On 28–29 October 2026, Khankendi, Republic of Azerbaijan, hosted the 47th meeting of the Joint Task Force on Investigating Violations of Antimonopoly Legislation in the CIS Member States (the Task Force) and the 61st meeting of the Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy (ICAP).
👥 The meetings were attended by officials of the Competition Committee, as well as representatives of its Research Center.
At its meeting on 28 October, the Task Force considered the impact of artificial intelligence on competition, measures to ensure that borrowers can choose their insurance providers when obtaining consumer loans, and approaches to pricing in pharmaceutical markets.
At the ICAP meeting on 29 October, participants reviewed the implementation of decisions adopted at the previous meeting, recent competition policy developments in the CIS countries, the work of the Task Force, and priorities for further cooperation.
The delegation of Uzbekistan presented the results of reforms aimed at fostering a competitive environment, reducing exclusive rights, and strengthening antimonopoly enforcement.
The presentation placed particular emphasis on the regulation of digital platforms, the application of the superior bargaining power framework, and the digital transformation of the Committee’s operations. The delegation also demonstrated the capabilities of the FAIR TECH system and artificial intelligence tools currently under development to detect signs of collusion in public procurement and market manipulation in commodity exchange trading.
🖋 The Uzbek side proposed expanding exchanges of expertise on methods for analyzing commodity exchange trading, advancing expert consultations on restrictions affecting cross-border supplies of genuine products, and conducting comparative reviews of the use of analytical algorithms in investigations.
