When two huge conglomerates come together, the news is usually mixed — good and bad. The recent partnership between Reliance Jio and Facebook will give huge business benefits for India’s small businesses and kirana-stores through Jio-Mart’s hyperlocal offering, giving them access to a digitalised ecosystem. WhatsApp Pay could shake up the payment ecosystem where sending […]
Atul Dua and Anupam Sanghi analyse why the competition regulator’s order was set aside The automobile industry is prominent for a high incidence of alleged anti-competitive conduct on the part of car manufacturers and their dealers. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently penalized Hyundai Motor India for indulging in such behaviour through vertical agreements
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Sun-Ranbaxy USD 4 billion merger completed The two firms have received a nod from the Competition Commission for sale of seven brands to Emcure Pharma to comply with the fair trade watchdog’s conditional nod for their merger. In an order issued yesterday, CCI approved the deal with Emcure, which would purchase the ‘divestment products’ that
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Can BSNL be competitive in a space dominated by private players? Yes, according to a recent Pitroda committee report which says: “Bold initiatives and hard decisions can once again position BSNL as the dominant player in telecom – by profit, revenue, market share, technology, services and social relevance.” According to the report, these ‘bold initiatives’