The Icelandic Competition Authority organized and held a conference where it's newly published report Competition after economic crises was introduced. At this conference Mr. Benedikt Árnason economist at the ICA, Ms. Sonja Bjarnadóttir lawyer at the ICE and Mr. Páll Gunnar Pálsson general director of the ICA introduced the report.

Last Mars a new regulation in price marking in several meat products took place. This changes means that meat product companies will stop pre marking their standard weight products for groceries stores.

The Competition Authority has today issued a consultation paper on competition in the banking market.The Competition Authority wishes thereby to encourage financial undertakings and the authorities to pay attention to competition issues in policy formulations for the financial market, as well as to present its views on bank mergers.