Georgia's Economy to Recover From COVID-19 Impact in 2021 with 4.5% Growth — ADB
Georgia will experience a substantial slowdown in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lower oil prices.
Special Platform Created to Allow Citizens to Refuse to Pay Gas and Electricity Taxes
The electronic platform will be launched in several days, which will allow citizens, to indicate whether they want to use a government-based program or not, that subsidizes three months' taxes of gas and electricity.
Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia - Cargo Transportation is Uninterrupted
Under conditions of the country-wide quarantine, Georgian seaports remain open, said Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia.
Goga Melikidze Appointed as Senior Investment Officer of Pension Agency
Goga Melikidze, the former head of Galt&Taggart brokerage department, has been appointed as senior investment officer of the Pension Agency.
Georgian Government to Subsidize Utility Bills
The Government of Georgia will subsidize utility bills of the families that consume electricity of less than 200 kw/h and natural gas of less than 200 cubic meters a month.
Drivers of Municipal Transport will Receive Salaries Despite the Ban
Despite the restrictions imposed on municipal transport, drivers will be reimbursed.
Georgia Launches two billion GEL Fund to Support the Economy
The Georgian government decided to allocate 2 billion GEL to support the country's economy.
Coronomic Crisis: When The Economy Is A Hostage To Medicine – OpEd
Threats posed by the global spread of the new COVID-19 swept through the modern world putting substantially new issues on the agenda.
The European Union stands by its Eastern partners Allocating EUR 140 Million
In addition, the Commission will also redirect the use of existing instruments worth up to €700 million to help mitigate the socio-economic impact of the coronavirus crisis.