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How to make markets work for sustainable development

How to make markets work for sustainable development

Competition and consumer policies can help build more sustainable economies, experts say.

How competition enforcement can boost economic recovery

How competition enforcement can boost economic recovery

UNCTAD brings together competition authorities to discuss lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and how to support the recovery of small businesses.

Time to empower consumers to make sustainable choices

Time to empower consumers to make sustainable choices

Governments, consumer groups and businesses urged to step up efforts to allow consumers to play their part in sustainable development.

Malawi seeks to enhance competition and consumer protection

Malawi seeks to enhance competition and consumer protection

The southeastern African nation is determined to make legislative, administrative and procedural changes to make markets fairer and better protect consumers.

Ensuring open, competitive and fair digital markets

Ensuring open, competitive and fair digital markets

As online platforms are global in nature, more regional and international cooperation is needed for effective enforcement of competition law in cross-border cases in the digital economy.

Vulnerable consumers of public utilities need more protection

Vulnerable consumers of public utilities need more protection

The economic and health crisis triggered by COVID-19 has put vulnerable consumers in a more precarious situation, leaving them unable to pay for essential household expenses.

More international cooperation needed to better protect consumers

More international cooperation needed to better protect consumers

Countries are urged to step up efforts to safeguard consumers’ health, safety and economic interests amid the pandemic.

Building back better requires stronger competition and consumer protection in the digital economy

Building back better requires stronger competition and consumer protection in the digital economy

By Teresa Moreira, Head of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UNCTAD

Countries focus on protecting consumers amid and after COVID-19

Countries focus on protecting consumers amid and after COVID-19

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

UNCTAD urges competition authorities to use all their tools to combat the adverse consequences of COVID-19 in the markets.