Reaction to a public platform on the proposed amendments to Competition Act hosted by CCRED.
Read the full story by the Mail & Guardian here.
DTI denies ‘rivalry’ with EDD over amendments to Competition Act
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has denied reports of rivalry with the Economic Development Department over proposed amendments to the Competition Act, which its claims to support.
In a statement released on Thursday, the department underlined its concern over the “excessive concentration” in the ownership and control of the South Africa economy, which “breeds uncompetitive tendencies”, detrimental to industrial development and economic growth.
Read the full story on Engineering News here.
CCRED's Professor Simon Roberts discussing Competition Law and Economic Regulation
Professor Simon Roberts, director of CCRED, was discussing the Competition Law and Economic Regulation book.
Shaping markets through competition and economic regulation is at the heart of addressing the development challenges facing countries in southern Africa.
The contributors to Competition Law and Economic Regulation: Addressing Market Power in southern Africa critically assess the efficacy of the competition and economic regulation frameworks, including the impact of a number of the regional competition authorities in a range of sectors throughout southern Africa...
Read the full story on Polity here or watch a video of the discussion here.
The book is also available for purchase here.
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JSE companies still not transformed
Study highlights ‘worrying’ low-investment trend among large JSE-listed firms
New research by the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) shows the largest 50 companies listed on the JSE expanded their financial reserves to R1.4-trillion by the end of 2016, contradicting arguments that investment in South Africa was being undermined by a lack of savings.
