Work Area: Cartels

Several banks have fended off a formal antitrust investigation into an alleged "gentlemen's agreement” covering government bonds in Belgium.

26 September 2023

Nearly 50 freight transportation companies breached antitrust rules by agreeing to hike rental prices, the Egyptian Competition Authority has said.

25 September 2023

Slovakia’s competition authority has ordered a construction cartel to pay a €7.2 million fine, eight months after its original infringement decision was overturned on appeal.

25 September 2023

A joint initiative by antitrust enforcers in the US, Mexico and Canada intends to spur competition in several markets by rooting out unlawful agreements targeting the FIFA World Cup in 2026.

22 September 2023

The European Commission has sanctioned a cartel in the defence industry for the first time, fining German weapons supplier Diehl €1.2 million for allocating markets with a rival.

21 September 2023

Proving the existence of an agreement of minds will prove to be an obstacle for prosecutors bringing collusion cases involving artificial intelligence, a former federal judge has said.

21 September 2023

The UK’s competition watchdog has criticised reports flagging an apparent 70% drop in whistleblower submissions since 2017, arguing that there has been no such downward trend.

18 September 2023

Meritor colluded with several manufacturers and suppliers to rig bids and fix prices for exhaust system parts, the State of California has claimed in a complaint accompanying a rare backdated settlement with the company.

15 September 2023

Taiwan’s two biggest telecoms companies face a €2.2 million fine for conspiring to drop discount mobile plans to force customers to purchase more expensive deals.

14 September 2023

Drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim has struck a settlement deal with Brazil’s competition watchdog, agreeing to pay a €4.35 million fine to end a probe into its role in a nearly three-decade-long conspiracy.

14 September 2023