Ex-ante regulations needed in India to complement antitrust rules amid rise in digital cases, CCI director says

By Freny Patel ( November 4, 2022, 07:24 GMT | Insight) -- Ex-ante regulations are needed to complement antitrust rules amid a steady increase in the number of cases in the digital sector, a senior official at the Competition Commission of India said. Forward-looking regulations will help address issues on the imbalance in bargaining power, asymmetric information and gatekeepers when it comes to app stores, food aggregators, marketplace platforms, online travel, payment gateways and social networking among others, Payal Malik, economic advisor and head of the economic division at the antitrust authority said.Ex-ante regulations are needed in India to complement antitrust rules amid a steady increase in the number of cases in the digital sector, a senior official at the antitrust watchdog said....

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Ex-ante regulations needed in India to complement antitrust rules amid rise in digital cases, CCI director says

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