BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af873df7fbb6 DTSTART:20231003T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231003T210000Z LOCATION:Asuncion\, Paraguay SUMMARY:Dissemination of the peer review on Competition Law and Policy reco mmendations CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The mission consisted in the dissemination of the peer review r eport on competition law and policy of Paraguay which was presented at the IGE meeting on competition law and policy held in Geneva in July 2023.\n\ nThe dissemination took place over five days during which the content of t he report and the recommendations made to the legislative and executive br anches of government\, as well as to the competition authority\, were expl ained in detail.\n\nOn the first day\, the National Competition Day was he ld at the headquarters of the central bank. The event was attended by repr esentatives of the public and private sectors\, including lawyers\, econom ists\, academics and representatives of the judiciary.  Taking into accou nt that the recommendations refer to the need to carry out reforms in the competition law and in aspects related to some public policies\, meetings were held with high-level officials from the legislative\, executive and j udicial branches.\n\nAs regards the executive branch\, meetings were held with the Minister of Industry\, the deputy ministers of industry and trade \, the head of the President'\;s office and other political officials. \n\nIn relation to the legislature\, meetings were held with senators and in particular with the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economic s\, given the link between competition policy and economic policy.\n\nMeet ings were held with the judiciary\, in particular with the President of th e Supreme Court\, the Director of the Judicial School and the President of the Council of the Judiciary.\n\nOf particular relevance were the meeting s held with the presidents of business organisations\, representing indust ry\, commerce and the services sector as well as the agricultural and live stock sector\, which represents a very important part of the productive fa bric.\n\nTo give greater visibility to the dissemination\, the UNCTAD repr esentative participated in two live programs on television and on the radi o in high-audience programs.  Obviously\, we held internal meetings with CONACOM members in order to establish a strategy to carry out the implemen tation of the recommendations. The position of the different actors with w hom we interviewed was positive\, in the sense that it is necessary to str engthen competition policy and the institution (CONACOM).\n\nFinally\, we had a meeting with an important financial institution in Latin America to obtain adequate financing for the execution of an action plan that will be prepared in the coming months and in which UNCTAD will play an essential role.\n<\;p>\;The mission consisted in the dissemination of the peer r eview report on competition law and policy of Paraguay which was presented at the IGE meeting on competition law and policy held in Geneva in July 2 023.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The dissemination took place over five days during which the content of the report and the recommendations made to th e legislative and executive branches of government\, as well as to the com petition authority\, were explained in detail.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;O n the first day\, the National Competition Day was held at the headquarter s of the central bank. The event was attended by representatives of the pu blic and private sectors\, including lawyers\, economists\, academics and representatives of the judiciary.&\;nbsp\; Taking into account that the recommendations refer to the need to carry out reforms in the competition law and in aspects related to some public policies\, meetings were held w ith high-level officials from the legislative\, executive and judicial bra nches.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As regards the executive branch\, meeting s were held with the Minister of Industry\, the deputy ministers of indust ry and trade\, the head of the President'\;s office and other politica l officials.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In relation to the legislature\, me etings were held with senators and in particular with the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economics\, given the link between competition policy and economic policy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Meetings were held w ith the judiciary\, in particular with the President of the Supreme Court\ , the Director of the Judicial School and the President of the Council of the Judiciary.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Of particular relevance were the meetings held with the presidents of business organisations\, representing industry\, commerce and the services sector as well as the agricultural a nd livestock sector\, which represents a very important part of the produc tive fabric.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;To give greater visibility to the d issemination\, the UNCTAD representative participated in two live programs on television and on the radio in high-audience programs.&\;nbsp\; Obv iously\, we held internal meetings with CONACOM members in order to establ ish a strategy to carry out the implementation of the recommendations. The position of the different actors with whom we interviewed was positive\, in the sense that it is necessary to strengthen competition policy and the institution (CONACOM).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Finally\, we had a meeti ng with an important financial institution in Latin America to obtain adeq uate financing for the execution of an action plan that will be prepared i n the coming months and in which UNCTAD will play an essential role.<\;/ p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/dissemi nation-peer-review-competition-law-and-policy-recommendations DTSTAMP:20261114T144447Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af873df7fbf3 DTSTART:20231004T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231004T210000Z LOCATION:Asuncion\, Paraguay SUMMARY:Dissemination of the peer review on Competition Law and Policy reco mmendations CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The mission consisted in the dissemination of the peer review r eport on competition law and policy of Paraguay which was presented at the IGE meeting on competition law and policy held in Geneva in July 2023.\n\ nThe dissemination took place over five days during which the content of t he report and the recommendations made to the legislative and executive br anches of government\, as well as to the competition authority\, were expl ained in detail.\n\nOn the first day\, the National Competition Day was he ld at the headquarters of the central bank. The event was attended by repr esentatives of the public and private sectors\, including lawyers\, econom ists\, academics and representatives of the judiciary.  Taking into accou nt that the recommendations refer to the need to carry out reforms in the competition law and in aspects related to some public policies\, meetings were held with high-level officials from the legislative\, executive and j udicial branches.\n\nAs regards the executive branch\, meetings were held with the Minister of Industry\, the deputy ministers of industry and trade \, the head of the President'\;s office and other political officials. \n\nIn relation to the legislature\, meetings were held with senators and in particular with the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economic s\, given the link between competition policy and economic policy.\n\nMeet ings were held with the judiciary\, in particular with the President of th e Supreme Court\, the Director of the Judicial School and the President of the Council of the Judiciary.\n\nOf particular relevance were the meeting s held with the presidents of business organisations\, representing indust ry\, commerce and the services sector as well as the agricultural and live stock sector\, which represents a very important part of the productive fa bric.\n\nTo give greater visibility to the dissemination\, the UNCTAD repr esentative participated in two live programs on television and on the radi o in high-audience programs.  Obviously\, we held internal meetings with CONACOM members in order to establish a strategy to carry out the implemen tation of the recommendations. The position of the different actors with w hom we interviewed was positive\, in the sense that it is necessary to str engthen competition policy and the institution (CONACOM).\n\nFinally\, we had a meeting with an important financial institution in Latin America to obtain adequate financing for the execution of an action plan that will be prepared in the coming months and in which UNCTAD will play an essential role.\n<\;p>\;The mission consisted in the dissemination of the peer r eview report on competition law and policy of Paraguay which was presented at the IGE meeting on competition law and policy held in Geneva in July 2 023.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The dissemination took place over five days during which the content of the report and the recommendations made to th e legislative and executive branches of government\, as well as to the com petition authority\, were explained in detail.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;O n the first day\, the National Competition Day was held at the headquarter s of the central bank. The event was attended by representatives of the pu blic and private sectors\, including lawyers\, economists\, academics and representatives of the judiciary.&\;nbsp\; Taking into account that the recommendations refer to the need to carry out reforms in the competition law and in aspects related to some public policies\, meetings were held w ith high-level officials from the legislative\, executive and judicial bra nches.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As regards the executive branch\, meeting s were held with the Minister of Industry\, the deputy ministers of indust ry and trade\, the head of the President'\;s office and other politica l officials.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In relation to the legislature\, me etings were held with senators and in particular with the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economics\, given the link between competition policy and economic policy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Meetings were held w ith the judiciary\, in particular with the President of the Supreme Court\ , the Director of the Judicial School and the President of the Council of the Judiciary.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Of particular relevance were the meetings held with the presidents of business organisations\, representing industry\, commerce and the services sector as well as the agricultural a nd livestock sector\, which represents a very important part of the produc tive fabric.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;To give greater visibility to the d issemination\, the UNCTAD representative participated in two live programs on television and on the radio in high-audience programs.&\;nbsp\; Obv iously\, we held internal meetings with CONACOM members in order to establ ish a strategy to carry out the implementation of the recommendations. The position of the different actors with whom we interviewed was positive\, in the sense that it is necessary to strengthen competition policy and the institution (CONACOM).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Finally\, we had a meeti ng with an important financial institution in Latin America to obtain adeq uate financing for the execution of an action plan that will be prepared i n the coming months and in which UNCTAD will play an essential role.