The Philippines has announced that it will put the ride-sharing service provider Grab into the anti-competition watchlist after its acquisition of rival Uber’s Southeast Asia business.
The Philippines has announced that it will put the ride-sharing service provider Grab into the anti-competition watchlist after its acquisition of rival Uber’s Southeast Asia business (Photo: Channel NewsAsia)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Philippines has announced that it will put the ride-sharing serviceprovider Grab into the anti-competition watchlist after its acquisition ofrival Uber’s Southeast Asia business.
In a statement,the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said it will closely monitor the dealas the Grab-Uber acquisition is likely to have a far reaching impact on thepublic transport and transportation services.
The PCC said thedeal will put Grab in a virtual monopoly in the ride-sharing market, and itsreview will determine whether the transaction substantially reducescompetition. Philippine authorities have met with representatives of Grab andUber.
In Indonesia, theanti-monopoly agency said it cannot say yet whether they will investigate thedeal, as there are 30 days after the deal is finalised to assess it.
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Malaysia said onApril 2 that it will put Grab on the anti-competition watchlist while Singapore announced earlierthat it is investigating the Grab-Uber deal.
As part of thedeal reached on March 26, Uber will take a 27.5 percent stake in Grab, markingits second exit in Asia.
The car poolingservice is expected to expand five-fold to 13.1 billion USD by 2025.
Though present inmore than 600 cities worldwide, Uber still faces challenges when facingscandals and protests from traditional taxi firms in both Asia and Europe.
According toGrab’s announcement to acquire Uber’s Southeast Asia operations, Grab willintegrate Uber’s ridesharing and food delivery business in the region intoGrab’s existing platform.
It will take overUber’s operations and assets in Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia,Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
♛ Grab is one of themost frequently used O2O mobile platforms in 195 cities in Southeast Asia. Morethan 5 million people use the combined platform daily.-VNA
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) of Vietnam has requested Grab to report on its purchase of Uber in the Southeast Asian market, including Vietnam.
Singapore announced on March 30 that it is investigating the sale of US ride hailing giant Uber's Southeast Asia business to Grab over concerns that it may impact competition in the city-state.
Malaysia said on April 2 that it will put Grab on the anti-competition watchlist after rival Uber offloaded its Southeast Asian operations to the Singapore-based taxi firm.
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The Philippines has announced that it will put the ride-sharing service provider Grab into the anti-competition watchlist after its acquisition of rival Uber’s Southeast Asia business (Photo: Channel NewsAsia) 
