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
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Volski: “The ministers’ salaries have decreased significantly as compared to 2012. The
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The FINANCIAL -- Training and/or adult education programs in a way that will make them more effective for labor market.
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The FINANCIAL -- In April 2018, MEAT prices increased for the second consecutive month, and the m/m gain in prices (+1.8%) reached their highest value since April 2017.
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The FINANCIAL -- The Khachapuri Index kept declining in April, 2018, very much in line with the seasonal trend we observe every year. The average cost of cooking one standard Imeretian khachapuri currently stands at 3.28 GEL, which is 7.4% lower month-on-month
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The FINANCIAL -- In March 2018, Georgian power plants generated 997 mln. KWh of electricity (+35% compared to March 2017, and + 7% compared to February 2018). Nearly a quarter (24 %) of this electricity was produced by the Enguri and Vardnili
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The FINANCIAL -- Since 2012, when the political party Georgian Dream took leadership of the country’s governance, economic [real] growth reached its highest rate in 2017 (5.0%). The drivers of this growth were construction (11.2%), hotels and restaurants (11.2%) and the financial
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The FINANCIAL -- In April 2018, compared to the previous month, only MEAT (+1.8%) prices went up, while DAIRY (-8.0%), VEGETABLE (-6.8%), and FRUIT (-2.6%) prices lost significant parts of their March 2018 values. As a result, AGRIndex experienced the biggest decline
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The FINANCIAL -- Dimitri Kumsishvili: “GEL 180 million in loans for business support have been issued through the EU credit line and 7,000 jobs have been created.”. Verdict: FactCheck leaves Dimitri Kumsishvili’s statement WITHOUT A VERDICT.
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