Did you know that the Zambia Competition Commission changed its name to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission as a result of Zambia’s Competition and Consumer Protection Act of 2010? Also, earlier this year they joined Facebook – visit their page here.

  This week the UK’s Overseas Development Institute released a report, entitled “Assessing the Economic Impact of Competition” (also discussed on the July 22 blog entry). The report discusses the findings of an ODI research project, which examined (1) how the policy framework of a country affects the degree of competition in any given product […]

  Many competition agencies offer subscriptions to electronic newsletters or email alerts about their activities and news. Here are a few examples: Portugal Australia European Union Ireland Poland Ukraine United Kingdom Zambia Sweden South Africa

As one of its first projects, the ICN recognized the importance of competition advocacy “in fostering competitive markets and promoting social welfare” in its 2002 Advocacy and Competition Policy report. In 2009, the ICN revisited members’ competition advocacy efforts in this report. Today’s links illustrate how some agencies present and publicize their competition advocacy work. […]