The Leniency Programme in Malaysia’s Competition Regime: A Critical Evaluation
Lee, Cassey | July 2019
Abstract
Malaysia’s competition law came into force in January 2012. Detailed guidelines on a leniency programme were published in October 2014. Despite the leniency programme being designed based on best-practices found in more mature competition regimes and ICN, it has been under-utilised in the cartel cases investigated in Malaysia. This under-utilisation of the programme could be due to the enforcement agency having too much discretionary powers. Another reason could be the lack of immunization from civil proceedings. De-facto government oversight and spillover from deterioration in the country’s state of governance in the past could also have affected the public’s perception of quasi-independent commissions. This is reflected in the perceptions of the business community on courts and corruption in the country.
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Lee, Cassey. 2019. The Leniency Programme in Malaysia’s Competition Regime: A Critical Evaluation. © ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/10939.Keywords
Industry
Development Economics
Economic Models
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Macroeconomic
Macroeconomic Analysis
Macroeconomic Framework
Macroeconomic Models
Macroeconomic Performance
Macroeconomic Planning
Macroeconomic Policies
Macroeconomic Reform
Macroeconomic Stabilization
Securities
Competition
Industrial competition
Unfair competition
Monopolies
Competition policy
Development cooperation
Economic discrimination
Industrial Development
Financial Services Industry
Industrial Sector
Regulatory reform
Competition
Comparative economics
Communication in economic development
Industrialization
Monopoly
Barriers to entry
Monopolistic competition
Restraint of trade
Price discrimination
Imperfect competition
Press monopoly
Diversification in industry
Unfair competition
Investment banking
Exchange
Exchange rates
Comparative economics
Index number
Monetary policy
Value analysis
Adjustment cost
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