Cartel detection, enhanced market surveillance, and sector-specific inquiries are at the forefront of the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (FCCC) strategic priorities for the 2026/27 financial year.
The framework, aligned with the FCCC Strategic Plan 2026–2030, outlines an institutional shift toward data-driven enforcement.
The FCCC stated it would also strengthen competition enforcement, merger screening, and targeted enforcement priorities, alongside enhanced market surveillance and competition assessments to identify and address anti-competitive conduct and market inefficiencies.
A major component of the 2026/27 work plan involves market studies and inquiries into critical commercial sectors to protect the domestic economy.
“Market studies and inquiries will also form an important part of FCCC’s work with specific priority areas covering grocery, agricultural, pharmaceutical and mechanical harvester sectors, as well as market inquiries into the hardware and banking sectors,” the FCCC stated.
“FCCC will also undertake a market study/assessment of independent power producers.” The FCCC said it was also reviewing current price control orders to balance business sustainability with consumer affordability. It said it would continue its review of existing price control orders, specifically focusing on postal services, reinforcement steel rods, supply of electricity, sugar cane cartage, lorry services, aeronautical services, mechanical harvesting, ports, and airports.
“A key focus will be ensuring that regulation remains sustainable, evidence and performance based, while balancing consumer affordability with the sustainability of regulated businesses.
“FCCC will also work to improve the timeliness and transparency of regulatory decisions…”
To address emerging digital threats, the FCCC is establishing an Anti-Scam Watch Unit that will build its capability to prevent and respond to scams and emerging digital consumer harms.
The regulator confirmed its enforcement outreach would scale up decentralisation, digitalisation and standardisation of its services, while enhancing its surveillance and intelligence capabilities, processes and use of data.
