RA antimonopoly body to deal with increase in prices for cheeseNovember 3, 2010 - 16:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 22, the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) invited cheese producers, reacting to publications in media concerning sharp increase in prices for cheese. Cheese makers said that the increase in prices for cheese is reasoned by growth in prices for purchased milk, but not by matters of competition. Nevertheless, as the matter has become a heatedly debated topic, the SCPEC decided to implement a monitoring to reveal reasons behind the phenomenon. At the same time, the SCPEC urges all media outlets, experts and NGOs, which comment on this matter and competition problems, to assist the SCPEC studies through providing certain facts and circumstances. The SCPEC said that the study results will be submitted to the society. There are not large enterprises at this market. According to the RA State Revenues Committee, 78 registered enterprises deal with cheese production, in addition to numerous farmers. 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. |