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Eco-Dictatorship Era

December 13, 2021

The latest UN climate report has stirred the world. The regular global action “Ecological Strike” took place in August a year earlier. This year it is about to be held again. Millions of citizens of 190 countries in different cities are demanding that governments take urgent measures to reduce emissions into the atmosphere and shift to renewable energy.

Does Khabib Nurmagomedov Deserve the N1 Pound-for-Pound Spot over Jon Jones after UFC 254?

As the most highly anticipated fight of 2020 unveiled, UFC 254 showed

by Gela Megeneishvili

October 29, 2020

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OPINION: Forging resilient regional supply chains and connectivity

Participation in global and regional supply chains has been one of the

by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana

October 3, 2020

2 mins read

Why I decided to run for the post of the GPB Director General

The principal reason why I decided to run for the post of

by Khatuna Lagazidze

September 24, 2020

3 mins read

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Secret Liaison in Tbilisi

Several months ago, I was at the international airport in Tbilisi, Georgia, waiting for a flight to arrive from Doha, Qatar. I’d come in from Moscow the night before. The people around me were holding signs with names written in Arabic; mine

by DMITRIY FROLOVSKIY, New York Times

August 1, 2016

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Europe’s Banking Market In Need Of A “Fintervention”– And Now Has A Major Opportunity To Transform Itself

The FINANCIAL -- European banks must initiate an overhaul in order to fend off new and varied challengers as the spectre of Brexit looms over the sector. This is a key finding of a new report by PwC which predicts the banking industry

by The FINANCIAL

July 25, 2016

2 mins read

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Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world

The FINANCIAL -- Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. The growth and regional migration of Muslims, combined with the ongoing impact of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other extremist groups that commit acts of violence

by Michael Lipka, Pew Research

July 25, 2016

8 mins read

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Georgia’s exports to Russia increased

The FINANCIAL --Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first half of 2016 declined by 11% year-on-year to USD 4.22 billion, excluding one-off import of USD 1.48 billion worth donated C hepatitis medicines, according to the figures released by the state statistics office,

by The FINANCIAL

July 25, 2016

2 mins read

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Weekly Market Watch

The FINANCIAL -- Economy

by The FINANCIAL

July 25, 2016

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Cities Without Cars, Pollution, and Accidents? They May Not Be Far Away

The FINANCIAL -- Widespread urban adoption of self-driving vehicles (SDVs) and “robo-taxis,” or self-driving taxis, could result in a 60% drop in the number of cars on city streets, an 80% or greater decrease in tailpipe emissions, and 90% fewer road accidents,

by The FINANCIAL

July 25, 2016

2 mins read

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Perception of Studying Abroad: Many Georgians want to study abroad, but not many are actually doing it

Georgia has a trade deficit with many countries, due to various reasons including the lack of manufacturing, qualified staff, and oil reserves in our nation. In 2014, exports totaled $2,861 million, while imports stood at $8596 million. That brings our negative trade

by Merab Pachulia

July 25, 2016

2 mins read

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Auto Service in Georgia on its Highway to Renewal

The FINANCIAL -- Cars have long ago become a basic marker of social achievement for the Georgian population. This assumption can be confirmed with statistical data: according to Geostat, in 2016 there were 1,100,000 registered cars in Georgia; more than a half

by Keti Sidamonidze and Ludovic Girod, EXPERTO CONSULTING

July 25, 2016

6 mins read

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Mikheil Machavariani On Loans

The FINANCIAL -- On 25 June 2016, on air on Rustavi 2, United National Movement member, Mikheil Machavariani, stated: “The amount of unpaid bank loans is GEL 355 million. This means that people are so impoverished that there is no money, there

by Valeri Kvaratskhelia

July 20, 2016

1 min read

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FactCheck: Mayor of Tbilisi About K2

The FINANCIAL -- During his speech at the session of the Tbilisi City Council, the Mayor of Tbilisi, Davit Narmania, accused the United National Movement of using flawed practice and stated that the fee for increasing the K2 construction intensity coefficient was

by Veriko Sukhiashvili

July 20, 2016

2 mins read