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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

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OP-ED

Don’t let it ruin your vacation

The FINANCIAL -- Over the past several years, counterfeiting has seen a boom in almost every area: fashion, perfumes, cosmetics, high-tech and, more recently, drugs and medications. No region in the world has been spared, according to Allianz.

by The FINANCIAL

July 29, 2015

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Right Direction or Wrong Track

The FINANCIAL -- Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending July 23.

by The FINANCIAL

July 28, 2015

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Is the U.S. Justice System Fair to Most of Us?

The FINANCIAL -- Voters are less likely than ever to think the U.S. system of justice is fair to the majority of Americans. But race remains a big factor in how voters respond.

by The FINANCIAL

July 24, 2015

1 min read

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Councils should take the devolution powers on offer – then fight for more

The FINANCIAL -- Karel Williams comments in The Guardian on devolution powers for the North, according to Manchester Business School.

by Simon Parker

July 23, 2015

2 mins read

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What America Thinks: Is Congress Maintaining Our Checks and Balances?

The FINANCIAL -- Voters disagree with President Obama on a lot of things, but they care even less for Congress. So who should decide when major issues face the nation? We decided to find out what America thinks.

by The FINANCIAL

July 22, 2015

1 min read

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Financial Diseconomy and Political Economy of Debt Haircuts

The FINANCIAL -- On 30. June, a few hours before the debt service failing through the Greece government, the IMF published the debt sustainability analysis. The IMF reported about the € 52 B outstanding debt amount for the next three years, knowing

by Archil Jacobashvili

July 13, 2015

3 mins read

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JULY 2015: INFLATION ON THE RISE?

The FINANCIAL -- In June of 2015, the average cost of cooking one standard Imeretian Khachapuri fell to 2.85GEL, which is 1% lower month-on-month (compared to May 2015), and 0.8% higher year-on-year (compared to June 2014).

by The FINANCIAL

July 13, 2015

1 min read

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WHERE IS THE FREE LUNCH?

The FINANCIAL -- An average Georgian household spends more than 40% of its budget on food. It therefore stands to reason that Georgian consumers are quite sensitive to food prices, which may be very good news considering recent developments in global commodity

by Salome Gelashvili

July 13, 2015

3 mins read

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The Positive Sides of Georgia’s NATO Struggle

The FINANCIAL -- Since the Rose Revolution, pro-Western Georgian politicians are dreaming to lead their country into the apparently safe haven of NATO. So far with little success, causing disappointment among many Georgians and affirming those who preferred less integration in the

by Florian Biermann and Charles Johnson

July 6, 2015

7 mins read

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The Ukrainian Malaise: Will Georgians Save the Day?

The FINANCIAL -- When Georgia ran into a conflict with its northern neighbor in 2008, it experienced considerable solidarity on part of its main Western ally. The United States supplied military transporters to fly back Georgian troops from Afghanistan, which was correctly

by Florian Biermann

June 8, 2015

5 mins read