Geneva, Switzerland – November 4, 2025 The Deputy Chairman of the Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee Farrukh Karabaev delivered a comprehensive presentation at the WTO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland during the seminar “Uzbekistan’s Economic Reforms to Support WTO Accession: Fostering the Private Sector and Redefining the Role of the State” in the margins of…
From October 20 to 23, 2025, the city of Brest, Republic of Belarus, hosted the 59th Meeting of the Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy (ICAP) of the CIS member states and the 45th Meeting of the Joint Task Force on Investigating Violations of Antimonopoly Legislation, attended by a delegation headed by the Chairman of the…
The panel session “Competition Law in Digital Markets: A Recap of Best Practices” was moderated by the Deputy Chairman, Farrukh Karabayev. The following experts also participated as speakers: Irakli Lekvinadze, Chairman of the Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency Andrey Tsyganov, Deputy Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russian Federation Eduardo Pontual Ribeiro, Professor of…
The international conference was inaugurated with a welcoming speech by Khalilillo Turakhodjaev Chairman, of Competition Promotion and Сonsumer protection Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan In his opening remarks, the Chairman emphasized the importance of studying international experience in the field of digital market regulation and the implementation of modern regulatory mechanisms. He also highlighted…
On October 10–11, 2025, an international conference titled “Platform Economy: Competition Law and Market Power of Digital Platforms” commenced in Tashkent, organized by the Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Research Center under the Competition Committee in cooperation with the BRICS Competition Policy Center. The international conference is attended to bring together representatives of antimonopoly authorities,…
Today, a meeting was held between leadership of the Competition Committee and the representatives of the German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation. During the meeting, the parties discussed key issues, including the introduction of the new project leader of the German Sparkassenstiftung in Uzbekistan and prospects for further bilateral cooperation. Particular attention was given to potential…
On November 5, 2024, a meeting was held at the Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan with representatives of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP). The meeting discussed issues related to strengthening cooperation between the two countries, regulating commodity exchanges, competition policy,…
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…
