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Second Wave of Russian Embargo: Outlook by Galt&Taggart

The FINANCIAL -- Russian sanctions expected to weigh on Georgian economy, but unlike 2006 Russian embargo, the country is better placed to deal with negative shocks, Galt&Taggart leading brokerage house in Georgia, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Georgia. ...

Georgia: IFJ condemns police's heavy handed action against journalists amid riots at Parliament

According to the Independent Association of Georgian Journalists (IAGJ), an IFJ affiliate, journalists were forcefully removed from the Georgian Parliament building and at least ten more were injured ...

SEEDSTARS Tbilisi Fourth Event is Coming to Find the Best Startup in Georgia

On June, 29-30, around twenty of Georgia’s best seed-stage startups will participate in a bootcamp and compete to represent the country at the global Seedstars Summit in Switzerland and win up to ...

TBC Bank Group PLC Hosts Capital Market Day in London

The FINANCIAL -- On 6 June, TBC Bank Group PLC hosted an investors day in London. The event took place at the Stock Exchange offices and was attended by investors, analysts and financial sector reps ...

Georgian authorities must protect participants in the upcoming Pride march in Tbilisi

“All Georgians have the same human rights and they should enjoy them free from discrimination. This means that everyone, including LGBTI people, must be protected from violence and hate speech, be ...

Promised and delayed projects in Kutaisi

The FINANCIAL -- Statements made in 2016 about the construction of the Technological University of Kutaisi and a large infrastructure project, the Dream Town, were followed by a positive response of ...

Interview with Sulkhan Ghlonti, Chairman of the Department of Tourism and Resorts of Adjara

The FINANCIAL -- Q. According to the statistical data of the current year, what countries do visitors mainly originate from and what are their ...

Turkish diplomats spied on Erdoğan critics in Georgia, Nordic Monitor

A Turkish police officer assigned as a counselor to the Turkish Embassy in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi has engaged in a large-scale spying campaign on critics, a secret Turkish government ...

Russian Kaspersky Banned in U.S. But Used by Georgian Officials

The FINANCIAL -- Sources at the Georgian government told The FINANCIAL many state agencies in Georgia are still using Kaspersky antivirus banned in U.S. due to the cooperation with Russian ...

Former PM of Georgia Urges Minister of Interior Affairs to Resign

The FINANCIAL-- Georgian former Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili who resigned after a series of antigovernment protests in 2018 urges Minister of Internal Affairs to resign. He also said the ...

Statement of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland on the current situation in Georgia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland has been carefully following the situation developing in front of the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi that erupted in connection with the ...

MCC Celebrates the Closeout of the Five-year, $140 million Georgia Compact II

The FINANCIAL – The Millennium Challenge Corporation Vice President for Administration and Finance and Head of Agency Cynthia Huger today marked the closeout of the MCC Georgia Compact II at an ...

Georgia: EFJ/IFJ condemn police’s heavy handed action against journalists amid riots at Parliament

According to the Independent Association of Georgian Journalists (IAGJ), journalists were forcefully removed from the Georgian Parliament building and at least ten more were injured while covering ...