<\;/ p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/dissemi nation-peer-review-competition-law-and-policy-recommendations DTSTAMP:20261114T144447Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af873df7fbfb DTSTART:20231005T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231005T210000Z LOCATION:Asuncion\, Paraguay SUMMARY:Dissemination of the peer review on Competition Law and Policy reco mmendations CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The mission consisted in the dissemination of the peer review r eport on competition law and policy of Paraguay which was presented at the IGE meeting on competition law and policy held in Geneva in July 2023.\n\ nThe dissemination took place over five days during which the content of t he report and the recommendations made to the legislative and executive br anches of government\, as well as to the competition authority\, were expl ained in detail.\n\nOn the first day\, the National Competition Day was he ld at the headquarters of the central bank. The event was attended by repr esentatives of the public and private sectors\, including lawyers\, econom ists\, academics and representatives of the judiciary.  Taking into accou nt that the recommendations refer to the need to carry out reforms in the competition law and in aspects related to some public policies\, meetings were held with high-level officials from the legislative\, executive and j udicial branches.\n\nAs regards the executive branch\, meetings were held with the Minister of Industry\, the deputy ministers of industry and trade \, the head of the President'\;s office and other political officials. \n\nIn relation to the legislature\, meetings were held with senators and in particular with the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economic s\, given the link between competition policy and economic policy.\n\nMeet ings were held with the judiciary\, in particular with the President of th e Supreme Court\, the Director of the Judicial School and the President of the Council of the Judiciary.\n\nOf particular relevance were the meeting s held with the presidents of business organisations\, representing indust ry\, commerce and the services sector as well as the agricultural and live stock sector\, which represents a very important part of the productive fa bric.\n\nTo give greater visibility to the dissemination\, the UNCTAD repr esentative participated in two live programs on television and on the radi o in high-audience programs.  Obviously\, we held internal meetings with CONACOM members in order to establish a strategy to carry out the implemen tation of the recommendations. The position of the different actors with w hom we interviewed was positive\, in the sense that it is necessary to str engthen competition policy and the institution (CONACOM).\n\nFinally\, we had a meeting with an important financial institution in Latin America to obtain adequate financing for the execution of an action plan that will be prepared in the coming months and in which UNCTAD will play an essential role.\n<\;p>\;The mission consisted in the dissemination of the peer r eview report on competition law and policy of Paraguay which was presented at the IGE meeting on competition law and policy held in Geneva in July 2 023.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The dissemination took place over five days during which the content of the report and the recommendations made to th e legislative and executive branches of government\, as well as to the com petition authority\, were explained in detail.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;O n the first day\, the National Competition Day was held at the headquarter s of the central bank. The event was attended by representatives of the pu blic and private sectors\, including lawyers\, economists\, academics and representatives of the judiciary.&\;nbsp\; Taking into account that the recommendations refer to the need to carry out reforms in the competition law and in aspects related to some public policies\, meetings were held w ith high-level officials from the legislative\, executive and judicial bra nches.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As regards the executive branch\, meeting s were held with the Minister of Industry\, the deputy ministers of indust ry and trade\, the head of the President'\;s office and other politica l officials.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In relation to the legislature\, me etings were held with senators and in particular with the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economics\, given the link between competition policy and economic policy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Meetings were held w ith the judiciary\, in particular with the President of the Supreme Court\ , the Director of the Judicial School and the President of the Council of the Judiciary.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Of particular relevance were the meetings held with the presidents of business organisations\, representing industry\, commerce and the services sector as well as the agricultural a nd livestock sector\, which represents a very important part of the produc tive fabric.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;To give greater visibility to the d issemination\, the UNCTAD representative participated in two live programs on television and on the radio in high-audience programs.&\;nbsp\; Obv iously\, we held internal meetings with CONACOM members in order to establ ish a strategy to carry out the implementation of the recommendations. The position of the different actors with whom we interviewed was positive\, in the sense that it is necessary to strengthen competition policy and the institution (CONACOM).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Finally\, we had a meeti ng with an important financial institution in Latin America to obtain adeq uate financing for the execution of an action plan that will be prepared i n the coming months and in which UNCTAD will play an essential role.