In the afternoon session, Nancy Doyle, Senior Special Counsel of the CFTC’s Office of International Affairs, presented on the futures market and futures contracts as a type of derivative contract. She also provided an in-depth overview of the CFTC’s regulatory framework. Participants also discussed building capacity at exchanges to supervise trading and monitor members, alongside…
Today, the seminar on “Commodity Market Regulation” organized by the Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee in partnership with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has started at the Hyatt Regency Tashkent. Kevin Piccoli, Deputy Director of International Relations at the CFTC, opened the seminar with his presentation on developing a commodities market, the…
On September 23, 2024, the leadership of the Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan met with Yasser Abdih, head of the International Monetary Fund mission for Uzbekistan. During the meeting, sides discussed ongoing projects in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund, Uzbekistan’s key competition policy goals, reforms aimed at strengthening…
Today marked the conclusion of the two-day training “Digital Regulation Regimes for Competition and AI” organized in collaboration with the German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation. On the final day, two key sessions were held: “Antitrust Regulation and Artificial Intelligence” “Digital Regulation Cooperation” (interactions between digital and AI markets with various regulatory regimes, including competition, consumer…
Comprehensive reforms are being carried out to increase the personnel potential of the Competition Committee system today. The Competition Committee in collaboration with the German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation, has launched a two-day training program “Digital Regulation Regimes for Competition and AI” for the Committee’s specialists. This training aims to enhance the participants’ skills and…
A recent visit by the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Mr. Olaf Scholz, to Uzbekistan, along with meetings between the leaders of our two countries, highlights the strengthening relations between Uzbekistan and Germany. This growing partnership was also evident in today’s meeting between the Competition Committee and representatives of the German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation. During…
During the meeting they reviewed the work experience, main functions and tasks of both parties in consumer protection and advertising market regulation. Moreover, the representatives of the the Directorate General for Consumer Protection and Market Surveillance of the Ministry of Trade of Turkiye provided information on the Law of the Republic of Turkiye On consumer…
Currently, the officials of the Competition Committee are participating in the meeting of the permanent experts of the Organization of Turkic states (OTS) on the discussion of the draft Digital Economy Partnership Agreement between the Governments of the Member States of the OTS. The main objective of this Agreement is to strengthen trade relations between…
In collaboration with the German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation, a series of training seminars on “Fundamentals of Project Management” has commenced for the employees of the central office and regional branches of the Competition Committee. The seminar series kicked off on May 28th. These sessions feature in-depth, practical instruction on classic, agile, and hybrid project…
On May 14th 2024, the Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan teamed up with the International Development Institute (IDI) at Chungbuk National University for a strategic meeting. The main aim of this gathering was to refine Uzbekistan’s consumer protection policies and enhance product quality. During the session, key discussions revolved…
