Eighth Global Forum on Competition, 19-20 February 2009, Paris (France)

>> 19/02/2009 - OECD’s Gurría calls for strong competition policy to speed recovery 
Governments must resist protectionism and keep markets open to competition as they seek ways to get their economies going again, according to OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría.

>> 19/02/2009 - Staying the course: preserving competition in a time of crisis
Opening remarks by Angel Gurría [ Français ]

Video of the news conference

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Angel Gurría
and Frédéric Jenny open the Forum and answer journalists' questions.

 

Publications
- Compilation of Agenda and Background Documentation

- Compilation of Written Contributions for Sessions I and II

- Compilation of Written Contributions for Sessions III and V

 

Agenda [ English / Français ]

 

Opening   

     Mr. Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General / Français 
     Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF Managing Director

 

Session I    Roundtable on Competition Policy, Industrial Policy and National
                   Champions

                     Background Note / Note de référence

                     Call for Contributions / Appel à contributions

Brazil Canada China
EC France / France Germany
Japan Korea Lithuania
Malta Norway Papua New Guinea
Russian Federation Slovenia South Africa
Switzerland Chinese Taipei Ukraine
United States Uzbekistan BIAC

Contribution from Mr. Elie Cohen (Lead Speaker) / Français

 

Session II   Roundtable on Competition Policy and the Informal Economy

                     Note by the Secretariat / Note du Secretariat

                     Issues Paper by the Secretariat / Document de réflexion du Secrétariat

                     Call for Contributions / Appel à contributions

Bulgaria Chile Colombia
Egypt Gabon / Gabon Jordan
Kenya Lithuania Mongolia
Papua New Guinea Peru Romania
Chinese Taipei Tunisia / Tunisie Turkey
Ukraine United States Zambia
 Contribution from Ms. Rita Ramhalo, The World Bank
 Contribution from Mr. Siddhartha Mitra, CUTS International
 Contribution from CUTS International
 Contribution from Ms. Taimoon Stewart
 Contribution de M. Khelifa Tounekti

 

Session III  Challenges Faced by Young Competition Authorities

                     Note by the Secretariat / Note du Secretariat

                     Call for Contributions / Appel à contributions

Albania Algeria / Algerie Brazil
Bulgaria Chile Czech Republic
El Salvador Hungary Indonesia
Israel Jamaica Japan
Latvia Lithuania Mexico
Morocco / Maroc Netherlands Papua New Guinea
Poland Romania Russian Federation
Serbia Singapore Slovak Republic
Slovenia South Africa Tunisia / Tunisie
Turkey Ukraine United States
Zambia

Contribution from Mr. Zoltán Nagy

Contribution from Mr. Thomas Abe

Session IV  Other Business: The OECD Competition Assessment Toolkit

Presentation: Update on the application of the OECD Competition Assessment Toolkit (Mexico)

 

Session V   The Role of Competition Authorities in the Response to Economic
                   Crisis (Food Prices and Supply; Energy Prices; Market Crises)

                     Note by the Secretariat / Note du Secrétariat

South Africa Tunisia / Tunisie Uzbekistan
Contribution from Ms. Mona Yassine
Contribution from Mr. David Lewis

 

Session VI  Evaluation and Future Work 

                    Evaluation Questionnaire

 

 

Designated Participants of the Global Forum on Competition

 

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