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Consumers moving away from traditional forms of entertainment and media consumption

The FINANCIAL -- Consumers are increasingly using digital technology for more than just shopping. There is a revolution occurring in how consumers access entertainment and media, for example. Thirty-eight percent of global consumers stream entertainment at least daily, and among Gen Z consumers, cord-cutting for entertainment is at more than ...

GALT & TAGGART Successfully releases two-years long obligations, worth 15 million GEL

The FINANCIAL -- GALT & TAGGART has accepted the offer to issue two-years long bonds of MFO CRYSTAL, worth of 15 million GEL. The annual coupon rate on the mentioned bonds was set at 4% over the ...

Equal Rights Are Not Just for Women: Are We Ready for New Paternity Leave Policies in Georgia?

The FINANCIAL -- The following blog article was conceived of within the deliberations of a project, together with UNFPA, related to the cost assessment of potential changes to the leave policies of ...

Spring Brings Lower Prices

The FINANCIAL -- The average cost of cooking one standard portion of Imeretian Khachapuri stood at 3.54 GEL in February 2019. This is 2.2% lower MoM (compared to January 2019), and 3.5% lower YoY (in ...

FactCheck: Statement of Georgian MPs - Giorgi Volski Vs Melia

Volski: “The ministers’ salaries have decreased significantly as compared to 2012. The total administrative expenses to GDP ratio has decreased.” VS Nika Melia: “Administrative expenses have ...

February 2019: Are Consumers Concerned about Restricted Lending Regulations or is it all Bad News?

The FINANCIAL -- According to a nationally representative sample of 341 Georgians interviewed in late February 2019, the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) dropped by 1.7 index points, from -17.5 in ...

Weekly Market Watch

The FINANCIAL -- ECONOMY -- Inflation was 2.2% y/y and 1.3% m/m in January 2019. Annual CPI inflation was 2.2% in January 2019 up from 1.5% in previous month, according to ...

Fewer Tourists, Cheaper Khachapuri?!

The FINANCIAL -- The average cost of cooking one standard Imeretian Khachapuri in the second month of 2019 decreased to 3.54 GEL, 2.2% lower month-on-month (in comparison to the previous month), and ...

Enguri and Vardnili hydropower plants (HPPs) and Abkhazian demand. A difficult (and costly) puzzle for Georgia.

The FINANCIAL -- Winter has always been a problem for the Georgian electricity system. Even though Georgia has plenty of hydropower, during this season several HPPs—seasonal and small—either stop ...

Price and Prejudice on Wheat Market

The FINANCIAL -- The cost of cooking one standard Imeretian khachapuri in November 2018 averaged at 3.62 GEL, which is around 0.8% higher compared to October 2018 (month-on-month), and 2.2% lower in ...

Nexia TA: Being the best of 120 countries

The FINANCIAL -- As the financial services sector continues its rapid growth on the Georgian market, Nexia TA strives to become its brightest ...

Industrial production up by 1.4% in euro area

The FINANCIAL – In January 2019 compared with December 2018, seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 1.4% in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.0% in the EU28, according to estimates from ...

Highest proportion of government expenditure goes to social protection and health

The FINANCIAL -- In 2017, total government expenditure in the European Union (EU) amounted to 45.8% of gross domestic product (GDP). This share has steadily decreased since 2012, when it stood at ...

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