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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

3 mins read

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

OP-ED

Low Global Commodity Prices Help Keep Local Inflation At Bay

The FINANCIAL -- The average cost of cooking one standard portion of Imeretian Khachapuri stood at 3.61 GEL in January 2016. This is 4.3% lower m/m (compared to December 2015), and 6% higher y/y (compared to the same month of previous year,

by The FINANCIAL

February 16, 2016

1 min read

OP-ED

Decent Income in Old Age: Georgian Dream or Reality?

The FINANCIAL -- If you visit any post-Soviet country after spending some time in the West, one thing strikes you immediately: the average age of visible poverty. Not only are you more likely to see old people begging on the streets, but

by Nino Doghonadze and Yaroslava Babych

February 16, 2016

5 mins read

OP-ED

Georgia Temporarily Converges To The “Law Of One Price”

The FINANCIAL -- With the New Year festivities finally behind us, ISET’s Khachapuri Index started on its seasonal downhill trajectory. In January, the Index slid 4.3% m/m, reaching 3.61 GEL per one standard portion of the Imeretian khachapuri. At the same time,

by The FINANCIAL

February 15, 2016

1 min read

OP-ED

Europe’s Dramatic Monetary Failure

The FINANCIAL -- This week, another crazy idea haunted economically faltering Europe. According to the plans of European politicians, the 500 euro note will disappear and cash payments above 5,000 euro will be made illegal. Officially a measure against money laundering, the

by Florian Biermann

February 15, 2016

5 mins read

OP-ED

Lari Won’t Be Affected by Higher US Interest Rates; Say NBG, Economists

Janet Yellen is soft spoken. But when the US Federal Reserve Chairwoman speaks, the Earth shakes. Last month she took the podium at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, D.C and announced the Fed will raise interest rates for

by Joseph Larsen

December 29, 2015

3 mins read

OP-ED

Khachapuri Index Special Edition: New Year Supra Index

The FINANCIAL -- The New Year is approaching, and Georgian housewives are already preparing for this great event. So does the ISET-Policy Institute. The special dish we have cooked for our readers is a New Year Supra Index.

by The FINANCIAL

December 21, 2015

1 min read

OP-ED

How Can Georgia Raise A Creative Generation

The FINANCIAL -- The discussion about nature vs. nurture is over. Neuroscience shows that, while the genes supply the basic blueprint, it is experience and the social environment to which a child is exposed in her early life that determines her brain

by Levan Bzhalava

December 7, 2015

4 mins read

OP-ED

Khachapuri Index Hits a New High

The FINANCIAL -- The average cost of cooking one standard portion of Imeretian Khachapuri increased to 3.66 GEL in November 2015. This is 1.4% higher m/m (compared to October 2015), and 9.6% higher y/y (compared to the same month of previous year,

by The FINANCIAL

December 7, 2015

1 min read

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Defence Spending Provides Value Added to a Nation

This article intends to show that public funds spent on defence provide value to the general population because a modernized Georgian Armed Forces will be more likely to deter potential aggressors to Georgia’s national sovereignty.

by Lela Guledani, Deputy Head of Financial Management Department, Ministry of Defence of Georgia

December 4, 2015

6 mins read

OP-ED

On Education and The Sacred Duty of Defending One’s Motherland

GEOGIA’S ‘DEAD SOULS’? The FINANCIAL -- Rati, Lasha and Irakli are first year engineering students at the Georgian Technical University (GTU). Rather unusual students, one should add. At 22-23, all three are very much alive. Yet, they never attend classes and are

by ERIC LIVNY

November 30, 2015

6 mins read