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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

Macroeconomic Review Q3 2017: Georgia’s exports are on the rise, but the devastation of hazelnut harvest may exacerbate regional inequalities in the country

The FINANCIAL -- Highlights of this issue:

by Yaroslava Babych and Giorgi Mzhavanadze, ISET

November 13, 2017

6 mins read

Analysis

Weekly Market Watch by Galt & Taggart

The FINANCIAL -- Economy

by The FINANCIAL

November 13, 2017

1 min read

Analysis

The Long, Hot Summer: Why We Witnessed a Spike in Forest Fires, and What Can Be Done About It (man-made fires)

The FINANCIAL -- Forest fires pose a threat to human life and property. As we discussed in one of the previous ISET Economist blogs, most countries throughout the world, Georgia included, suffered from an unusually high number of forest fires during the

by Mariam Chachava1 and Norberto Pignatti2, ISET

November 6, 2017

5 mins read

Analysis

AGRIndex – October Review

The FINANCIAL -- The AGRIndex increased with moderate +1.4% in October 2017 compared to the September 2017 and the biggest share of this increase came from the gain in VEGETABLE (+11.2%) prices. DAIRY (+2.7%) products and FRUIT (+0.1%) became also expensive in

by ISET

November 6, 2017

1 min read

Analysis

Weekly Market Watch by Galt & Taggart

The FINANCIAL -- Economy

by The FINANCIAL

November 6, 2017

2 mins read

Analysis

SEPTEMBER 2017: MARMORATED STINKBUG DEVASTATES GEORGIA’S HAZELNUT CROPS AND EATS INTO CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

The FINANCIAL -- For several consecutive years, we have been observing a seasonal spike in Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) coinciding in time with young wine festivals (rtveli) and post-harvest euphoria in rural Georgia. Not this year. In September 2017, CCI lost 2.6

by ISET

October 30, 2017

2 mins read

Analysis

KHACHAPURI INDEX ON THE RISE

The FINANCIAL -- The average cost of cooking one standard portion of Imeretian khachapuri increased up to 3.63 GEL in September 2017. This is 5.4% higher m/m (compared to August 2017), and 6% higher y/y (compared to September 2016).

by ISET

October 30, 2017

1 min read

Analysis

Weekly Market Watch by Galt & Taggart

The FINANCIAL -- Economy

by The FINANCIAL

October 30, 2017

2 mins read

Analysis

Many Sandros can stop out-migration from the regions

The FINANCIAL -- If you are big city dweller but have sometimes caught yourself daydreaming about living in a peaceful and picturesque town or village, you’re not alone. Recent studies suggest that more millennials than ever from the developed world are saying

by Tamta Maridashvili, ISET

October 23, 2017

4 mins read

Analysis

AGRIndex: For current dairy prices, each milking cow can be a “Milking Cow”

The FINANCIAL -- In September 2017 DAIRY prices increased by 9.9% compared to August 2017 and this was the biggest month-to-month increase in the last 12 months, while compared to September 2016 the price increase was 9.3%.

by ISET

October 23, 2017

1 min read