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CUTS in association with the International Network of Civil Society on Competition (INCSOC)  organised a seminar entitled, "Enhancing Development Through a Competition Culture" on August 14, 2008 at New Delhi (India). The seminar was organised as part of the sequence of events that CUTS hosted to celebrate its silver jubilee (25th year) celebrations.

The seminar drew civil society organisations (from within India and outside), business associations and the legal fraternity. It provided an opportunity for the participants to get acquainted with new approaches that have been developed by the international competition community to help enhance understanding on competition issues.

The linkage between Competition Policy and Economic Development was discussed at length in a panel comprising of international competition experts. Practitioners and scholars discussed technical issues like Abuse of Dominance; Cartelisation; and Mergers & Acquisitions, and tried to simplify the concepts to ensure better appreciation to suit the heterogeneity of the participants.

On this occasion, Competition Toolkit for India was also released by Amitabh Kumar, Director General, Competition Commission of India.

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• Press Release

CUTS International and Consumers Federation of Australia jointly organised a half-day Seminar on “Enhancing Consumer Protection via Competition Policy” on 29th October 2007, from 0900 hrs 1300 hrs at Luna Park, Sydney, Australia. This seminar was organised under the banner of International Network of Civil Society Organisations on Competition (INCSOC) as a fringe events on sidelines of 18th Consumer International World Congress.

The event initiated a discussion on the best way in which competition policy can be used for consumer protection. The session included:

Competition: why every consumer should care?

Competition and Consumer Protection

Competition and Regulation: Making Regulated Industries Work for Consumers.

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• Minutes of the Meeting

Quarterly Newsletter 'CUTS in Action' 18^th World Congress-Special Issue

In one of the side events of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, held from November 14-18, 2005, in Antalya, Turkey, in the presence of more than 50 international delegates, CUTS CCIER released a book entitled “Competition Regimes in the World – A Civil Society Report”.

The prevailing competition regimes in about 120 countries have been sewn together in this unique compilation. The members of INCSOC and other scholars have contributed essays on the state of competition across the globe. The book received huge admiration at the conference. The book released was the advance version.

Press Release

Quarterly Newsletter 'CUTS in Action' UN Conference on Competition Policy-Special Issue

Proceedings