While the market potential for UNOPS services is growing, competition from alternative ODA delivery channels is also increasing.

We are increasing national investments and introducing structural changes with value added, while our market is based on competition.

(a) Reforms of energy markets directed at increasing efficiency including by increasing competition

Product development based on available agro resources is the key to becoming a potential player in the global market and to facing the increasing competition of imported goods on the domestic market.

(a) Where appropriate, reforms of energy markets directed at increasing efficiency including by increasing competition

Even though the share of internationally active SMEs was increasing, the majority of firms were not prepared to cope with the heightened international competition on the global market.

Limit access to a market or free competition among enterprises

World Investment Report 1997 (Transnational Corporations, Market Structure and Competition Policy)

Market structure and competition (legislative recommendation 1 and paras. 1 13)

In the product market, competition among firms producing the same product, or close substitutes, can differentially affect a firm s performance, depending on the structure of the market and the nature of the competition policy pursued.

Issues related to distribution of services With the increasing degree of liberalization of market access in services, issues of competition, especially in the context of distribution, are becoming more pronounced, raising concerns among stakeholders and authorities.

Allowing private sector participation in a country's important sectors is creating increasing opportunities and promoting competition.

At the same time, maintaining fair conditions for competition in the market can maximize benefits to all actors in the distribution services market.

The Norwegian Competition Authority successfully used this procedure to ensure that the market remained competitive.

Regulatory measures are devised to address bottlenecks impeding effective competition, created by unfavourable market structures

By opening up markets to competition, they also encourage the operation of market based incentives.

A century ago, the economist and political scientist Joseph Schumpeter argued that the central virtue of a market economy was its capacity to innovate. He contended that economists traditional focus on competitive markets was misplaced what mattered was competition for the market, not competition in the market.

Increasing competition puts pressure on large telecommunications companies, and the prices of some services tend to decrease.

In protecting market efficiency and consumer interests, competition and innovation policies could play a key role.

Any other action likely to reduce or eliminate the benefits of competition in a given market.

Market imperfections and increasing returns to scale favour large producers and well established traders.

The fact that FDI had taken place in increasing amounts in countries with no competition policy and laws suggested, moreover, that competition policy was not an important factor for investors.

However, gross revenue from the sale of printed publications to libraries, which is the largest component of the North American operation, continues to decline, reflecting market conditions, decreased library funding and increasing competition from free reference information available on the Internet.

The Anglophone strategy focuses on freeing up the remittance market by encouraging competition, relaxing regulatory constraints for non bank operators, offering financial incentives, encouraging technical and financial innovation, and stimulating collaboration among market players. This approach, also adopted by Italy, contributes to reducing costs and increasing the overall volume of funds for beneficiaries.

Japan plans to accelerate labor market reforms, strengthen competition, and advance fiscal consolidation to sustain domestic confidence.

SELECTED FREE TRADE, CUSTOMS UNION, ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP OR COMMON MARKET AGREEMENTS WITH COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY PROVISIONS

General competition rules or rules relating only to RBPs affecting trade or benefits of a common market?

In addition, growing competition in the distribution market can be expected to produce a decline in prices.

It could result in concentrated market structures which could provide increased scope for private practices restricting competition.

He hoped that international organizations would cooperate in work towards multilateral rules on competition promoting market access.

Economic adjustments and the development of market relations in the country have resulted in unemployment and tough competition on the labour market, which is gender biased.

With increasing competition for FDIs, it is important to develop an attractive package to match the needs of investors.

The increasing dependence on market forces in the housing market appears not to have stopped the expansion of settlements in these latter areas.

Key trends in emerging market economies include high and increasing unemployment and low employment rates.

Particular attention should be paid to land access, investment regulation, competition laws, infrastructure, the informal market and governance.

A well functioning market economy based on free competition was also important for generating economic growth and development.

Linked to the issue of market concentration, licensing and competition is also the question of economies of scale.

Overview of the World Investment Report 1997 Corporations, Market Structure and Competition Policy (UNCTAD ITE IIT 5 (Overview))

UNCTAD ITE IIT 5 (Overview) Overview of the World Investment Report 1997 Corporations, Market Structure and Competition Policy

The WTO telecommunications agreement opens the way to a multilateral framework for freer trade, market opening and competition.

Competition law that reviewed and controlled mergers when considered necessary could reduce this possibility and could, moreover, deal with situations where privatization, deregulation or the provision of incentives and market protection to foreign investors had the potential to create market power and stifle competition.

For example, it is conceivable that a practice may hinder market access while at the same time causing no discernible injury to overall competition in the market concerned.

The Competition Commission of South Africa was also consulted on Steinhoff Africa Limited and its market in South Africa.

DoS worked to support administration objectives that INTELSAT restructuring improves competition in the international satellite market and benefits users.

Export earnings were mainly derived from a few traditional crops, which were facing strong competition on the world market.