SCPEC controls major markets during pre-Xmas increase of food pricesNovember 22, 2010 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) is investigating reasons for the upsurge of cheese prices in Armenia. “We received preliminary results of the investigation, however there’s no sense in revealing them until the process is finalized,” SCPEC chairman Artak Shaboyan stated at the seminar on protection of economic competition. Dwelling on the pre-Xmas increase of food prices, the chairman said that SCPEC is controlling major markets to take adequate measures in case any abuse is reported. 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 | Luxembourg Prime Minister due in Armenia on Sept 9 Xavier Bettel will meet with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan on September 9. Pashinyan: Role to ensure Armenia roads safety reserved to Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan cited the trilateral statement of the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan. MP raises torture of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan Even during phone calls with their relatives, prisoners provide only vague updates, with no specific details about their treatment. The Power of One Dram to benefit Moonk technoschool The beneficiary of "The Power of One Dram" in August was Aren Mehrabyan Foundation. |