26 and 27 September 2023 
Quito, Ecuador
The Latin American and Caribbean Competition Forum brings together high-level competition officials each year to promote dialogue, consensus building and networking among policy makers and enforcers in the region. The 2023 Forum hosted by the Superintendencia de Control del Poder de Mercado will take place in Quito, Ecuador. It will take into account the COVID-19 situation. All related documentation will be available on this page.
Agenda (forthcoming)
Forum insights
Session 1. Competition and Poverty
This session will focus on the role of competition policy for poverty reduction, considering that fighting poverty remains as a top priority to many developing countries including in Latin America and the Caribbean. It will cover the interplay between competition policy and poverty reduction, as well as the role of competition authorities to contribute to reduce poverty from both enforcement and advocacy standpoints.
All related documentation will be available on this page.
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Suggested bibliography and related links
OECD Competition Trends in Latin America and the Caribbean, OECD publication 2022
See also: Competition Law and Policy in Latin America OECD Competition Policy Roundtables
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Session 2. Peer review of Dominican Republic
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The mechanisms of peer review vary, but it is founded upon the willingness of a country to submit its laws and policies to substantive questioning by other peers. The process provides valuable insights into the country under study, getting to the heart of ways in which each country deals with competition and regulatory issues, from the soundness of its competition laws to the structure and effectiveness of its competition institutions. Founded on the willingness of a country to submit its laws and practices to substantive review by peers, the Peer Review exercise provides valuable insights to the country under study, mainly by recommending ways to improve its competition policy including the effectiveness of its competition institutions. In 2023, Dominican Republic's competition law and policy will be subject to such a review. The final report, including recommendations to strengthen Dominican Republic's competition framework will be finalised after the discussions during the Forum. Previous Peer Reviews in Latin American countries |
 2007 Follow-up Peer Reviews of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru |
 2012 Follow-up Peer Reviews of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama and Peru |
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See also:
Peer Review of Costa Rica, 2014
Competition Law and Policy in Latin America
Full list of OECD countries reviews of competition policy framework
Session 3. Competition and Sports
Other meetings of the week
26 September 2023 (morning): National Competition Day of Ecuador
28 September 2023 (morning): Ibero-American Forum on Competition
28 September 2023 (afternoon): Meeting of the Group of Competition Agencies of America (GrACA)
This conference is a paper-smart event organised in line with OECD greening policies.
Only copies of the programme will be available in the meeting room.