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…

Visit of the Uzbekistan Competition Committee Delegation to Munich, Germany

On October 14, 2024, the delegation of the Uzbekistan Competition Committee concluded its visits in Germany. The final meeting took place in Munich with the Executive Director of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Professor Josef Drexl. The Max Planck Society comprises over 80 scientific institutes and research centers, including the Institute for…

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…

Training on “Digital Regulation Regimes for Competition and AI”

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…

Meeting with representatives of the Competition Committee and the head of regional projects of the Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation, Ms. Inka Rück

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…

On 27th of June this year, in the afternoon, representatives of the Competition promotion committee held a meeting with representatives of the Directorate General for Consumer Protection and Market Surveillance of the Ministry of Trade of Turkiye.

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…