International experts support expansion of powers of Armenian antimonopoly bodyApril 20, 2011 - 19:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan hosted a discussion on economic competition with participation of German and Lithuanian experts, head of the Armenian State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) Artak Shaboyan, members of the SCPEC, representatives of international organizations and journalists. The parties focused on expansion of powers of the Armenian antimonopoly body as part of amendments to the Law on Protection of Economic Competition, the SCPEC press service reported. Experts hailed the expansion of SCPEC powers, but stressed the necessity to provide the antimonopoly body with the right to conduct inspections at business entities. Provision of such powers to the SCPEC was rejected by the Armenian parliament. The discussion was organized by the SCPEC jointly with Twinning Project and German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |