The Fourth Arab Competition Forum was launched in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The forum was organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in cooperation with the General Authority for Competition of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (GAC), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It was attended and sponsored by His Excellency Dr. Ahmed bin Abdulkarim Al-Khulaifi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Competition of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.