Competition and poverty reduction

Competition authorities are investigating how competition can help lower the prices of essential goods and services for the poor and what competition authorities can do to help, as well as examining how competition policy can help reduce poverty by stimulating employment, innovation and growth.

Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales, Competition Policy Roundtables

This document contains the proceedings of a Roundtable on Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales held in the February 2013 session of the OECD Competition Committee. Discussions reviewed recent country experiences focusing on how e-commerce affects competition and what are the main vertical restraints competition issues.

Mexico - strengthening the competition and regulation framework

This multi-year project aims to improve the competitiveness of the Mexican economy by reforming and modifying the regulatory and institutional framework to support higher levels of investment, employment and growth.

Competition Law and Policy in Latin America

Access reviews on competition law and policy in Latin American countries conducted by the IDB and the OECD. Countries covered are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Peru.

Honduras - Competition Law and Policy

This page contains information on the work of the OECD and Honduras in the area of Competition Law and Policy.

Argentina - Competition Law and Policy

This page contains information on the work of the OECD and Argentina in the area of Competition Law and Policy.

Panama - Competition Law and Policy

This page contains information on the work of the OECD and Panama in the area of Competition Law and Policy.

Competition Global Relations

OECD Competition activities worldwide

Follow-up to the Nine Peer Reviews of Competition Law and Policy of Latin American Countries - 2012

This publication assesses the impact of previous competition law and policy reviews in nine Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Peru. This report was discussed during the 2012 annual meeting of the OECD-IDB Latin American Competition Forum held in the Dominican Republic.

Also Available

• Peer Reviews of Competition Law and Policy in Latin America: A Follow-Up (2007)

Competition and Payment Systems, Competition Policy Roundtable

This document contains the proceedings of a Roundtable on Competition and Payment Systems held in October 2012. Discussions focused on recent country experiences on developments regarding all non-paper based forms of payment such as debit and credit cards, and E-payments (through internet, mobile phones etc.).