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UAE Champions AI-Driven Model for Competition Law Enforcement

The UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism has championed an artificial intelligence enforcement model to modernize national antitrust regulation and merger control, Global Competition Review reported. Presented during the GCR Live: MENA 2026 conference in Dubai, the system forms part of the country's AI-enabled National Competition Platform. The platform is designed to automate antitrust assessments and significantly shorten merger clearance timelines.

Policy & Legal Updates
Source: Global Competition Review

UAE Cautious on ‘Copy and Paste’ Antitrust Leniency Regime, Official Says

A senior official from the United Arab Emirates has cautioned against directly transposing foreign antitrust leniency models into the country's legal system. Speaking at an industry event, the official indicated that the UAE aims to tailor competition enforcement policies to local economic and market conditions rather than relying on a copy-and-paste approach.

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