Trouble ahead for emerging market antitrust regimes

Author: Lucy McNulty | Published: 1 May 2012
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Emerging market anti-trust regimes are set to struggle, a US economist has warned.

With competition laws in place in over 115 jurisdictions, the global management of antitrust risk has become increasingly important. Antitrust enforcers must now coordinate across jurisdictions in both civil and criminal enforcement.

But New York University economics professor, Janusz Ordover, said on April 19 the rapid expansion...