Georgia and the World 2019 economic conference will be held at TechnoPark in Tbilisi on January 29-30, under the aegis of the World 2019 annual edition of the Economist. Besides representatives of Georgian Government, diplomatic corps, international organizations, business sector and academic circles, Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze will attend the …
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M² Issued $30 million Worth Bonds
M² issued $ 30 million in bonds. The company-owned portfolio includes commercial, office and warehouse spaces. Over the last 4 years, the m² consumers have been able to invest free financial resources in bonds for the fourth time, and therefore, to make their own money flow better. The three year …
Read More »Davos Podcast: Marcomms Leaders From Philip Morris, UNWFP & TCS
The Echo Chamber sits down a with a trio of in-house marketing/comms leaders at the 2019 World Economic Forum. The Holmes Report’s Arun Sudhaman sits down with a trio of senior marcomms leaders at the 2019 World Economic Forum at Davos, discussing the event’s enduring significance, along with the challenges facing …
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European Commission’s Transport and Mobility Director General Henrik Hololei to Visit Georgia
On January 28-30, the European Commission’s Transport and Mobility Director General Henrik Hololei will visit Georgia on an official visit. Within the frames of the visit, meetings will be held with the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Giorgi Kobulia and other executive officials of the country as well …
Read More »The US Library of Congress to be Provided with Georgian Books
Director of National Library, George Kekelidze and Director of the Library of Congress, Carla Heiden met with each other in Washington. “We achieved the most important agreement on the exchange of books. The agreement will soon be concluded and the Library of Congress will be regularly supplied with Georgian books. …
Read More »Tourists Turnover in Bakuriani Grows by 30%
According to the Bakuriani tourism information center, the inflow of tourists to Bakuriani rose by 30% year on year. The winter season opened on December 28 and about 50 000 tourists have already visited the resort. “In previous years tourists used to mainly arrive from Azerbaijan and Armenia, while this …
Read More »m² Issues 30 million USD Bonds
m² Real Estate development company has issued 30 million USD bonds. The m² portfolio comprises commercial, office and storehouse spaces. Over the past 4 years m² provides the fourth opportunity to customers to invest free financial resources in its own bonds and consequently, make their money work better. The 3-year …
Read More »Revenue from Exported Georgian Men Suits Exceeded 11 Million USD
Official statistics say that in 2018 men’s suits worth $ 11 million were exported from Georgia. The export of the product began back in 2009, and has been growing in recent years, namely in 2012 exports totaled $ 3, 5 million, in 2013 – $ 5, 2 million, in 2014 …
Read More »Official Statement on Seasonal Influenza in Georgia
Travel to Georgia remains safe despite recent exaggerated reports within the media about flu outbreak in the country. The Government of Georgia, including the Ministry of Internally Displaces Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs and the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, are taking …
Read More »Papuna Lezhava Appointed As Vice President of National Bank of Georgia
Papuna Lezhava has been appointed as the Vice President of National Bank of Georgia. On 13 December 2018, the Parliament of Georgia elected Papuna Lezhava as the member of the Board of the National Bank for 7 years. From 2015, Papuna worked at Finance Corporation in Washington DC; In the …
Read More »Prime Minister Outlines Meetings Held in Davos
“Our presence in Davos in 2019 was most successful and I am confident that economic policy that we carry out in the country will gain much more success” stated Mamuka Bakhtadze, Prime Minister of Georgia when summing up his visit to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos today. Head …
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