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Georgia Alliance for Safe Roads to Raise Awareness about Reducing Car Accidents

The FINANCIAL -- Approximately 600 people were killed and 8,000 more injured on Georgia’s roads in 2013, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. To reduce road traffic accidents and improve road safety conditions in Georgia, Georgia Alliance for Safe Roads is starting activities to raise awareness in society within the framework of the UN Global Road Safety ...

Italian Supermodel Bianca Balti Employs New Assistant from Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- His life has changed drastically ever since George Papidze, 21, became a Social Media Assistant for Bianca Balti, Italian supermodel, stunner and face of Dolce & Gabbana. ...

7th Entrée on Leselidze Street to offer exquisite Italian delicacies

The FINANCIAL -- Artisan bakery chain Entrée is opening its seventh branch, at #17 Leselidze St later this month, which is expected to increase the chain’s overall number of customers by 25 ...

Volume of Overdue Loans Increased in 2014

The FINANCIAL -- The volume of overdue loans issued by commercial banks in national and foreign currencies as of 1 March, 2014, amounted to GEL 236,283,000. The sum is 10% more than it was in the ...

Georgia Becoming Leader in Coffee Consumption Globally

The FINANCIAL -- Georgia, led by its capital Tbilisi, might soon be one of the world’s biggest consumers of coffee. ...

GEL Bonds for Added Confidence in Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) marked an historic milestone in Georgia with the first-ever bond issue by an international financial institution in ...

Market of Toyota Center Tbilisi Encroached on by Tegeta Motors

The FINANCIAL -- Tegeta Motors will soon start selling Toyota car brands in Georgia, so far offered mainly by Toyota Center Tbilisi. The company was granted official dealer status by Toyota Caucasus ...

Number of Travellers to Georgia Increased by 8% in 2014

The FINANCIAL -- Georgia hosted 1,006,267 international travellers during the first three months of 2014, up from 935,358 during the first quarter of 2013. The number has shown growth of 70,909 ...

About GEL 40,000 Spent Annually on Keeping Tbilisi Zoo Green

The FINANCIAL -- Building new open-air, caged enclosures for the lions, jaguars and penguins are among the up-coming plans of Tbilisi Zoo. A new primatorium will also be built. Tbilisi Zoo is waiting ...

Be energy efficient with ProCredit Bank!

The FINANCIAL -- ProCredit Bank Georgia is continuing its efforts to establish a sustainable approach to energy efficiency and the environment. Within this framework, the Bank has implemented ...

Hospitality Industry Boom in Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- There is an unprecedented boom happening in the hospitality industry in emerging markets worldwide, including Georgia, according to Jeffrey Catrett from the Institut Paul Bocuse, for ...

Tegeta Motors will soon start selling Toyota car brands in Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- Tegeta Motors will soon start selling Toyota car brands in Georgia, so far offered mainly by Toyota Center Tbilisi . The company was granted official dealer status by Toyota Caucasus ...

Georgia Leader Among Coffee Consumption

The FINANCIAL -- Georgia, led by its capital Tbilisi, might soon be one of the world’s biggest consumers of coffee. Average coffee consumption per capita rose to 1.67 kg in 2013, up from 1.53 kg in ...