Roundtable: sustainable development through fair and efficient markets


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This rountable will explore opportunities to increase collaboration between UNCTAD, GIZ, the Australian Government and relevant agencies, academia and NGOs involved in the area of technical assistance for fair and efficient market regulation. It will be held at 2-5pm on 23 July in Seminar Room 1, JG Crawford Building (Building 132), Acton, ACT. Discussion will be led by Dr Pierre Horner of UNCTAD, Ms Sita Zimpel of GIZ and Mr Allan Asher of ACCESS2.

Roundtable Outline
• What is happening in regional technical assistance in the context of responsive regulation?
• Making markets work well for consumers
• Past and future plans of UNCTAD
• Role and future plans of Donor bodies
• Implementation of the UN Consumer Protection Guidelines
• Progress and prospects in the regional implementation of the UN Development Goals
• The challenges of development in the Asia Pacific Region
• Developments in competition, consumer and financial inclusion laws and policies

For more information see the ACCESS2 website.

Sachini Muller

Sachini Muller was a Research Officer at the Development Policy Centre. She is currently completing a Master of Globalisation at ANU.

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