A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Center for Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Research under the Competition Committee and the nationwide movement "Yuksalish"
As part of the Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Research Center for Competition Policy and Consumer Rights organized a professional development course for employees of the Ministry of Digital Technologies on competition policy and public procurement legislation.
A New Stage in Professional Development: The Center Launches Systematic Training Courses
A regional branch has started its operations in Namangan
A roundtable discussion on the topic “Integration of Science and Practice” was organized under the leadership of Olimjon Jumaev, Director of the Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Research Center under the Competition Committee, with the participation of professors, lecturers, and researchers of the Tashkent State University of Economics. Participants discussed the assessment of the competitive environment, elimination of barriers to competition in markets, reform of public expenditures and natural monopolies, the role and importance of competition in the development of economic sectors, and the scientific and practical aspects of promoting competition. The parties also agreed to cooperate on the development of a competitiveness index, the extensive use of econometric methods to forecast prices of essential food products, the implementation of grant projects in collaboration with international organizations, and the expansion of scientific activities in all areas related to promoting competition and protecting consumer rights.
Olimjon Jumaev, Director of the Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Research Center under Competition Committee, took part in the 9th annual competition Policy conference "Bergen Competition Policy Conference 2025" on June 5-6 of this year, organized by the Bergen Center for Competition Law and Economics (BECCLE). During the event, special attention was paid to the regulation of digital markets, the fight against abuse of dominance, as well as the interaction of antimonopoly mechanisms with social and labor policies. The participants included a wide range of international experts and representatives of leading universities and research centers (The Norwegian School of Economics, The Carey Law School at the University of Pennsylvania, The Toulouse School of Economics), as well as regulatory authorities, including the European Commission and the USA Federal Trade Commission.
Today, the Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Research Center held an online meeting with Professor Martin Peitz, Director of the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation (MaCCI). During the discussion, the parties addressed current issues in the regulation of digital platforms and outlined possible areas for future collaboration. As a result of the meeting, an agreement was reached to organize training seminars for the Center’s staff focused on modern approaches to digital platform regulation.