Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao PDR Results of Field Survey Presented by: Saykham Voladet Vientiane, 24 October 2005
Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao PDR Results of Field Survey Target Groups Total Number of Interviewed Persons: 50 Persons State Officer/Policy maker: 20 persons Investors/Business men: 20 persons Other Qualified Persons: 10 Persons
Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao PDR Results of Field Survey The level of anti-competition practices
Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao PDR Results of Field Survey Kinds of Anti-competition practices 1=Collective price fixing 2=Market sharing 3=Bid rigging 4=Exclusive price dealing 5=Discriminated dealing 6=Price maintenance 7=Unfair trade 8=Unreasonable high price 9=Enter barrier 10=Dumping price
6=Entertainment 7=Other economic sectors Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao PDR Results of Field Survey Economic sectors in which the anti-competition practices exist 1=Processing industry 2=Telecommunication 3=Trade 4=Construction industry 5=Education service 6=Entertainment 7=Other economic sectors
Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao PDR Results of Field Survey The impacts of anti-competition practices in the market in Lao PDR
Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao PDR Results of Field Survey Are there some policies and laws that effect business competition in Lao PDR?
Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao PDR Results of Field Survey Are those policies and laws strongly implemented?
Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao PDR Results of Field Survey Do we need business competition policies and laws?
Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao PDR Results of Field Survey What kinds of anti-competition practices should be prohibited
Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao PDR Results of Field Survey conclusion Many kinds of anti-competition practices are existing in the market in Lao PDR. They are Collective price fixing, Market sharing, Bid rigging, Exclusive price dealing, Discriminated dealing, Price maintenance, unfair trade, Unreasonable high price fixing, Enter barriers and Price dumping. The anti-competition practices are existing in all most economic sectors at medium until high level. Those anti-competition practices impact negatively on consumers at medium until high level. The business competition policies and laws are needed in Lao PDR. The anti-competition practices should be prohibited, but public interest should be excepted.
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