Competition regulators are considering changes to the P1-billion review threshold for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) to take into account inflation and economic growth.

“There’s a group that is looking into it and hopefully within the first half of the year we would be able to know,” Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) Chairman Arsenio Balisacan told reporters at the sidelines of a business forum on Tuesday.

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