Salam Discusses Completion of Administrative Frameworks for National Competition Authority

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam received the head of the National Competition Authority, Judge Rula Akoum, and the authority's members.

During the meeting, Akoum outlined the progress in completing the regulatory and administrative frameworks of the authority, explaining the role it will play in enhancing competition in markets, combating monopolies and anti-competitive practices, thereby contributing to improving prices and quality of goods and services, expanding options available to consumers, and strengthening the business and investment environment.

For his part, Salam stressed "the necessity for the authority to perform its assigned duties with complete independence, away from any pressures."