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COVID-19: Firmer action needed to better protect consumers

COVID-19: Firmer action needed to better protect consumers

Authorities need to do more to monitor and act on unfair business practices and criminal activities exploiting fears over the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Consumers vs COVID-19

Consumers vs COVID-19

Written by
Pamela Coke Hamilton and Teresa Moreira, UNCTAD

Consumer protection crucial for the digital economy to thrive

Consumer protection crucial for the digital economy to thrive

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

Restoring competition in ''winner-took-all'' digital platform markets

Restoring competition in ''winner-took-all'' digital platform markets

Written by
Ebru Gokce Dessemond, Legal Officer, UNCTAD

Keeping markets fair in digital era requires stronger cooperation

Keeping markets fair in digital era requires stronger cooperation

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

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.

Partnership to deliver online dispute resolution to consumers

Partnership to deliver online dispute resolution to consumers

Blockchain-based online dispute resolution for consumers set to improve international trade and electronic commerce.

Smart consumers can set a new course for people and planet

Smart consumers can set a new course for people and planet

Consumers are not just passive buyers. Their choices determine the sustainability of economic development.

Peru adopts merger control law after 20 years of debate

Peru adopts merger control law after 20 years of debate

Milestone places Peru at the same level as most countries in South America in terms of comprehensive competition legal frameworks.