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)

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,…

Seminar on “Commodity Market Regulation”

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…

The Competition Committee of Uzbekistan establishing cooperation with the European Commission on competition policy and antitrust regulation of digital platforms

🇺🇿 This October, with the support of the German Sparkassen Stiftung, the Deputy Chairman of the Committee, Farrukh Karabaev, visited the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission (main Competition authority of European Union) in Brussels (Belgium). During his visit, he held a meeting with Deputy Director-General for Antitrust & Digital Platform Regulation, Ms. Linsey…

Meeting with Philipp Jahn, Director of the Regional Office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

On October 25, 2024, the Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee along with Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Research Center met with the Director of the Regional Office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, Philipp Jahn. The meeting brought together key figures, including Committee Chairman H. Turakhujaev, Deputy Chairman F. Karabaev, Center…

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT TO ENHANCE POPULATION WELFARE”

On October 22, 2024, Tashkent hosted a conference on “Fostering sustainable investments and entrepreneurial support to enhance population welfare” with 15 international companies and nearly 80 Uzbek organizations in attendance. One of the key speakers Farrukh Karabaev, Deputy Chairman of Competition Committee, who detailed country’s ongoing economic reforms aimed at promoting competition and reducing the…

The Visit of the Delegation of the Uzbekistan Competition Committee to Germany Continues

On October 11, 2024, as part of their visit, the delegation of the Competition Committee met with the Secretary-General of the German Monopolies Commission, Mark Batal. During the meeting, the parties discussed mechanisms and practical experience of Germany in regulating natural monopolies. They also reviewed the mechanisms used to analyze and address systemic problems in…

Leadership of the Competition Committee met with Yasser Abdih, head of the International Monetary Fund mission for Uzbekistan

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…

Results of the “Digital Regulation Regimes for Competition and AI” Training

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…