THE HEADS OF THE ANTIMONOPOLY DEPARTMENTS OF KAZAKHSTAN AND BELARUS DISCUSSED TOPICAL ISSUES OF COMPETITION POLICY

On September 11, 2023, at the site of the Agency for the Protection and Development of Competition of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Agency), a bilateral meeting was held between the Chairman of the Agency Marat Omarov and the Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of the Republic of Belarus (MARCH) Alexey Bogdanov and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Kazakhstan Pavel Yutyupin.

The heads of antimonopoly agencies discussed the current situation in both countries and the measures taken to strengthen competition, shared relevant cases in the field of protection and development of competition, including in digital markets, communication markets, medicines, and exchange control.

The parties also discussed further strengthening of bilateral cooperation in the field of competition policy and law enforcement, in order to receive expert advice on ongoing investigations, as well as exchange of experience in the framework of consideration of issues related to the regulation of digital markets and digital platforms, the fight against international cartels, etc.