Armenia still experiences a number of competition problems, however, the country’s legislation is in line with international standards, according to chairman of the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC).
Opening a roundtable discussion organized jointly by the SCPEC and the EU Twinning project in Aghveran resort, Artak Shaboyan said that debates will focus on the international competition experience and seek ways to resolve the current problems.
For his part, Mr. Jean-Christophe Gayrand, Acting Head of Operations of the EU Delegation to Armenia, noted that free competition is the most important factor for Armenia’s joining the deep and comprehensive free trade agreement. “Free competition implies development of economy,” he said, adding that Europe “has heard Armenian President’s statements about the end of oligarch era in the country.”
