandra Palacios, COFECE Along with other Latin American success stories, Mexico has achieved an unprecedented transformation in making market competition…
Spain: Fine on electric companies overturned
Spain’s National Assembly has officially overturned a series of fines imposed by the CNMC on five electric companies accused of…
Argentina: Newsprint monopoly benefits Clarín media group
Papel Prensa, Argentina’s largest maker of newsprint, has been targeted in an investigation regarding breaches to competition law. The investigation…
Uruguay: Gas station operators fear rise in smuggling
The refusal by Uruguay’s National Fuel Administration, ANCAP, to bring down the price for gasoline has been criticised by gas-station…
Chile: Experts raise doubts about proposed Competition Law
Economic experts have raised several doubts regarding a proposal being considered by Chile’s congress for reforms to the country’s Competition…
Mexico: America Movil split creates new Company
Mexico’s largest telecommunications firm announced last week the creation of a new company, formed after divesting several of their infrastructure…
Brazil: Stock exchange fined $641 million on past merger
Brazil’s BM&F Bovespa, the operator of Latin America’s biggest securities exchange has been fined $641 million by the federal revenue…
Brazil: Investigation launched on Drug acquisitions
Brazil’s competition watchdog announced the start of an inquiry into an alleged cartel within public drug acquisition processes, including providers…