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Here you can find the recent competition policy and public procurement projects in which Lear has been involved.

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Technical assistance

Technical assistance for the Antimonopoly Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Lear has been appointed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to provide technical assistance to the Antimonopoly Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan (“ACRU”). The project, funded by the Japan-EBRD Cooperation Fund, encompassed a comprehensive capacity building programme based on trainings with the aim of supporting the institutional development, policy enforcement, and advocacy […] Read more


Technical assistance, Training

Technical assistance for the Armenian Competition Protection Commission

Lear has been appointed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to provide technical assistance to the Armenian Competition Protection Commission (“CPC RA”). Lear supported the CPC in numerous initiatives, such as conducting three market studies and drafting four guidelines, alongside planning a new advocacy strategy.  In addition, in collaboration with Armenian and European […] Read more


Albania
Technical assistance, Training

Capacity Building for the Albanian Competition Authority

Lear is implementing a technical assistance project funded by the EBRD for the Albanian Competition Authority (“ACA”). The project aims at strengthening ACA’s advocacy role in the country as well as the skills and competencies of its officials and case handlers, through the following activities: (1) preparation and promotion of a long-term strategy for “Competition […] Read more


Technical assistance, Training

Increasing the Effectiveness of Competition Advocacy

Lear provided technical assistance to the Jamaican Fair Trading Commission, the local competition agency, to increase the effectiveness of competition advocacy in the country. The main milestones of the projects were: to review the international best practices and to assess the effectiveness of the Fair Trading Commission’s advocacy interventions; to propose recommendations and outline appropriate […] Read more


Technical assistance, Training

Capacity Building for Bulgaria’s Commission on Protection of Competition

Lear provided technical assistance to the Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition to strengthen the skills and competencies of its officials and case handlers on competition law enforcement. The project aimed at building the skills and knowledge necessary for officials and case handlers to perform antitrust and merger investigations in line with best international practice. […] Read more


Technical assistance

Creating the Framework for a Merger Review

Lear assisted the Planning Institute of Jamaica. The project was financed by the World Bank Group. The main objectives of this assignment were the following: to develop and draft new merger provisions in the Fair Competition Act along with its supporting regulations as required; to ensure that the proposals reflect efficiency of merger control policy […] Read more


Technical assistance

Assessment of Regulatory Obstacles to Competition in Kuwait

Lear provided technical assistance in conducting the analysis of product market regulation (“PMR”) in Kuwait. The project entailed the analysis of the Kuwaiti economy – as aided by responses to the product market regulation questionnaire – to identify sectors where regulation risks were stifling competition. Moreover, Lear conducted an in-depth assessment of four sectors of […] Read more