- The conference is being hosted by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in New Delhi from October 11 to 13, 2023. The theme of this year’s conference is "New Issues in Competition Law and Policy - Dimensions, Perspectives, Challenges".
- The conference aims to foster cooperation and collaboration among the BRICS nations to ensure that markets remain open, competitive and innovative.
- The conference will also address the emerging challenges posed by the digital economy, cross-border mergers, cartels, abuse of dominance and state-owned enterprises.
- The conference will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, breakout sessions and a roundtable of the heads of the BRICS competition authorities4.
- The conference is expected to witness participation of more than 600 delegates from the competition authorities of BRICS and non-BRICS nations, competition law experts, non-government advisors and domestic invitee.
Question:
Q.1 Which country is hosting the 8th BRICS International Competition Conference in 2023?a. Brazil
b. Russia
c. India
d. China
