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  • Roger Robinson Doesn't Understand "Armenian Puzzle"

    ROGER ROBINSON DOESN'T UNDERSTAND "ARMENIAN PUZZLE"

    YEREVAN, August 3 (Noyan Tapan). Extensive cooperation of state
    structures in the sphere of competition is important, since the
    economic growth may decline under the unfavorable competition
    environment. Roger Robinson, Director of the Armenian Office of the
    World Bank, said about it during the August 3 conference entitled
    "Competition Problems in Armenia and Intrastate Cooperation".

    According to Mr. Robinson, researches conducted by the World Bank over
    the past four years showed that Armenian businessmen assess the
    business environment regulation quality as quite low. Thus, in 2000,
    71.5% of responded businessmen considered this to be a problem, in
    2001 - 55.5%, in 2002 - 50%, and in 2003 - 60.3%. It is noteworthy
    that, in parallel with this, an unprecedented economic growth and
    export increase was registered in the country during these years.

    R. Robinson called the formed situation the "Armenian puzzle", which
    he is unable to comprehend. According to William E. Cowachek, chief
    legal adviser of the US Federal Trade Commission, macro-economic
    indices registered during the recent years show that the economic
    situation in Armenia is improving. He said that although the State
    Committee on Economic Competition Protection was established only
    three years ago, Armenia has achieved a noticeable success in this
    sphere. He pointed out that the development of the institutional
    structures and increasing cooperation between them is of importance in
    the sphere of competition. He also noted that it is necessary to
    ensure the correct application of the law regulating the competition
    and to create a relevant information basis.

    According to Hrair Aramian, a member of the Commission, American
    specialists visited Armenia with the purpose of sharing their
    experience in this sphere.

    They will present the mechanisms of cooperation between the intrastate
    structures that have been successfully used in the US and the EU
    countries. It was also noted that Armenia joined the International
    Competition Network whose membership includes more than eighty
    countries. The conference was organized by the Trade Law and Economic
    Regulation Program of USAID and was aimed at discussing measures to
    promote competition in the various spheres of the economy.
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