Egyptian Competition Authority
Uber acquires Careem amid concerns over better services
Egypt
March 27, 2019
Uber acquires Careem amid concerns over better services
Uber bought out biggest prior rival ride-hailing service Careem Networks FZ for $3.1 billion, the largest deal cut by Chief…
COMESA to open investigation against FIFA for violating Egypt’s rights to air World Cup matches
Egypt
June 13, 2018
COMESA to open investigation against FIFA for violating Egypt’s rights to air World Cup matches
The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) released a statement on Tuesday announcing the launch of an official investigation by the…
Mobile operators referred to prosecution for ‘increasing prices’
Business
December 8, 2013
Mobile operators referred to prosecution for ‘increasing prices’
The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) filed a lawsuit against three mobile operators (Mobinil, Vodafone, Etisalat) for their agreement on a…
Customers complain mobile phone operators are secretly charging more
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Customers complain mobile phone operators are secretly charging more
The Consumer Protection Agency filed a complaint to the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) against the country’s three major cell phone operators…
Competition Authority to investigate water company price collusion
Egypt
August 30, 2012
Competition Authority to investigate water company price collusion
The Egyptian Competition Authority has begun a study to check if bottled water companies are planning to monopolize the market,…
Egyptian PM appoints new Competition Authority chairman
Business
January 11, 2011
Egyptian PM appoints new Competition Authority chairman
Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has appointed Sameh al-Torgoman chairman of Egypt's Competition Authority for a four-year term. Al-Torgoman succeeds Mona…