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The oecd regional centre for competition in latin america (rcc) celebrates its fifth anniversary, consolidating itself as a benchmark in the training of competition officials and authorities, governments, regulators and judges in the region. this centre, the third of its kind in the world, has been key in the application of international best practices in laws and public policies to strengthen the defence of competition.
As a pillar of perus accession process to the oecd, the rcc has boosted the countrys position in the international arena and reinforced confidence in the work of indecopi. in these five years, 21 high-level academic activities have been carried out, managing to train more than 1,250 officials and promoting the positive impact of competition on social welfare.
Currently, international and regional experts are participating in the workshop economics in competition law, which addresses issues of global relevance, such as the challenges in digital markets and the quantification of the benefits of competition, consolidating the rcc as a space for dialogue and specialized learning.
This training has the participation of prominent international specialists, such as andreea cosnita-langlais, professor at the university of paris-nanterre, juan pablo herrera, dean of the faculty of economics at the externado university of colombia and nathan goldstein, head of the economic litigation section at the united states department of justice, as well as representatives of competition authorities from brazil, chile, mexico and peru.
The workshop concludes today with competition day, a special day open to the public where indecopis progress in the defense and promotion of free competition will be presented.
It is important to highlight that, in 2023, indecopi and the oecd renewed the memorandum of understanding that guarantees the operation of the rcc until 2029, reaffirming the commitment of both institutions to excellence in training and strengthening competition in the region.
