A few interesting competition and regulatory developments caught my eye today including:
The Conference Board of Canada published a new report on Chinese foreign direct investment in Canada: Fear the Dragon? Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Canada.
The Fraser Institute published a comparative note on Canadian and European airline pricing: Why Europe Has Cheap Airfares: Competition.
The Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) published a new paper on Canada-China trade relations in its Canada in the Pacific Century series (in advance of its upcoming fall conference): Surviving and Thriving in a G-Zero World: A Roadmap for Canada in Asia (Ian Bremmer).
The New York Times published an interesting commentary on the Barclays settlement in the ongoing LIBOR investigation: What the Barclays Settlement Means for Other Banks.
Mark Katz published a rather good commentary on the recently decided CCS landfill merger case in Kluwer’s Competition Law Blog: Canada: Competition Bureau Wins Challenge to Non-Notifiable Merger.
A new competition analysis site has been launched in Australia – we wish them all the best!: The State of Competition: Australia’s home of competition analysis.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) launched a new series of Canadian Competitive Online Ad Trend Reports: IAB Canada Launches New Series of Canadian Competitive Online Ad Trend Reports.
The Ottawa Citizen commented on steps to be taken by Maple in efforts to satisfy the BC securities regulator: Maple Aims to Resolve BC Concerns in TMX Takeover by July 31.
BNN interviewed Dick Bove, VP of equity research at Rochdale Securities on the ongoing LIBOR investigation: Rate Rigging Scandal Changes Everything: Bove.
BNN also interviewed the Conference Board of Canada’s Chief Economist on the Conference Board’s new report on Chinese FDI in Canada: Foreign Investment Rules Dissuade China.
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