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The FINANCIAL -- Economy

The FINANCIAL -- Between 2000 and 2012, Sweden fell in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) by 16 places from the 7th to the 23rd rank, and in the 2015 PISA study, Sweden ranked 28th of 34 countries in mathematics! As

The FINANCIAL -- For the first time in more than two years, meat prices are displaying a steady increase; month-to-month changes in prices have been positive for the last four months.

The FINANCIAL -- Economy

The FINANCIAL -- How does the future of well-irrigated agriculture look like? Would it be a blasphemy to answer – paradise? In an imminently drier and hungrier future, this does seem like a plausible answer, with all due respect.

The FINANCIAL -- In March 2017, the national average price of cooking Imeretian khachapuri declined to 3.41 GEL, which is 6.9% lower compared to the previous month (February 2017), and 4.1% above its value a year ago (March 2016).

The FINANCIAL -- American and Western European visitors to Georgia are fascinated by the fact that middle-aged Georgian taxi drivers often brandish a couple of engineering degrees, while young hotel receptionists and shop assistants frequently come with law, business and international relations

The FINANCIAL -- Economy

The FINANCIAL -- The labor market is always a hot topic in our country, and debate about it usually overheats as elections approach.

The FINANCIAL -- In February 2017, the average cost of cooking one standard Imeretian khachapuri decreased to 3.66 GEL, which is 0.2% higher month-on-month (compared to January 2016), and 6.2% higher year-on-year (that is, compared to February 2016).