<\;/ p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/dissemi nation-peer-review-competition-law-and-policy-recommendations DTSTAMP:20261114T144447Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af873df7fc00 DTSTART:20231006T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231006T210000Z LOCATION:Asuncion\, Paraguay SUMMARY:Dissemination of the peer review on Competition Law and Policy reco mmendations CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The mission consisted in the dissemination of the peer review r eport on competition law and policy of Paraguay which was presented at the IGE meeting on competition law and policy held in Geneva in July 2023.\n\ nThe dissemination took place over five days during which the content of t he report and the recommendations made to the legislative and executive br anches of government\, as well as to the competition authority\, were expl ained in detail.\n\nOn the first day\, the National Competition Day was he ld at the headquarters of the central bank. The event was attended by repr esentatives of the public and private sectors\, including lawyers\, econom ists\, academics and representatives of the judiciary.  Taking into accou nt that the recommendations refer to the need to carry out reforms in the competition law and in aspects related to some public policies\, meetings were held with high-level officials from the legislative\, executive and j udicial branches.\n\nAs regards the executive branch\, meetings were held with the Minister of Industry\, the deputy ministers of industry and trade \, the head of the President'\;s office and other political officials. \n\nIn relation to the legislature\, meetings were held with senators and in particular with the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economic s\, given the link between competition policy and economic policy.\n\nMeet ings were held with the judiciary\, in particular with the President of th e Supreme Court\, the Director of the Judicial School and the President of the Council of the Judiciary.\n\nOf particular relevance were the meeting s held with the presidents of business organisations\, representing indust ry\, commerce and the services sector as well as the agricultural and live stock sector\, which represents a very important part of the productive fa bric.\n\nTo give greater visibility to the dissemination\, the UNCTAD repr esentative participated in two live programs on television and on the radi o in high-audience programs.  Obviously\, we held internal meetings with CONACOM members in order to establish a strategy to carry out the implemen tation of the recommendations. The position of the different actors with w hom we interviewed was positive\, in the sense that it is necessary to str engthen competition policy and the institution (CONACOM).\n\nFinally\, we had a meeting with an important financial institution in Latin America to obtain adequate financing for the execution of an action plan that will be prepared in the coming months and in which UNCTAD will play an essential role.\n<\;p>\;The mission consisted in the dissemination of the peer r eview report on competition law and policy of Paraguay which was presented at the IGE meeting on competition law and policy held in Geneva in July 2 023.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The dissemination took place over five days during which the content of the report and the recommendations made to th e legislative and executive branches of government\, as well as to the com petition authority\, were explained in detail.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;O n the first day\, the National Competition Day was held at the headquarter s of the central bank. The event was attended by representatives of the pu blic and private sectors\, including lawyers\, economists\, academics and representatives of the judiciary.&\;nbsp\; Taking into account that the recommendations refer to the need to carry out reforms in the competition law and in aspects related to some public policies\, meetings were held w ith high-level officials from the legislative\, executive and judicial bra nches.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As regards the executive branch\, meeting s were held with the Minister of Industry\, the deputy ministers of indust ry and trade\, the head of the President'\;s office and other politica l officials.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In relation to the legislature\, me etings were held with senators and in particular with the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economics\, given the link between competition policy and economic policy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Meetings were held w ith the judiciary\, in particular with the President of the Supreme Court\ , the Director of the Judicial School and the President of the Council of the Judiciary.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Of particular relevance were the meetings held with the presidents of business organisations\, representing industry\, commerce and the services sector as well as the agricultural a nd livestock sector\, which represents a very important part of the produc tive fabric.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;To give greater visibility to the d issemination\, the UNCTAD representative participated in two live programs on television and on the radio in high-audience programs.&\;nbsp\; Obv iously\, we held internal meetings with CONACOM members in order to establ ish a strategy to carry out the implementation of the recommendations. The position of the different actors with whom we interviewed was positive\, in the sense that it is necessary to strengthen competition policy and the institution (CONACOM).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Finally\, we had a meeti ng with an important financial institution in Latin America to obtain adeq uate financing for the execution of an action plan that will be prepared i n the coming months and in which UNCTAD will play an essential role.