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Too Big to Fail: Antitrust Authorities Could Intervene, but will They?
Kiran Simon Desai, November 18, 2009
The Dutch financial conglomerate ING Group, under pressure from the European Commission, recently announced plans to accelerate the sale of its insurance operations and its internet banking business in the United States. It also agreed to stop making further acquisitions. Many see this as the first...

Brazil Cotton -- Important WTO Decision Makes Trade Retaliation Operational
Duane W. Layton, Edward Borovikov, Paulette Vander Schueren, Matthew J. McConkey, September 30, 2009
In an arbitration panel decision handed down on 31 August 2009, the World Trade Organization (WTO) clarified how and to what extent the industries of a WTO Member government may be targeted for countermeasures when the government has provided WTO-illegal subsidies. Brazil had been seeking $2.68...

India's Competition Regime: Gaining Momentum
Kiran Simon Desai, Manu Mohan, August 31, 2009
The Competition Commission of India (Lesser Penalty) Regulations, 2009 have been published in the official gazette. These regulations are the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) version of the successful leniency programs in the United States and Europe. A key difference with the US and EC...

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