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The FINANCIAL -- ECONOMY -- Inflation was 2.2% y/y and 1.3% m/m in January 2019. Annual CPI inflation was 2.2% in January 2019 up from 1.5% in previous month, according to ...

Economy - Inflation was 1.9% y/y and 0.7% m/m in November 2018

The FINANCIAL -- Annual CPI inflation was 1.9% in November 2018 down from 2.3% in previous month, according to Geostat. Core inflation was 1.3% in November 2018 down from 1.7% recorded in previous ...

What Does Not Kill you… or the Story of Hazelnuts

The FINANCIAL -- On November 15, 2018, the Agricultural Policy Research Center (APRC) presented the results of its “Study on Private Service Providers in the Organic Hazelnut Value Chain in ...

Economy - Tourist arrivals up 15.1% y/y in October 2018

The FINANCIAL -- Total international visits to Georgia increased 8.5% y/y to 0.61mn in October 2018, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. A 15.1% y/y growth in tourist arrivals (0.41mn ...

Seasonal Increase in Dairy Prices

The FINANCIAL -- The average cost of cooking one standard portion of Imeretian Khachapuri stood at 3.62 GEL in November 2018. This is 0.8% higher month-on-month (compared to October 2018), and 2.2% ...

Economy -- Exports up 15.0% y/y in October 2018

The FINANCIAL -- In October 2018, exports increased 15.0% y/y to US$ 303.0mn, while import growth accelerated to 18.7% y/y and reached US$ 867.9mn and the trade deficit widened 20.7% y/y to US$ ...

Economy - Georgia ranks 6 out of 190 countries in 2019 Doing Business

The FINANCIAL -- Georgia improved its position by 3 places as is ranked a6th in the WB’s 2019 Doing Business. With this ranking, Georgia is the highest ranked economy in the Europe and Central ...

Increasing Electricity Imports and Jumping Import Electricity Prices: a Worrisome Development or Data Glitch?

The FINANCIAL -- After the generation deficit of September, the decreasing trend in generation continues, while the gap between consumption and generation keeps ...

Cheese Prices Slightly Decrease, But at What Expense?

The FINANCIAL -- The average cost of cooking one standard Imeretian khachapuri in October 2018 was 3.59 GEL, which is 1.1% higher month-on-month (compared to the previous month), and 1.2% lower ...

Is Russia Back as the Main Foreign Provider of Electricity to the Georgian Market?

The FINANCIAL -- After a generation deficit of August, Georgia continues to exhibit a decreasing trend in power generation; compared to August, total electricity generation has decreased by 14% in ...

Price and Prejudice on Wheat Market

The FINANCIAL -- The cost of cooking one standard Imeretian khachapuri in November 2018 averaged at 3.62 GEL, which is around 0.8% higher compared to October 2018 (month-on-month), and 2.2% lower in ...

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The FINANCIAL -- Trade deficit down in November ...

November 2018: In Particular, Male Georgian Consumers Over 35 Turned Out to be Pessimistic in November

The FINANCIAL -- According to a nationally representative sample of 307 Georgians interviewed in early November 2018, the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) dropped by 4 index points, from -18 in ...

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