An end to monopolies


Yeah reckons that the commitment of the present government to dismantle monopolies will inject new dynamism in the country’s business environment and spread out wealth creation and distribution more evenly.

WHILE hardly new, the idea of quashing monopolies and other anti-competitive practices in Malaysia has been gaining traction of late.

Notably, ending monopolies has been a part of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) political manifesto for some time, so it actually comes as no surprise that the current government of which PKR is a part of, is pushing for more competition across businesses.

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