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On 5 November 2015, CCS officers
briefedmembers of the Association
of Banks, including compliance
personnel, product heads and
other business personnel, on the
competition law in Singapore.
Personnel who attended the session
were those involved in setting fees
and other product features. Steps to
avoid infringingcompetition lawwere
Over 150 representatives from the
business community, practitioners,
consultants, and government
agencies attended the seminar
titled “E-Commerce in Singapore:
Opportunities and Challenges in
the e-playing field” on 2 December
2015. This was organised by CCS,
supported by IE Singapore and
SPRING Singapore. CCS Chief
Executive, Mr Toh Han Li, shared his
perspective on howa ‘level e-playing
field’ can help businesses tap on
e-commerce for growth, and his
hope that the e-commerce level field
canbeengenderedwithin theASEAN
Economic Community,
DotEcon Ltd’s founder, Dr Christian
Koboldt, shared the key findings of
a research report commissioned
by CCS earlier in 2015 on the
development of e-commerce, the
specific competition issues that
E-COMMERCE IN SINGAPORE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE E-PLAYING FIELD
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e-commerce activities can give
rise to, as well as the implications
for competition policy and law in
Singapore. Other speakers from
public, private and legal sectors,
aswell as businesses in the industry,
also shared valuable insights on how
to ride the e-commerce wave and
navigate the competition landscape
in Singapore and in the region.
discussed using industry-specific
case examples. Participants found
the session useful and relevant to
their work. They also raised many
pertinent questions during the panel
session on LIBOR bid-rigging and
credit card issues.
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