The Kuwaiti legislators are currently undertaking a critical analysis of the newly established competition law.

An announcement of acquisition was made recently by Delivery Hero Group ("Delivery Hero"), a leading European global online food delivery company, acquiring Carriage, a young and fast-growing Kuwaiti...

Kuwait's Constitutional Court has once again stepped into the domain of competition law reform, delivering a ruling on 25 June 2025, that will have lasting implications for businesses and lawmakers alike.

The Kuwaiti Competition Protection Authority (CPA) imposes penalties for violations of the Law 72/2020 on the Protection of Competition (Competition Law), which came into force at the end of June 2021.

Since the Kuwaiti legislator revised the country's competition law in 2021, the Competition Protection Authority (CPA) issued several fines for behavioral antitrust violations.

Two bodies of law govern exclusivity in Kuwaiti distribution and agency arrangements, creating a complex interplay between contractual freedom and competition regulation. While the Commercial Agency Law abolished mandatory exclusivity to promote market access, the Competition Law places significant limits on how parties may structure their relationships, prohibiting arrangements that restrict competition. Understanding this tension—and how termination protections may inadvertently create anti-competit

Today—5 April 2026—the Kuwait Competition Protection Agency (CPA) published the Decision of the CPA's Board of Directors 32/2026 of 29 March 2026 (Decision), which amends the notification thresholds of the Kuwaiti...

Kuwait's Competition Protection Agency has introduced its first formal framework for handling confidential information in competition proceedings through Decision 33/2026.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry bases its regulation of electronic delivery platforms and applications on its regulatory authority to safeguard economic public order, particularly by regulating services and preventing practices that distort competition or impose unbalanced contractual terms on commercial establishments.

Since Kuwait enacted Law 72/2020, the Competition Protection Authority has significantly increased merger control and antitrust enforcement, though guidelines are still pending.

Kuwait's competition landscape has transformed dramatically since Law 72/2020 introduced modern merger control requirements. The Kuwaiti Competition Protection Authority now actively reviews transactions, enforces filing obligations, and imposes meaningful penalties, creating new compliance challenges for investors and multinational companies operating in the Middle East and Africa region.