📖 Word of the Week: BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre

Established in 2019 at HSE University, the BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre is supported by the Russian Government and the antitrust authorities across the BRICS nations.

⭐ The Centre's key mission is to craft competition policy approaches that resonate with the interests of the BRICS nations, fostering a fair global economic framework while promoting the growth of national economies.

📊 Key lines of the Centre's work include:
⚪Gathering and analysing data from the antitrust authorities within the BRICS nations
⚪Developing recommendations and best practices for competition policy
⚪Conducting research on regulating the digital economy and global food chains
⚪Organising international conferences and fostering scientific cooperation with leading universities
⚪Forming expert councils composed of esteemed scientists and practitioners

🔥 Among the Centre's notable projects are:
✔A pilot Working Group on Global Food Chains, which has informed new approaches to coordinating transactions in emerging markets
✔ A study on the digital economy, which provided insights that informed the development of Russia's Fifth Antimonopoly Package and similar reforms in India and China

Today, the Centre is actively shaping the international agenda surrounding antitrust regulation and enhancing cooperation among the #BRICS nations, positioning itself as a catalyst for scientific and practical cooperation.

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