RBB

23 January 2026

Update of the EC guidelines: An opportunity for Chile's FNE

In a recent publication for the CentroCompetencia UAI, RBB’s Ignacio LoeserIgnacio LoeserIgnacio LoeserAssociate Principal and Manuel MarfanManuel MarfanManuel MarfanPrincipal discuss the European Commission’s review of EU merger guidelines. The article examines the case for modernising the analytical framework, outlines RBB Economics’ perspective on the process, and reflects on the opportunity for Chile’s National Economic Prosecutor’s Office to incorporate productivity and efficiency considerations into merger analysis.

This article, written in Spanish, was first published in CentroCompetencia UAI. Read the full article here.

Read RBB’s full response to the EC draft merger guidelines here.

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