Opinion

Eco-Dictatorship Era

December 13, 2021

The latest UN climate report has stirred the world. The regular global action “Ecological Strike” took place in August a year earlier. This year it is about to be held again. Millions of citizens of 190 countries in different cities are demanding that governments take urgent measures to reduce emissions into the atmosphere and shift to renewable energy.

Improving the mix and match in the labor market: Can Education Management Information Systems help?

Education in Georgia is essentially the responsibility of the public sector (the

by By Elene Seturidze and Luc Leruth, ISET

December 18, 2020

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Does Khabib Nurmagomedov Deserve the N1 Pound-for-Pound Spot over Jon Jones after UFC 254?

As the most highly anticipated fight of 2020 unveiled, UFC 254 showed

by Gela Megeneishvili

October 29, 2020

3 mins read

OPINION: Forging resilient regional supply chains and connectivity

Participation in global and regional supply chains has been one of the

by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana

October 3, 2020

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Analysis

What an ‘October surprise’ from North Korea might actually look like

The FINANCIAL -- On January 1, North Korea’s ruling-party newspaper published the results of a meeting with ominous implications. Chairman Kim Jong Un had declared that the world would soon witness a new strategic weapon from North Korea and added that he no

by New Atlanticist by Markus Garlauskas and Bruce Perry

October 3, 2020

12 mins read

OP-ED

Why I decided to run for the post of the GPB Director General

The principal reason why I decided to run for the post of the GPB Director General is the dire conditions of information security in Georgia, which is of major concern for me being an information security specialist.

by Khatuna Lagazidze

September 24, 2020

3 mins read

Opinion

Our Preference in Eastern Mediterranean is Diplomacy without Preconditions

The Mediterranean has always been the cradle of civilization as well as a basin of constant cultural and economic interaction. In this geography our past, present and future are inextricably intertwined. Turkey and Greece have always had only two choices: lock horns

by Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

September 17, 2020

3 mins read

OP-ED

Financing economic recovery

The FINANCIAL -- As the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the length and breadth of Asia and the Pacific, finance ministries are continuing their relentless efforts to inject trillions of dollars for emergency health responses and fiscal packages. With

by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana

September 5, 2020

2 mins read

Analysis

COVID-19: Georgians trust more to foreign doctors, survey

The FINANCIAL–Communications company Noblet Media CIS, Edelman affiliate, in partnership with Info Sapiens research agency, presented the survey on lifestyle and financial views of middle and upper-middle-class in the countries where the companies operate.The vast majority of Georgians with middle or upper-middle-income aim

by The FINANCIAL

August 11, 2020

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OP-ED

Of pandemics and protests: democracy renewal

Is there a connection between the corona crisis and the protests in response to the murder of George Floyd by police officers? Well certainly one can’t prove causality. But I do believe the pandemic has served as a microscope on festering social

by Laura Thornton

August 5, 2020

6 mins read

VISA Editorial

Moving away from passwords in the era of technology

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led many peopleto fall back extensively on digital infrastructure–be it collaborating virtually with co-workers and clients across geographies or orderingessential goods and servicesthrough e-commerce portals. If the growth of connected devices which are predicted to

by Cristina Doros, Country manager of Caucasus region, Visa, CISSEE

August 5, 2020

4 mins read

GORBI

Managing the Coronavirus Pandemic: How does Georgia Compare, and Where are we Now?

The vast majority of Georgians approve of their government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, but how does public opinion here compare to that in other countries? Gallup International recently organized a poll in 18 countries on multiple continents, in order to compare

by Lucy Flynn, Georgian Opinion Research Business International

August 4, 2020

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GORBI

Will Stalin always stay in our minds?

Georgia is famous for several things, unique folklore and dance, ancient winemaking, and the centuries-old institution of the Tamada or toastmaster. This country is the birthplace of the first Europeans as well as Zaza Pachulia, the two-time NBA champion. However, for many

by Merab Pachulia, GORBI

August 4, 2020

3 mins read

GORBI

Pope Francis – the most accepted leader in the World

The Gallup International End of Year Survey (EoY) is an annual tradition initiated under the chairmanship of Dr. George Gallup in 1977. It has been conducted every year since then. This year it was conducted in 50 countries around the world. GORBI, the Georgian member

by Merab Pachulia, GORBI

August 4, 2020

2 mins read