<\;/ p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/dissemi nation-peer-review-competition-law-and-policy-recommendations DTSTAMP:20261114T144447Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af873df7fc05 DTSTART:20231007T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231007T210000Z LOCATION:Asuncion\, Paraguay SUMMARY:Dissemination of the peer review on Competition Law and Policy reco mmendations CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The mission consisted in the dissemination of the peer review r eport on competition law and policy of Paraguay which was presented at the IGE meeting on competition law and policy held in Geneva in July 2023.\n\ nThe dissemination took place over five days during which the content of t he report and the recommendations made to the legislative and executive br anches of government\, as well as to the competition authority\, were expl ained in detail.\n\nOn the first day\, the National Competition Day was he ld at the headquarters of the central bank. The event was attended by repr esentatives of the public and private sectors\, including lawyers\, econom ists\, academics and representatives of the judiciary.  Taking into accou nt that the recommendations refer to the need to carry out reforms in the competition law and in aspects related to some public policies\, meetings were held with high-level officials from the legislative\, executive and j udicial branches.\n\nAs regards the executive branch\, meetings were held with the Minister of Industry\, the deputy ministers of industry and trade \, the head of the President'\;s office and other political officials. \n\nIn relation to the legislature\, meetings were held with senators and in particular with the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economic s\, given the link between competition policy and economic policy.\n\nMeet ings were held with the judiciary\, in particular with the President of th e Supreme Court\, the Director of the Judicial School and the President of the Council of the Judiciary.\n\nOf particular relevance were the meeting s held with the presidents of business organisations\, representing indust ry\, commerce and the services sector as well as the agricultural and live stock sector\, which represents a very important part of the productive fa bric.\n\nTo give greater visibility to the dissemination\, the UNCTAD repr esentative participated in two live programs on television and on the radi o in high-audience programs.  Obviously\, we held internal meetings with CONACOM members in order to establish a strategy to carry out the implemen tation of the recommendations. The position of the different actors with w hom we interviewed was positive\, in the sense that it is necessary to str engthen competition policy and the institution (CONACOM).\n\nFinally\, we had a meeting with an important financial institution in Latin America to obtain adequate financing for the execution of an action plan that will be prepared in the coming months and in which UNCTAD will play an essential role.\n<\;p>\;The mission consisted in the dissemination of the peer r eview report on competition law and policy of Paraguay which was presented at the IGE meeting on competition law and policy held in Geneva in July 2 023.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The dissemination took place over five days during which the content of the report and the recommendations made to th e legislative and executive branches of government\, as well as to the com petition authority\, were explained in detail.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;O n the first day\, the National Competition Day was held at the headquarter s of the central bank. The event was attended by representatives of the pu blic and private sectors\, including lawyers\, economists\, academics and representatives of the judiciary.&\;nbsp\; Taking into account that the recommendations refer to the need to carry out reforms in the competition law and in aspects related to some public policies\, meetings were held w ith high-level officials from the legislative\, executive and judicial bra nches.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As regards the executive branch\, meeting s were held with the Minister of Industry\, the deputy ministers of indust ry and trade\, the head of the President'\;s office and other politica l officials.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In relation to the legislature\, me etings were held with senators and in particular with the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economics\, given the link between competition policy and economic policy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Meetings were held w ith the judiciary\, in particular with the President of the Supreme Court\ , the Director of the Judicial School and the President of the Council of the Judiciary.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Of particular relevance were the meetings held with the presidents of business organisations\, representing industry\, commerce and the services sector as well as the agricultural a nd livestock sector\, which represents a very important part of the produc tive fabric.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;To give greater visibility to the d issemination\, the UNCTAD representative participated in two live programs on television and on the radio in high-audience programs.&\;nbsp\; Obv iously\, we held internal meetings with CONACOM members in order to establ ish a strategy to carry out the implementation of the recommendations. The position of the different actors with whom we interviewed was positive\, in the sense that it is necessary to strengthen competition policy and the institution (CONACOM).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Finally\, we had a meeti ng with an important financial institution in Latin America to obtain adeq uate financing for the execution of an action plan that will be prepared i n the coming months and in which UNCTAD will play an essential role.