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

December 18, 2020

Analysis

Education in Georgia is essentially the responsibility of the public sector (the vast majority of total enrolmentin the case of General education) and has received a lot of attention in recent years with public outlays to the sector tripling between 2010 and 2019 to reach 3.6 percent of GDP. This remains low by OECD standards, however: OECD countries spend on

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

by New Atlanticist by Markus Garlauskas and Bruce Perry

October 3, 2020

12 mins read

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

The FINANCIAL–Communications company Noblet Media CIS, Edelman affiliate, in partnership with Info

by The FINANCIAL

August 11, 2020

3 mins read

Seasonal Effects and COVID Lockdown Combined Close the Generation-Consumption Gap in April

The gap closes In April 2020, total generation and consumption nearly balanced

by By Levan Pavlenishvili and Norberto Pignatti

June 24, 2020

1 min read

Analysis

Khachapuri Index in Foreign Currency

The FINANCIAL -- The average cost of cooking one standard Imeretian khachapuri in September 2018 was 3.56 GEL, which was 3.7% higher month-on-month (m/m, as compared to the previous month), and 2.1% lower year-on-year (y/y, as compared to the same month last

by ISET

October 22, 2018

1 min read

Analysis

No Country for Wheat Trucks?!

The FINANCIAL -- About two months ago, the Georgian government announced the introduction of restrictions on wheat imports and their transit by road transport. However, this idea was soon abandoned in the wake of a concerted backlash from a number of stakeholders

by Daviti Zhorzholiani, ISET

October 22, 2018

7 mins read

Analysis

September 2018: Georgian Consumer Confidence is Slightly Down. Wonder Why?

The FINANCIAL -- In September 2018, the Georgian Consumer Confidence Index decreased marginally by 1 index point compared to August 2018 (from -14.2 to -15.2). Negative dynamics can be observed for the second consecutive month; however, in September, a negative change was

by ISET

October 15, 2018

2 mins read

Analysis

Economic Growth

The FINANCIAL -- Georgia’s real GDP growth constituted a strong 5.5% year over year (YoY) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2018, according to the Geostat figures. Recently this year, IMF and World Bank upped their forecast of economic growth for Georgia

by Yaroslava Babych Giorgi Mzhavanadze, ISET

October 8, 2018

6 mins read

Analysis

Weekly Market Watch by Galt & Taggart

The FINANCIAL -- Economy -- Inflation was 2.7% y/y and 0.3% m/m in September 2018

by Galt & Taggart

October 8, 2018

2 mins read

Analysis

Biosphere Reserve – The Role Model of Regions for Sustainable Development

The FINANCIAL -- "And what we're (at National Geographic) doing is a series of journeys to the ethnosphere where we're going to take our audience to places of such cultural wonder that they cannot help but come away dazzled by what they

by Maka Chitanava, ISET

October 1, 2018

6 mins read

Analysis

Wheat or Chicken?

The FINANCIAL -- In August 2018, the average cost of cooking one standard Imeretian khachapuri increased to 3.43 GEL, which is 3.8 % higher month-on-month (m/m, that is, compared to July 2018), but 0.5% lower year-on-year (y/y, compared to August 2017).

by ISET

October 1, 2018

1 min read

Analysis

Government Initiatives to Decrease Indebtedness and their Possible Implications

The FINANCIAL -- Indebtedness has been one of the main problems on which the Government of Georgia (GoG) has been focusing recently.

by Giorgi Khishtovani, Director at PMC Research Sopo Basilidze, Junior Researcher at PMC Research

September 27, 2018

3 mins read

Analysis

Weekly Market Watch by Galt & Taggart

The FINANCIAL -- Economy -- Exports up 16.6% y/y in August 2018. In August 2018, exports increased by 16.6% y/y to US$ 275.6mn, imports were up 8.3% y/y to US$ 761.1mn and the trade deficit widened 4.1% y/y to US$ 486.5mn, according to

by Galt & Taggart

September 24, 2018

2 mins read