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For people under 75, two deaths out of three in the EU could have been avoided

The FINANCIAL -- In the European Union (EU), about 1.7 million persons aged less than 75 died in 2016. Among them, around 1.2 million deaths could be considered as premature according to the recently developed Eurostat-OECD list of avoidable ...

Do Americans Want War With Iran?

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As tensions have escalated once again between Washington and Tehran, most Americans tell Gallup they want to see their country rely more on economic and diplomatic efforts to stop ...

EU: It is Crucial to Stop “Borderization” in Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- The European Union Delegation to Georgia in agreement with EU Heads of Mission stated on August 20 that “the erection of fences” by the Moscow-backed officials of Tskhinvali ...

Electricity consumption of tourism and large companies mining cryptocurrency accounted for 10% of total consumption in Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- Electricity consumption is growing faster than generation in Georgia. Consumption has grown at a 5% CAGR over the past six years to 12.6 TWh in 2018, while generation increased at a ...

Inside Afghanistan: What Life Is Like, in Afghans' Own Words

The FINANCIAL -- Afghans celebrate 100 years of independence on Monday, but you likely won't see this milestone in many of the news headlines. Instead, the big story will more than likely be a ...

First Real Madrid Foundation clinic takes place in Georgia

More than a hundred participants enjoyed days based around tuition in sports and values in the city of Tbilisi, official website of RealMadrid ...

Pro-Kremlin Actors Fuel Anti-Turkish Sentiment in Georgia

By presenting Turkey as an existential threat to Georgia, outlets divert attention away from the looming Kremlin threat, analysts claim. Over the past few months in Georgia, the spread of narratives ...

Tajikistan Joins Initiative to Improve Health and Nutrition of Women, Children, and Adolescents

The FINANCIAL – Representatives from the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) met their Tajikistan counterparts in Dushanbe this week to mark the start of the ...

EU countries lost €137 billion in VAT revenues

The FINANCIAL -- EU countries lost €137 billion in Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenues in 2017 according to a study released by the European Commission today. The so-called 'VAT Gap' - or the overall ...

ICC Georgia President Address International Community Over "mafia style governance" in Georgia

Dear members of the International Community,We have learned from the press on August 27, that the Prosecutor General of Georgia had sent a letter to the UK Authorities requesting them to freeze the ...

Fitch Affirms Georgia at 'BB'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Georgia's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB' with a Stable Outlook. KEY RATING DRIVERS Georgia's ratings are supported by governance and ...

Production in construction unchanged in euro area. Down by 0.3% in EU28

The FINANCIAL -- In June 2019 compared with May 2019, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector remained unchanged in the euro area (EA19) and decreased by 0.3% in the EU28, according ...

Online Grocery Shopping Still Rare in U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The internet has transformed the way people work, communicate and buy many of the products they use, but buying groceries is not yet one of them. Eighty-one percent of Americans ...