UNCTAD's COMPAL Programme hosts its Annual Conference

​UNCTAD's COMPAL Programme, with the support of SECO-Switzerland, has been strengthening institutions and capacities in the areas of competition and consumer protection policies in Latin America since 2003. The third phase of the programme began on 2015 with a focus on regional cooperation and integration and is finishing in 2018. Its members are competition and consumer protection authorities of: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and the Andean Community. In 2018, the programme has implemented 100% of the field activities planned for its third phase. The Annual Conference, brings together all COMPAL members, the donor Switzerland and interested observers.