Suren Parsyan

Suren Parsyan

Suren Parsyan is a PhD candidate of economics, an associate professor at the Armenian State University of Economics and a lawyer. Parsyan heads the economic research department of the Hrayr Maroukhian Foundation. His professional interests include macro and micro economic policy, anti-monopoly mechanisms, tax policy, pension reform, energy system-tariffs, public debt management and mining.

Armenia’s Sugar Crash

Armenia’s Sugar Crash

The high level of centralization in Armenia’s sugar market has been maintained, allowing the main sugar importer, producer, wholesaler and retailer to leverage its market power into an arbitrary pricing policy.