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UNDP and EU boost support for industrial reforms in Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- Up to 25 representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (MEPA) and Rural Development Agency (RDA) together with UNDP consultants unveiled a plan for institutional reforms that support effective governance to plan, implement and enforce agriculture and rural development policy of Georgia in accordance with EU regulations and best ...

More than 320 000 used condoms washed and resold in Vietanm

The FINANCIAL -- A factory in Vietnam was busted washing and reselling used condoms to pass them off as new, according to police who have seized more than 324,000 used condoms which were being ...

New cases surge but Georgia still remains green country

The FINANCIAL -- Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said during the sitting of Cabinet of Minister that the world had scarce knowledge about the COVID-19 at the beginning. The primary goal of ...

Georgia to produce green hydrogen and manage e-waste

The FINANCIAL -- Extended Producer Responsibility in managing electronic waste was discussed on September 21 at an online conference convened by the UNDP and the Government of Sweden in cooperation ...

Black Sea to be the bridge that unites EU and Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- The Georgian Black Sea town of Batumi, which is home to the country's State Maritime Academy, is celebrating World Maritime Day on September 24. Georgia has been actively involved ...

EBRD will issue a loan to help GOGC refinance a $250 Mln Eurobond

The FINANCIAL -- Tthe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced that it will issue an unsecured loan of EUR 217 million to help the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation (GOGC) ...

Georgian PM and Trump’s security advisor discussed current issues on the phone

The FINANCIAL - - A telephone conversation took place between Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and National Security Advisor to the President of the United States Robert O'Brien. During the ...

EBRD and EU help Georgian firm’s expansion into fire extinguisher production

As a guest, what should you bring to a dinner party? Paata Tchumburidze has a very original suggestion: a bottle of quality Georgian wine and a fire extinguisher, manufactured in Georgia. His ...

Georgian universities and vocational schools to resume studies in the auditoriums from 19 October

The FINANCIAL -- At today's session of the Interagency Coordination Council, it was announced that the education process will be resumed in the auditoriums of higher and vocational education ...

Georgian apple export increased by 375% while hazelnut export rose by 74%

The FINANCIAL -- Hazelnut export exceeded last year’s export for the same period and totaled 4,466 tonnes. The top 3 countries where Georgia exported hazelnuts were Germany, Italy and Czechia. ...

Georgia’s first Cyber Security Forum was held in Tbilisi

The FINANCIAL -- Georgia’s first Cyber Security Forum was held in Tbilisi today, on September 25 to identify problems in Georgian cybersecurity and find ways to settle them with the ...

Facebook removed Russian fake accounts targeting multiple countries including Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- Head of Security Policy Nathaniel Gleicher announced that Facebook removed accounts for violating its policy against foreign or government interference which is coordinated ...

Georgian officials met Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov

The FINANCIAL -- Newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov paid his first official visit to Tbilisi on September 24, where he met with Georgian ...