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Interim Review Meeting – 7Up4 Project
Banjul, The Gambia, July 29-30,
2009
CUTS Centre for Competition, Investment & Economic
Regulation (CUTS CCIER) in collaboration with Pro-Poor
Advocacy Group (Pro-PAG), The Gambia organised
an interim review meeting of the 7up4 project (Strengthening
Constituencies for Effective Competition Regimes in Select
Countries of Eastern and Southern Africa,
www.cuts-ccier.org/7up4)
on 29th – 30th July 2009 at Banjul, The Gambia. The event
was
also
supported by the Gambia
Competition Commission.
 Partner
organisations, competition scholars, practitioners, business
representatives, policymakers,
regional authority and representatives of the media from the
region (and outside) reviewed
the outcomes from the first phase of the project and
suggested
the way forward for finalising the research outcomes and
launching the advocacy and the capacity building (including
training) activities for the next phase.
Resource persons from across the world presented
their views on specific aspects of competition policy and
law, including the future of competition in the present
economic downturn and beyond.
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