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Bulgarian growth rises above expectations

Bulgarian third-quarter growth came in at 3.7% YoY in line with most countries in the CEE region. This is pushing our GDP forecast 0.3ppt higher to 3.7% for ...

UK, Georgia Pledge to Continue ‘Strategic Partnership, Cooperation’ after Brexit

The FINANCIAL -- The United Kingdom and Georgia have signed an agreement on strategic partnership and cooperation in London today, pledging to maintain their ties after ...

Attitudes toward EU are largely positive, both within Europe and outside it

The FINANCIAL -- The European Union is viewed favorably across much of the world, according to a new Pew Research Center ...

Celebrating 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

The FINANCIAL -- The European Parliament will organise a conference on 20 November to mark the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the ...

Young European Ambassadors join discussion on addressing communication and education challenges of visually impaired persons

The FINANCIAL - On 24 October, three Young European Ambassadors (YEAs) from Georgia will attend a workshop on communication with visually impaired persons. The event will address the challenges ...

Cutting air pollution to prevent early deaths, improve productivity and curb climate change

The FINANCIAL -- Europe’s air is getting cleaner but persistent pollution, especially in cities, still damages people’s health and the economy. The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) new ...

Just one in three workers with limiting chronic disease in adapted workplace

The FINANCIAL -- Just one in three workers in the EU whose daily activities are severely or somewhat limited by a chronic disease report that their workplace has been adapted to accommodate their ...

Listening to music and playing games online

The FINANCIAl -- A majority of internet users use internet for cultural activities, such as reading newspapers, listening to music, watching videos and playing games. In the EU in 2018, 72% of those ...

Radisson Blu Iveria hotel Tbilisi celebrated 10th Anniversary with spectacular event

The FINANCIAL -- Radisson Blu Iveria hotel Tbilisi has recently celebrated its 10t years of heritage, passion, service, hospitality and memorable moments since first opening its doors in ...

Radisson Collection Hotel Tsinandali Estate has hosted the key luxury events forum!

The FINANCIAL -- Close to 200 global luxury event specialists from 40 countries were brought to Georgia to attend the 3rd annual Planners Xtraordinairè Show (The PX Show), dedicated to the world of ...

U.S. Navy Ship Makes Port Call in Batumi

The FINANCIAL -- The USS Porter (DDG 78), one of the guided-missile destroyers of the United States Navy, is making a port call in Batumi on Georgia’s Black Sea coast on October ...

U.S. House Passes Bipartisan Georgia Support Act

The FINANCIAL -- On October 22, the United States House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan Georgia Support Act, a bill “to support the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity ...

Central Bank Increases Key Rate to 8.5%

The FINANCIAL -- The Monetary Policy Committee of the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) decided at its meeting on October 23 to raise its key refinancing rate by 1 percentage point to ...