Paris: Essam Abdulaziz Al Jassim, Ambassador of Bahrain to France, participated in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Global Forum on Competition held in Paris. The forum attracted a diverse group of attendees, including Mathias Cormann, OECD Secretary-General, senior officials, competition experts, representatives from international organizations, and delegates from both member and observer countries. According to Bahrain News Agency, the event's agenda focused on pivotal issues such as global competition and inequality, global food value chains, and the intersection of competition policies with economic development worldwide. The discussions aimed at fostering a deeper understanding of how competition policies can contribute to economic growth and address emerging global challenges.