Baghdad, The Chairman of the Council for Competition and Antitrust Affairs announced today, Sunday, that Iraq will host the activities of the Sixth Arab Competition Forum in 2025. Ahmed Younis Qasim, Chairman of the Council for Competition and Anti-Monopoly Affairs, said in a statement that Iraq is hosting the activities of the Sixth Arab Competition Forum for the year 2025 for the first time in cooperation with the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), after assuming the presidency of the Institutional Efficiency Group in the Arab Competition Network, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA). The forum is an annual platform for exchanging knowledge about competition policy and its enforcement, attracting competition authorities in the Arab region, regional and international experts, academics, legislators, and representatives of the private sector, Qasim said. He noted that the Arab Competition Network initiative aims t o enhance cooperation and exchange of information between competition authorities in Arab countries. Source: Bahrain News Agency