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LOCATION:Online\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Joint UN-ESCWA\, UNCTAD and OECD webinar on Understanding Competiti
 ve Neutrality
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is jointly organized by the UN-ESCWA\, UNCTAD and 
 OECD\, under the trilateral cooperation arrangement aiming to support stre
 ngthening the competition law and policy across the Arab region.\n\n\nIt i
 s a fundamental principle of competition law and policy that firms should 
 compete on the merits and should not benefit from undue advantages for exa
 mple due to their ownership or nationality.\n\n\nGovernment actions can so
 metimes prevent\, restrict\, or distort competition within a market. They 
 can set procurement/tax rules or regulatory regimes putting private compan
 ies at a disadvantage compared to state-controlled or supported firms\, or
  yet\, they can assign market regulatory functions to firms that currently
  or potentially compete on the same markets.\n\n \nEnsuring a level playi
 ng field is therefore key to enable competition to work properly and deliv
 er benefits to consumers and the wider economy. This webinar will explain 
 what competitive neutrality is\, why it is important to economic growth an
 d creating attractive business environments while also providing case stud
 ies from across the region and the sharing of international best practices
  in this area.\n \n&lt\;p&gt\;This webinar is jointly organized by the UN
 -ESCWA\, UNCTAD and OECD\, under the trilateral cooperation arrangement ai
 ming to support strengthening the competition law and policy across the Ar
 ab region.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;br /&gt\;\nIt is a fundamental p
 rinciple of competition law and policy that firms should compete on the me
 rits and should not benefit from undue advantages for example due to their
  ownership or nationality.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;br /&gt\;\nGover
 nment actions can sometimes prevent\, restrict\, or distort competition wi
 thin a market. They can set procurement/tax rules or regulatory regimes pu
 tting private companies at a disadvantage compared to state-controlled or 
 supported firms\, or yet\, they can assign market regulatory functions to 
 firms that currently or potentially compete on the same markets.&lt\;/p&gt
 \;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;br /&gt\;\nEnsuring a level playing fiel
 d is therefore key to enable competition to work properly and deliver bene
 fits to consumers and the wider economy. This webinar will explain what co
 mpetitive neutrality is\, why it is important to economic growth and creat
 ing attractive business environments while also providing case studies fro
 m across the region and the sharing of international best practices in thi
 s area.&lt\;br /&gt\;\n&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on uncta
 d.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/joint-un-escwa-unctad-and-oecd-webinar-u
 nderstanding-competitive-neutrality
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