Kuwait Competition Protection Agency said Thursday it was investigating alleged practices harmful to competition in the fish market, which were reported by newspapers and social media.

The agency sent a team to monitor alleged illegal practices and to take action accordingly, the agency’s Executive Director Dr. Abdullah Al-Uwaisi said in a statement. He asserted the agency was pursuing all measures to address monopoly in order to guarantee fair prices for all consumers.

Al-Uwaisi officially asked the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for documents related to the alleged violations monitored by the Ministry’s inspectors at the fish market. The agency is a government department tasked with monitoring competition in markets in Kuwait.


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