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Countries focus on protecting consumers amid and after COVID-19

Countries focus on protecting consumers amid and after COVID-19

15 Oct 2020
Stakeholders gather to share experiences and exchange information to advance the welfare of consumers in open markets.
Defending competition in the markets during COVID-19

Defending competition in the markets during COVID-19

8 Apr 2020
UNCTAD urges competition authorities to use all their tools to combat the adverse consequences of COVID-19 in the markets.
World Consumer Rights Day: Do consumers play a role as influencers of sustainable consumption?

World Consumer Rights Day: Do consumers play a role as influencers of sustainable consumption?

12 Mar 2020
Written by
Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
Keeping markets fair in digital era requires stronger cooperation

Keeping markets fair in digital era requires stronger cooperation

26 Nov 2019
The first Instanbul Competition Forum meets amid growing concerns about market power and wealth concentration in the hands of a few digital giants.
Competition law crosses the digital threshold

Competition law crosses the digital threshold

18 Jul 2019
While competition law's logic is sound, it needs new levers to address the challenges of the modern world and help regulators and enforcers do their jobs.
Cairo home to new competition-focused training centre

Cairo home to new competition-focused training centre

21 Nov 2018
Competition agencies from seven Middle East and North African countries will benefit from world-class courses offered at innovative training hub in Egypt.
Botswana greets scrutiny of competition law and policy

Botswana greets scrutiny of competition law and policy

13 Jul 2018
Botswana welcomes voluntary peer review of legal and institutional competition framework, underlining its government’s commitment to a fair business environment and protecting consumers
Competition watchdogs and the forces shaping shipping

Competition watchdogs and the forces shaping shipping

12 Jul 2018
Written by Jan Hoffmann
Chief, Trade Logistics Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
Competition policy ensures markets work for people over profit

Competition policy ensures markets work for people over profit

12 Jul 2018
Governments need to keep markets fair and competitive, so that consumers have access to the best goods and services at the lowest price
Morocco welcomes review of consumer protection regime

Morocco welcomes review of consumer protection regime

10 Jul 2018

​Following the first-ever assessment of a nation’s consumer protection law and policy by peer national authorities, UNCTAD has proposed a package of improvements for Morocco