KOREA FAIR TRADE COMMISSION (KFTC) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) hosted their annual internship programme for case handlers, in South Korea from 23rd November, 2023 – 3rd November, 2023. The internship programme was aimed at building the capacity of case handlers who investigate anti- competitive business practices and undertake merger assessment on a day- to- day basis to enhance their abilities in investigations techniques and learn from KFTC case handling procedures. Specifically, the sessions covered KFTC regulation of abuse of market dominance, cartel regulation and merger and Acquisition regulation. The programme format involved lecture sessions on theory followed by interactive sessions where case handlers were required to share their personal experiences from their respective agencies.