The taste for advanced economics analysis by the Norwegian Competition Authority (NCA) grows as its recently appointed director general, Lars Sørgard, enters his second year in office. It has been a busy year for the NCA, with several interventions in markets such as ferry transports, restaurants, forestry, and telecoms, and most lawyers agree that the current economics focus may have reached its maximum in 2017.

Regarding the overall performance of the NCA, lawyers are both positive and critical. While NCA is willing to engage in dialogue about case handling, resources are sometimes limited.

Learn more in the Handbook of Competition Economics’ chapter on Norway, written by Henrik Ballebye Okholm and Karl Lundvall.

The Handbook of Competition Economics is published by the Global Competition Review (GCR). Its expert-written specialist intelligence and research provides unique insights into, and analysis of, current and future competition economics trends.

For further information, please contact Henrik Ballebye Okholm