<\;/ p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/dissemi nation-peer-review-competition-law-and-policy-recommendations DTSTAMP:20261114T144447Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af873df7fc0b DTSTART:20231008T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231008T210000Z LOCATION:Asuncion\, Paraguay SUMMARY:Dissemination of the peer review on Competition Law and Policy reco mmendations CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The mission consisted in the dissemination of the peer review r eport on competition law and policy of Paraguay which was presented at the IGE meeting on competition law and policy held in Geneva in July 2023.\n\ nThe dissemination took place over five days during which the content of t he report and the recommendations made to the legislative and executive br anches of government\, as well as to the competition authority\, were expl ained in detail.\n\nOn the first day\, the National Competition Day was he ld at the headquarters of the central bank. The event was attended by repr esentatives of the public and private sectors\, including lawyers\, econom ists\, academics and representatives of the judiciary.  Taking into accou nt that the recommendations refer to the need to carry out reforms in the competition law and in aspects related to some public policies\, meetings were held with high-level officials from the legislative\, executive and j udicial branches.\n\nAs regards the executive branch\, meetings were held with the Minister of Industry\, the deputy ministers of industry and trade \, the head of the President'\;s office and other political officials. \n\nIn relation to the legislature\, meetings were held with senators and in particular with the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economic s\, given the link between competition policy and economic policy.\n\nMeet ings were held with the judiciary\, in particular with the President of th e Supreme Court\, the Director of the Judicial School and the President of the Council of the Judiciary.\n\nOf particular relevance were the meeting s held with the presidents of business organisations\, representing indust ry\, commerce and the services sector as well as the agricultural and live stock sector\, which represents a very important part of the productive fa bric.\n\nTo give greater visibility to the dissemination\, the UNCTAD repr esentative participated in two live programs on television and on the radi o in high-audience programs.  Obviously\, we held internal meetings with CONACOM members in order to establish a strategy to carry out the implemen tation of the recommendations. The position of the different actors with w hom we interviewed was positive\, in the sense that it is necessary to str engthen competition policy and the institution (CONACOM).\n\nFinally\, we had a meeting with an important financial institution in Latin America to obtain adequate financing for the execution of an action plan that will be prepared in the coming months and in which UNCTAD will play an essential role.\n<\;p>\;The mission consisted in the dissemination of the peer r eview report on competition law and policy of Paraguay which was presented at the IGE meeting on competition law and policy held in Geneva in July 2 023.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The dissemination took place over five days during which the content of the report and the recommendations made to th e legislative and executive branches of government\, as well as to the com petition authority\, were explained in detail.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;O n the first day\, the National Competition Day was held at the headquarter s of the central bank. The event was attended by representatives of the pu blic and private sectors\, including lawyers\, economists\, academics and representatives of the judiciary.&\;nbsp\; Taking into account that the recommendations refer to the need to carry out reforms in the competition law and in aspects related to some public policies\, meetings were held w ith high-level officials from the legislative\, executive and judicial bra nches.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As regards the executive branch\, meeting s were held with the Minister of Industry\, the deputy ministers of indust ry and trade\, the head of the President'\;s office and other politica l officials.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In relation to the legislature\, me etings were held with senators and in particular with the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economics\, given the link between competition policy and economic policy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Meetings were held w ith the judiciary\, in particular with the President of the Supreme Court\ , the Director of the Judicial School and the President of the Council of the Judiciary.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Of particular relevance were the meetings held with the presidents of business organisations\, representing industry\, commerce and the services sector as well as the agricultural a nd livestock sector\, which represents a very important part of the produc tive fabric.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;To give greater visibility to the d issemination\, the UNCTAD representative participated in two live programs on television and on the radio in high-audience programs.&\;nbsp\; Obv iously\, we held internal meetings with CONACOM members in order to establ ish a strategy to carry out the implementation of the recommendations. The position of the different actors with whom we interviewed was positive\, in the sense that it is necessary to strengthen competition policy and the institution (CONACOM).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Finally\, we had a meeti ng with an important financial institution in Latin America to obtain adeq uate financing for the execution of an action plan that will be prepared i n the coming months and in which UNCTAD will play an essential role.