SCPEC chairman to participate in International Competition Network conferenceApril 26, 2010 - 19:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The chairman of State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC), Artak Shaboyan left for Turkey to participate in Annual Conference of the International Competition Network. Meetings with UNCTAD, OSCE and WB experts are on Artak Shaboyan’s agenda. 9th Annual Conference of the International Competition Network (ICN), which is hosted by the Turkish Competition Authority, will take place in Istanbul from April 27th to April 29th, 2010. Within the framework of the Annual Conference of ICN, one of the most prestigious platforms in the area of Competition Policy and Law, projects and studies by Working Groups that are consisted of the member representatives of ICN will be presented, as in the previous years, to the evaluation of interested groups. The conference will include different types of sessions in order to ensure utmost efficiency and in this context; it is projected that sessions with different structures such as plenary sessions, feedback sessions and structured debates will be held. As of April 9, 2010, 483 participants from 81 countries were registered. High-level representatives from competition authorities of all developed and developing countries which have competition laws are among the participants. Moreover, academics and consultants working in the area of competition law and policy will also attend the conference. The Annual Conference of ICN will discuss the following topics: Digital Evidence Gathering in Fighting Efficiently against Cartels and Effective Handling of Cartel Files; Recommendations for Market Definition and Failing Firm Defence Analysis in Mergers and Acquisitions; Refusal to Deal within the Framework of Abuse of Dominant Position; Strategic Planning, Prioritization and Efficient Management of Examination / Inquiry / Investigation Files for Competition Authorities; Principles for Market Studies and Storing the Data Obtained. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |