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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 October to -22 in ...

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 ...

What If You and Your Neighbor Could Share a Micro Power Plant to Produce Your Own Electricity (And Help the Country In the Process)?

The FINANCIAL -- Have you ever thought how Tbilisi would look if the existing old Soviet Union era multi-story buildings were renovated and equipped with rooftop solar ...

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 ...

NPLs at 2.7% in September 2018

The FINANCIAL -- Economy -- In September 2018, the banking sector loan portfolio increased 18.8% y/y after growing 19.0% y/y in previous month, excluding the exchange rate effect. In unadjusted ...

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 ...

Weekly Market Watch

The FINANCIAL -- ECONOMY -- Exports up 17.1% y/y in September 2018 In September 2018, exports increased by 17.1% y/y to US$ 301.7mn, imports were up 3.3% y/y to US$ 711.4mn and the trade de􀂿 cit ...

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 ...

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% ...

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 ...

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