Trade, Regional integration & Competition reforms
Session IV | 1430 to 1630hrs | 13 December 2015
Infusing competition and promoting regulatory reforms to make trade agreements and regional integration impactful in developing countries
It has been established now that benefits of trade liberalisation can be better derived by countries that possess effective market regulatory framework and instruments. Competition law is one such instrument that has become a feature of liberalising market economies. Apart from the multilateral process, the process of trade liberalisation has also been driven across many developing regions through regional trade integration processes. Development of national and regional competition reforms processes are often part of such processes, but seem to be effective only if they are well-aligned with domestic policies/processes and have stakeholder support. This session throws light on some such evidence especially from the developing world.
Presentations
Facilitating equitable regional integration through competition policy and regulatory reforms
– Clayton Hazvinci Vhumbunu, Southern African Research & Documentation Centre, Zimbabwe
Broadening the discourse on Regional Trade Agreements and Competition Rules, Compliance and Performance in Developing Countries
– Derek Ireland, Carleton University, Canada
Implications of trade policy on domestic competition and consumer welfare in The Philippine’s rice market
– Roehlano Briones, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, The Philippines
Discussants
Rob Anderson, World Trade Organisation, Switzerland
Sara Nyman, World Bank, USA
Bipul Chatterjee, CUTS International, India
Chair
(tbc)