price controls
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She called for "restrictive, targeted, temporary actions" by governments, rather than wide-ranging price controls, subsidies or export restrictions.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
State companies control the distribution of diesel, the dominant motor fuel, managing soft price controls.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
He shrank ministries, lifted price controls and widened the peso’s trading bands, cooling triple-digit inflation and stabilizing markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
South East Water was one of five companies to contest regulator Ofwat's latest price controls, which already allowed it to increase an average annual bill from £232 to £274 by 2030.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
In 1993, the government of Kenya implemented a program of economic liberalization and reform that included the removal of import licensing, price controls, and foreign exchange controls.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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