The FINANCIAL -- Corporate and infrastructure Islamic financing in the Gulf region has been lower than in previous years. S&P Global’s regional expert and associate director, Karim Nassif, explains why Islamic, or sukuk financing is – despite the current slump – likely
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The FINANCIAL -- In 1990, Georgia's GDP/capita, 7900 USD, was almost equal to that of Azerbaijan, 8400 USD, while Georgia's energy consumption/capita, 2.6 toe (tons of oil equivalent) was closer to that of Poland, 2.7 toe. Five years later, in 1995 when
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The FINANCIAL -- Cutting taxes and achieving higher economic growth as a result is every politician’s dream. The 2016 parliamentary elections of Georgia showed just how important and controversial the question of taxation can become.
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The FINANCIAL -- Economy
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The FINANCIAL -- Forecasters, professionals and amateurs alike, all got it wrong. The Brexit came as a surprise because the bookmakers (people who organize bets on developments in politics, economics, and sports) reported that about three times more money was put on
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The FINANCIAL -- While gradually increasing since June, in line with its seasonal trend (driven by a gradual decline in the production of fresh milk), the Khachapuri Index remains almost 10% below its level exactly one year ago.
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On Saturday, October 8th, Georgians will once again go to the polls to elect members for a new parliament. Pre-election surveys, sponsored by Imedi TV and developed by JPM Strategic Solutions, have indicated that the current ruling party, Georgian Dream, has a
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On the eighth of October Georgians will vote for a new parliament, the first since 2012. Signs of the election campaign can be seen everywhere in the country, most conspicuously on the ubiquitous billboards that lining the thoroughfares in all the major
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The FINANCIAL -- “Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?” Barry Goldwater
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