Yerevan to host international seminar of antimonopoly authorities of Eastern EuropeJune 24, 2010 - 15:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From June 28 to July 1, Yerevan will be hosting an international seminar of antimonopoly authorities of Eastern Europe. Abuse of dominating positions, unfair competition and cases of overpricing will be in the focus of the seminar. Besides, certain cases, which were investigated by the Armenian State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition, and their comparison with the international experience are also on the agenda. The seminar will bring together representatives of antimonopoly authorities of 14 countries, heads of the CIS Council for Competition and 7 international experts of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |