Antitrust in Singapore: 2020 in Review

4 March 2021

We are pleased to provide an overview of antitrust developments in Singapore in 2020 and continuing trends for 2021.

Despite the uncertainties and disruptions brought about by Covid-19, 2020 marked the highest number of Competition Appeal Board decisions released in the history of antitrust enforcement by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore. Key trends in 2020, which we expect to continue in 2021, include:

• Enforcement against unnotified mergers and complex merger reviews 
• Digital platforms 
• Strengthening consumer protection 
• Managing Covid-19 disruptions

For more, please click here to read our article which elaborates on the above trends.