The price of pasta was reduced after the exclusion of intermediaries in North Kazakhstan region

Published Mar 20, 2023

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The North Kazakhstan region's Department of Economic Investigation is investigating excessive mediation in the sale of pasta. They have identified a scheme where pasta is sold through two or three affiliated intermediaries, increasing product costs. The department has warned the manufacturer about potential competition law violations and has reduced the average market price of pasta by 20%, from 490 tenge to 355 tenge, by removing unnecessary intermediaries.

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PETROPAVLOVSK. KAZINFORM - Excessive mediation in the sale of pasta has been revealed in the North Kazakhstan region, Kazinform correspondent reports. According to the Department of Economic Investigation, there is a commission in the region to investigate intermediary schemes in the sale of socially significant food products. The department, together with the regional akimat, is conducting analytical work to identify unnecessary intermediaries. “In the course of the analysis, the fact of the sale of pasta from the manufacturer through two or three affiliated intermediaries to the direct place of their sale was revealed, which affected the increase in the cost of products. The authorized body notified the manufacturer about the presence in his actions of signs of violation of the law in the ...

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