Facebook has reached a significant milestone in its bid to provide internet to even the most remote locations of the globe. Its Connectivity Lab has completed the first full-scale test flight of the firm’s Aquila high-altitude aircraft. Aquila is a solar-poweredplane designed to ‘beam’ connectivity to places that can’t support …
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Koba Gvenetadze: GEL Excessively Strengthened in Spring
GEL/USD rate has been the main topic of the interview, publication “Rezonansi” has talked to the President of National Bank of Georgia. President of NBG considered three priorities of the Regulatory in the extensive interview – tight communication with the media, reduction of dollarization and protection of consumer rights. Gvenetadze …
Read More »Visa Adds Refugee Olympic Athletes to Complete Team Visa Rio 2016 Roster
Visa announced today the full Team Visa roster for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. With 60 athletes, it is the most expansive group of Olympic and Paralympic athletes that Visa has supported to date. Team Visa has grown by 62 percent since the last Olympic Games, with athletes representing a …
Read More »Government of Adjara Asked the MP to Solve the issue of Babillon Tower
The fate of Babillion Tower in Batumi is still unclear. Project of 30 million USD is suspendered due to the dispute between the founders of the project. One of the stakeholders, Bayram Ali Bairamoghlu, 50%-shareholder of LLC Tam Geo asked the government of Adjara to delay liabilities for 2 years …
Read More »Turkey Coup Attempt not to Affect TANAP Pipeline’s Construction Period
Military coup attempt and imposing a three-month state of emergency in the aftermath of the incident in Turkey will not affect the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline’s (TANAP) construction period, TANAP consortium told Trend July 21. “The project is being implemented according to schedule,” said the consortium. “There are no …
Read More »Why Georgia are Ready to Join Wales and England in the Six Nations Championship
Georgia head coach Milton Haig has welcomed talks later this month over possible promotion and relegation from the Six Nations Championship admitting the Lelos ‘just want to have that chance’ of dining at the top table of the European game. WRU chairman Gareth Davies revealed last week promotion and relegation …
Read More »Fiber-optic Internet Network will be Created in more Than 2000 Cities and Villages
Fiber-optic Internet network will be created in more than 2000 cities and villages – “State Program on Broadband Infrastructure Development in Georgia” will be approved during today’s Cabinet session. Program sets out specific steps, furthermore, according to the strategy adopted a few months ago the whole of the territory of …
Read More »SES Connects Multi-Country Music Festival “TomorrowLand 2016 Unite”
Tomorrowland’s main stage for its annual UNITE events will be transmitted to seven cities across the world in HD via SES satellites The world leading satellite operator, and Tomorrowland, the largest electronic dance music festival in the world, today announced their collaboration to broadcast the main festival in Belgium live …
Read More »Family Vacation in Georgia: Where to Go
Everybody hears about Georgia recently, and many families are wondering if it’s possible to go there all together, or this is for adventure seekers and wine drinkers only? Our answer is: it’s for everyone, if you know where to go. That’s why we are here for you! The most convenient …
Read More »Mamuka Khazaradze: Anaklia Sea Port changes game rules in the region
This project changes game rules. It will change rules for the region, as well as in the world’s many countries”, – Mamuka Khazaradze opposes to the statistics of skeptics linked to the insufficient load of the port. President of TBC Bank declares, that corresponding freight is not received due to …
Read More »Family First Aid Kit Price Declined by 2 GEL in June
The Healthcare Platform has published a new report on the Panaskerteli Pharmacy group as part of the Pharma Monitor project. The report on the list and prices of family medicine kit shows that in May the family medicine kit value was 106 GEL, and the figure declined to 104 GEL …
Read More »EBRD Supports Georgian Chemical Producer Rustavi Azot
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has arranged a US$ 155 million financing package for a major Georgian manufacturer, Rustavi Azot. The company is a producer of nitrogen-based fertilisers and is the largest industrial enterprise in Georgia, with 2,200 employees and an annual production capacity of up to …
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