| Countries | Activities | Outputs |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana Maize Sector | Focus Group Discussions with Market Queens and Farmers Meeting with key stakeholders including Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Fertiliser importers and Farmer Organisations |
Liberalisation Of Maize Procurement In Ghana And Implication On Women’s Economic Empowerment: Case-Study Of Market Queens In Selected Regions Competition Issues in the Transport of Fertilisers |
| Ghana Bus Transport Sector | Meetings with the Ministry of Transport | Operationalising the Road Transport Authority |
| India Wheat Sector | Discussions with key agriculture stakeholders in the state of Bihar | Impact of Current Market Dynamics on Paddy and Wheat Farmers in Muzaffarpur, Bihar |
| India Bus Transport Sector | Bill Blow Up – Draft Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2014
Comments on Road Transport & Safety Bill, 14 Presentation to the Chief Secretary and Department of Transport, Madhya Pradesh – Hindi | English Discussions with the Department of Transport, Gujarat |
Inputs for making Road transport pro-competitive in India
Comments on Road Transport & Safety Bill, 14 Facilitating the development of ‘Madhya Pradesh Intercity Transport Authority’ Advocating for reforming the transport sector in Gujarat |
| India Competition issues | Advocacy with Competition Commission of India | Joint Workshop on (i) an enabling policy environment, (ii) pro-competitive guidelines for (public) procurement of buses and (iii) planning transport services such that it fosters competition on ‘routes’
Empanelment of CUTS in CCI as an institution to carry out competition assessment economic legislations /bills referred to them |
| The Philippines Rice Sector | Discussions with the key stakeholders in the Rice sector in the Philippines | Developing an interim strategy for ‘Promoting a Competitive Rice markets post 2017’ |
| The Philippines Competition issues | OFC (DoJ)-CUTS Joint Seminars on Competition | Good practices in Bus Transport Regulation: Lessons for Philippines Manila, May 05, 2015 How Can Competition Reforms Benefit Our Daily Lives? |
| The Philippines Bus Transport Sector | Discussions with key stakeholders in the Bus Transport Sector in the Philippines including Land Transport Franchise & Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Land Transportation Office (LTO) and Office for Competition-Department of Justice (OFC-DOJ). | Need for a better managed bus transport sector in Philippines (scientific fare setting, route rationalisation, etc.) Land Transport Action Plan (LTAP) – draft Development of Competition and Regulatory Reforms Experts Group (CRREG) |
| Zambia Competition Issues | Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC)to make the presentation to Cabinet Secretary on the existing market distortions | Competition distortions in key sectors in Zambia Maize |
| Zambia Maize Sector | Tripartite discussion with Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA – CCPC – CUTS) to share the findings vis-à-vis fertiliser sector | Development of ‘checklist/toolkit ’ for simplifying public procurement in Zambia and making it pro-competitive |
| Zambia Bus Transport Sector | Roundtable discussions with key stakeholders on safety issues in the bus transport sector
Discussion with ZABS on the way-forward for ‘bus seat’ standards |
Formal request for developing the standards for ‘Bus Seats’ In Zambia Draft standards to be discussed with the Technical Committee on bus standards |
Other Advocacy & Outreach Activities
- Release of Synthesis Report
- Brief Meeting on CREW Research & Findings
- Brief Meeting on CREW Research & Findings
- Reception Dinner with ASEAN Expert Group on Competition (AEGC)
- Presentation at 14th Meeting of ASEAN Expert
- CUTS submission at UNCTAD IGE
- Launch of the Report ‘Making Competition Reforms Work for People – Evidence from Select Developing
Countries & Sectors
July 8, 2015, Geneva
Synthesis Report
Press Release
Speaking Points: Amb. G Valles, UNCTAD
February 16, 2015, Cape Town, South Africa
December 10, 2014, Islamabad
Press Release
List of Participants
November 18, 2014, Bangkok
Briefing by Pradeep S Mehta, CUTS
Group on Competition (AEGC)
November 17, 2014, Bangkok
July 2014, Geneva
Geneva, July 08, 2015