Yerevan, November 17, 2025 — The Armenian authority at an international forum in Moscow emphasized that emerging digital markets and the rise of AI-driven conduct are reshaping enforcement priorities and require new detection tools and stronger legal frameworks.
Speaking at the International Forum on Harmful Market Agreements, held alongside the “Antimonopoly Policy: Science, Practice, Education” conference, Chair Gegham Gevorgyan said agencies worldwide face “unique challenges” as markets become more concentrated and digital platforms deploy algorithms that can facilitate harmful coordination.
Digital initiatives
Gevorgyan detailed recent reforms adopted in Armenia to address risks in digital markets, including the introduction of the negotiated strong-bargaining-position regime and the rollout of several monitoring tools. He highlighted the e-compete system and the authority’s online price-tracking instrument, which monitors daily price changes for more than 500 products sold by major retail chains.
He also noted a proposal to integrate automated screening mechanisms into public procurement systems. These tools, he said, would rely on dedicated algorithms to flag potentially harmful agreements in bidding processes.
The forum was organized by the BRICS International Centre for Competition Law and Policy, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service, and the Higher School of Economics’ National Research University.
Source: https://competition.am/hy/