<\;/ p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/dissemi nation-peer-review-competition-law-and-policy-recommendations DTSTAMP:20261114T144447Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af873df7fc10 DTSTART:20231009T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231009T210000Z LOCATION:Asuncion\, Paraguay SUMMARY:Dissemination of the peer review on Competition Law and Policy reco mmendations CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The mission consisted in the dissemination of the peer review r eport on competition law and policy of Paraguay which was presented at the IGE meeting on competition law and policy held in Geneva in July 2023.\n\ nThe dissemination took place over five days during which the content of t he report and the recommendations made to the legislative and executive br anches of government\, as well as to the competition authority\, were expl ained in detail.\n\nOn the first day\, the National Competition Day was he ld at the headquarters of the central bank. The event was attended by repr esentatives of the public and private sectors\, including lawyers\, econom ists\, academics and representatives of the judiciary.  Taking into accou nt that the recommendations refer to the need to carry out reforms in the competition law and in aspects related to some public policies\, meetings were held with high-level officials from the legislative\, executive and j udicial branches.\n\nAs regards the executive branch\, meetings were held with the Minister of Industry\, the deputy ministers of industry and trade \, the head of the President'\;s office and other political officials. \n\nIn relation to the legislature\, meetings were held with senators and in particular with the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economic s\, given the link between competition policy and economic policy.\n\nMeet ings were held with the judiciary\, in particular with the President of th e Supreme Court\, the Director of the Judicial School and the President of the Council of the Judiciary.\n\nOf particular relevance were the meeting s held with the presidents of business organisations\, representing indust ry\, commerce and the services sector as well as the agricultural and live stock sector\, which represents a very important part of the productive fa bric.\n\nTo give greater visibility to the dissemination\, the UNCTAD repr esentative participated in two live programs on television and on the radi o in high-audience programs.  Obviously\, we held internal meetings with CONACOM members in order to establish a strategy to carry out the implemen tation of the recommendations. The position of the different actors with w hom we interviewed was positive\, in the sense that it is necessary to str engthen competition policy and the institution (CONACOM).\n\nFinally\, we had a meeting with an important financial institution in Latin America to obtain adequate financing for the execution of an action plan that will be prepared in the coming months and in which UNCTAD will play an essential role.\n<\;p>\;The mission consisted in the dissemination of the peer r eview report on competition law and policy of Paraguay which was presented at the IGE meeting on competition law and policy held in Geneva in July 2 023.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The dissemination took place over five days during which the content of the report and the recommendations made to th e legislative and executive branches of government\, as well as to the com petition authority\, were explained in detail.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;O n the first day\, the National Competition Day was held at the headquarter s of the central bank. The event was attended by representatives of the pu blic and private sectors\, including lawyers\, economists\, academics and representatives of the judiciary.&\;nbsp\; Taking into account that the recommendations refer to the need to carry out reforms in the competition law and in aspects related to some public policies\, meetings were held w ith high-level officials from the legislative\, executive and judicial bra nches.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As regards the executive branch\, meeting s were held with the Minister of Industry\, the deputy ministers of indust ry and trade\, the head of the President'\;s office and other politica l officials.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;In relation to the legislature\, me etings were held with senators and in particular with the chairman of the parliamentary committee on economics\, given the link between competition policy and economic policy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Meetings were held w ith the judiciary\, in particular with the President of the Supreme Court\ , the Director of the Judicial School and the President of the Council of the Judiciary.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Of particular relevance were the meetings held with the presidents of business organisations\, representing industry\, commerce and the services sector as well as the agricultural a nd livestock sector\, which represents a very important part of the produc tive fabric.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;To give greater visibility to the d issemination\, the UNCTAD representative participated in two live programs on television and on the radio in high-audience programs.&\;nbsp\; Obv iously\, we held internal meetings with CONACOM members in order to establ ish a strategy to carry out the implementation of the recommendations. The position of the different actors with whom we interviewed was positive\, in the sense that it is necessary to strengthen competition policy and the institution (CONACOM).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Finally\, we had a meeti ng with an important financial institution in Latin America to obtain adeq uate financing for the execution of an action plan that will be prepared i n the coming months and in which UNCTAD will play an essential role.<\;/ p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/dissemi nation-peer-review-competition-law-and-policy-recommendations DTSTAMP:20261114T144447Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR