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The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice signed an antitrust cooperation agreement today with Peru’s National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI).  The agreement will promote increased cooperation and communication among the competition agencies in both countries.  The agreement was signed in Washington, D.C., by FTC […]

At its annual meeting, the International Competition Network (ICN) approved new guidance related to merger remedies, agency assessment and performance measurement, cartel investigative powers, market studies, competition agency ethics programs, and advocacy to the business community, the Federal Trade Commission announced today. The ICN also presented findings from a network-wide assessment to help shape its […]

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Renata Hesse of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division will participate in the 15th annual International Competition Network (ICN) conference in Singapore from April 26-29, 2016. At the conference, antitrust officials and private sector antitrust experts from around the world and representatives of intergovernmental […]

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice signed an antitrust memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) today to promote increased cooperation and communication among the competition agencies in both countries. The MOU was signed in Washington, D.C. by Chairwoman Edith Ramirez of the FTC, Assistant Attorney General […]