State Antimonopoly Policy of the Republic of Belarus in the context of international experience.

Abstract

In the article the modern trends of antitrust policy in the global economy are examined, the main areas of antitrust regulation in economically developed countries are shown. Systematic assessment of the development of the state antitrust policy in the Republic of Belarus is given; the basic regulations for the protection of competition are shown; the directions of state antitrust policy are investigated; the principles of state economic concentration control are considered; the functions of the Ministry of Economy as the main antimonopoly authority in Belarus are shown. The problems of adjusting the level of economic concentration in the Republic of Belarus are investigated and the proposals for their solution are made, including: study of indicators reflecting the advisability of consolidation of business entities; legislative consolidation of application of the Herfindahl-Hirschman index and the development of appropriate statistical forms, as well as ensuring continuous monitoring of the level of concentration, especially in the most important sectors of the national economy.