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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

The New Horizon in Education: From Access to Quality

The FINANCIAL -- Education is one of the surest means we have to end extreme poverty in our time. At the turn of the millennium, the obvious first goal to set was to get all children into school. Developing countries have made

by Jim Yong Kim, World Bank Group President

May 27, 2015

5 mins read

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Georgia in the Cycle of History

The second of May, 2015, may well go unnoticed by historians of the future; but I am convinced that it marks a watershed not only in Georgia’s recent evolution – but also, maybe, in the history of our times...

by Martin Smith

May 11, 2015

6 mins read

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Georgia in the Cycle of History

The FINANCIAL -- The second of May, 2015, may well go unnoticed by historians of the future; but I am convinced that it marks a watershed not only in Georgia’s recent evolution – but also, maybe, in the history of our times...

by Martin Smith

May 11, 2015

6 mins read

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Differing cultural perceptions reflect mixed EU integration prospects in EaP

Europe’s eastern sphere of influence is a collection of five countries that once were firmly integrated in Russia’s orbit (Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia and Azerbaijan).

by Merab Pachulia, GORBI

May 11, 2015

2 mins read

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How the Age Structure impairs “Inclusive Growth” in Rural Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- Currently, farming in Georgia is a “by default activity” – the vast majority of Georgian “farmers” are not really farmers in a professional sense but rather people who try to survive by growing agricultural products. When traveling through Georgia’s

by Philippe Rudaz

May 4, 2015

5 mins read

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WHERE ARE THE KAKHETIAN COWS?

The FINANCIAL -- ISET’s Khachapuri Index kept declining in April, very much in line with the multi-year seasonal trend (see chart). The average cost of cooking one standard Imeretian Khachapuri currently stands at 2.96 GEL, which is 3.2% lower month-on-month (m/m, that

by The FINANCIAL

May 4, 2015

1 min read

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Eastern Partnership countries feel closer to Russian culture than European culture

The Eastern Partnership is a culturally diverse grouping of five states that have found themselves locked in a contest between European and Russian influence. Given the EaP initiative’s political nature, divisions within these countries are often framed as simply pro-Russian vs. pro-European,

by Merab Pachulia, GORBI

April 27, 2015

2 mins read

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Unlocking Georgia’s Potential through Export-led Job Creation

The FINANCIAL -- Rashmi Shankar, is the World Bank’s Lead Economist for the South Caucasus, and Sector Leader for the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network in the Europe and Central Asia Region. She supervises a program that spans governance and public

by Rashmi Shankar, World Bank

April 20, 2015

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WHAT’S WRONG WITH KUTAISI?

The FIANNCIAL -- As often discussed on his page, seasonal dynamics of the Khachapuri Index are mainly driven by extremely sharp fluctuates in the supply of fresh milk, which directly affects the prices of traditional dairy products such as Imeretian cheese.

by The FINANCIAL

April 20, 2015

1 min read