Since 1990, capacity building has spread to serve competition authorities in every region of the world.  A full range of services is provided, including case studies seminars, cartel prosecution, bid rigging & public procurement, merger analysis, abuse of dominance, legislative drafting, studies in sector specific regulation, judicial training, and high-level policy briefings on topics such as reducing unnecessary restraints on competition in laws and regulations.

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OECD’s Gurría calls for strong competition policy to speed recovery

19-Feb-2009

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.

8th meeting of the Global Forum on Competition, 19-20 February 2009 - Paris, France

from 19-Feb-2009 to 20-Feb-2009

The 8th OECD Global Forum on Competition brought together senior competition officials from around the world to discuss the importance of competition and the role of competition authorities in the global economy, including: potential conflicts between competition policy and national champions; the impact of the informal economy on competitive markets; the balance between the public interest and competition policy in times of economic crisis; and how young competition agencies can best learn from more experienced colleagues.

Online Survey on the documents on Competition website

12-Nov-2008

We are seeking your input to our work on competition issues.  The data collected will be used only to improve our documents and website.  Please visit our survey site, and give us your evaluation on our work.

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Competition Law and Policy in El Salvador: Peer Review

30-Oct-2008

El Salvador’s first competition law took effect on 1 January 2006. Jointly published by OECD and the IDB, this report reviews competition laws and policies in El Salvador since that date and provides recommendations for further reforms. This report is also available in Spanish.

Calendar of Global Capacity Building Events on Competition Issues

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23-Dec-2008

Global Calendar of Capacity Building Events on Competition Issues

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Global Forum on Competition

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Resisting protectionism and keeping markets open to competition

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OECD Journal of Competition Law and Policy

Providing insight into the thinking of competition law enforcers while focusing on the practical application of competition law and policy