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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

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OP-ED

THIN BUT STRONG: GEORGIAN SILK

The FINANCIAL -- Georgian silk production – an exhibit from the Georgian State Silk Museum in Tbilisi. Together with a unique library and a research institute, the museum is part of the “Caucasian Sericulture Station” founded by Nikolay Shavrov in 1887 to

by Ia Katsia and Eric Livny

October 19, 2015

4 mins read

OP-ED

DO LOCAL FLOUR PRICES FOLLOW THE GLOBAL TREND?

The FINANCIAL -- The average price of cooking one Imeretian Khachapuri currently stands at 3.46 GEL, which is 0.9% lower month-on-month, and 3.2% higher year-to-year. While the Index is primarily affected by the price of Imeretian cheese (the most expensive Khachapuri ingredient),

by The FINANCIAL

October 19, 2015

1 min read

OP-ED

EXCISE TAX EXPERIMENTS WITH THE GEORGIAN BEER INDUSTRY

The FINANCIAL -- During the last 12 months, the Georgian authorities have been conducting interesting experiments designed, so it seems, to test the resilience of domestic beer producers. In September 2014, the industry was hit by Article 171 of the Civil Code,

by Eric Livny and Olga Azhgibetseva

October 12, 2015

4 mins read

OP-ED

KHACHAPURI INDEX TEMPORARILY DECLINES IN SEPTEMBER AFTER OVERSHOOTING IN AUGUST 2015

The FINANCIAL -- The cost of cooking one standard portion of khachapuri fell to 3.46 GEL in September 2015, thus departing from the seasonal upward sloping trend. Compared to the previous month (August 2015) the Index declined by 0.9%, however in yearly

by The FINANCIAL

October 6, 2015

1 min read

OP-ED

GEORGIAN WINE: PLAN FOR THE WORST, HOPE FOR THE BEST

The FINANCIAL -- The Georgian wine industry had a couple of very good years in 2013 and 2014, following the opening of the Russian market. Exports skyrocketed, prices of grapes followed suit. For all the talk about diversification, within just two years,

by Rati Kochlamazashvili, Ia Katsia and Chase Johnson, Agricultural Policy Research Center, ISET Policy Institute

October 6, 2015

4 mins read

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Foreign currency earners benefit from lari depreciation

The FINANCIAL -- In August 2015, the average cost of cooking one standard Imeretian Khachapuri in August 2015 was 3.49 GEL, which is 11.4 % higher month-on-month (m/m, that is compared to the previous month), and 7% higher year-on-year (y/y, that is

by The FINANCIAL

September 21, 2015

1 min read

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August 2015: KHACHAPURI AND CONSUMER PRICE INDICES SHOW INFLATION PICKING UP

The FINANCIAL -- In August, the average cost of cooking one standard Imeretian khachapuri jumped to 3.49 GEL, which is 11.4% higher month-on-month (m/m, that is compared to July 2015), and 7% higher year-on-year (y/y, that is compared to August 2014).

by The FINANCIAL

September 14, 2015

1 min read

OP-ED

Georgia’s Currency is Much More Than the GEL/USD Exchange Rate

It is easy to understand what it means for an economy to be weak or strong. We know that a strong economy is characterized by low unemployment and high growth rates. Other desirable traits are, for example, low levels of poverty and

by Yaroslava Babych

September 13, 2015

5 mins read

OP-ED

UN-MUZZLING THE PERSIAN PANTHER: WHERE GEORGIA STANDS TO GAIN FROM AN IRAN WITHOUT SANCTIONS

There is a distant rumble in the regional economy– one with a particularly Persian flair. Iranian commerce and exports are about to enter an unrestricted world market as part of the deal negotiated between Western partners and Iranian leadership over its nuclear

by Charles Johnson and Lasha Lanchava

September 7, 2015

4 mins read

OP-ED

The Angry American Voter

The FINANCIAL -- As Republicans take the stage in Cleveland for their first presidential primary debate tonight — with Donald Trump in the middle of it — one thing is already abundantly clear: A lot of voters are angry. Very angry. In

by The FINANCIAL

August 7, 2015

4 mins read