The FINANCIAL - Special Reports

Social media manipulation by political actors an industrial scale problem - Oxford report

The FINANCIAL -- Social media manipulation of public opinion is a growing threat to democracies around the world, according to the 2020 media manipulation survey from the Oxford Internet Institute, which found evidence in every one of the 80+ countries ...

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Zurab Tchiaberashvili’s statement is HALF TRUE.

The FINANCIAL -- Zurab Tchiaberashvili: In 2014, each baby in this country was born with GEL 2,630 in debt whilst in 2019 every baby is born with GEL 5,200 in debt. The External debt has ...

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Zurab Tchiaberashvili’s statement is TRUE.

The FINANCIAL -- Zurab Tchiaberashvili: In the last six years, the prices of antibiotics increased by 68% whilst prices increased by 11% in the last ...

The Warning Bells are Ringing: A Difficult Summer Season for the Georgian Electricity Market

The FINANCIAL -- Historically, the main concern in monitoring the Georgian electricity market derives from the negative generation-consumption gap arising in the winter season. However, persistent ...

New PwC report abouf how to keep citizens and business safe

The FINANCIAL--The ability of citizens and businesses to go about their daily lives with a sense of safety and security is vital to prosperity, but citizens in many countries feel unsafe¹. Whether ...

Rtveli made khachapuri expensive

The FINANCIAL -- In September 2019, the average cost of cooking one standard Imeretian khachapuri reached 3.64 GEL, which is 3.0% higher month-on-month (compared to August 2019), and 2.3% higher ...

Cushman & Wakefield Releases 2018 CSR Report

The FINANCIAL -- Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a leading global real estate services firm, today released its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report covering the firm’s global ...

A Greener Future Begins with a Shift to Coal Alternatives

The FINANCIAL -- As the world economy emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the consumption of coal is expected to recover from its sharp decline during the pandemic. Demand for coal remains strong and ...

Verdict: Ivane Machavariani’s statement is a LIE.

The FINANCIAL -- Ivane Machavariani: For the last 2 years, Georgia’s economic growth exceeds 5% and this is the best performance in the ...

American Culture Center Established in Tbilisi

The FINANCIAL -- The American Cultural Center (ACC) today announces the launch of a non-profit organization in Tbilisi to promote cultural links between U.S. and ...

Geostat: Annual Inflation 6.4% in January

The FINANCIAL -- Georgia’s annual inflation stood at 6.4% in January 2020 after it was registered at 7% in the previous month, the National Statistics Office (Geostat) reported on February 3. On a ...

Majority of U.S. Public Says Trump’s Approach on Iran Has Raised Chances of a Major Conflict

The FINANCIAL -- By a narrow 48% to 43% margin, Americans view the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani as the right decision. However, a majority (54%) says the Trump ...

41% Say U.S. Should Do More to Help Iranian Protesters

The FINANCIAL -- A sizable number of Americans want to get involved in the pro-democracy protests in Iran, but they’re doubtful the protests will lead to meaningful change. Most suspect, however, ...

Today France, Tomorrow the USA?

The FINANCIAL -- As that rail and subway strike continued to paralyze travel in Paris and across France into the third week, President Emmanuel Macron made a Christmas appeal to his dissatisfied ...

Many Still Have Holiday Shopping To Do

The FINANIAL -- According to a Rasmussen Reports a sizable number of Americans appear to be giving excuses tomorrow morning when it comes to their Christmas ...

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Natia Turnava’s statement is HALF TRUE.

The FINANCIAL -- Natia Turnava: In the last 7 years, the average volume of FDI increased by 35% as compared to the previous same period of time. The FDI to GDP ratio is 3 times higher in Georgia as ...

How the attitudes of West and East Germans compare, 30 years after fall of Berlin Wall

The FINANCIAL -- Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, people in former West and East Germany overwhelmingly say the unification of their country was a positive development, according to a ...