• India will host the eighth BRICS International Competition Conference in the national capital this week and more than 600 delegates are expected to participate in the event.

• The primary objective of the conference is to foster cooperation and share the learnings. More than 600 delegates are expected to participate in the conference.
• The conference aims to discuss various emerging issues and challenges in competition enforcement in BRICS countries and take forward the agenda of cooperation among the BRICS competition authorities.
• The conference, hosted biennially by the BRICS competition authorities, provides a platform for promoting cooperation, experience sharing and mutual learning amongst the competition authorities of BRICS countries.
• The 8th edition of the conference will comprise three plenary sessions and four breakout sessions on the following themes:
• BRICS Joint Documents (Leniency Programme & Digital Economy Reports)
• New Issues in Competition Law and Policy in the BRICS Countries
• Promoting Soft law Tools to Create a Pro-competitive Environment in the Markets
• Competition Analysis in Digital Economy: Big Technologies and Algorithms
• Sustainability and Climate change: New Dimensions in Competition Law

Source- PIB