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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

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Yes, we trust!

The FINANCIAL -- Until the 1960s, Japan was an amazing place to live. One did not have to lock one’s house, car, or bicycle, as nobody was going to steal anything. Theft, burglary, and cheating were virtually not existent in the Japanese

by Maka Chitanava, ISET

March 23, 2014

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“Inclusive Growth” Policies: Roads Paved With Good Intentions

The FINANCIAL -- The recently published government strategy “GEORGIA 2020”aims “to ensure that the majority of Georgia’s population benefits from economic growth”. The natural million-dollar question, however, is how this “inclusive growth” objective could be achieved in reality. In other words, how

by Eric Livny, Olga Azhgibetseva and Nino Doghonadzw, ISET

March 16, 2014

4 mins read

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Are Georgians too Impatient?

The FINANCIAL -- Assume you have lent your brother 1000 laris, and because he is a close family member, you do not charge interest from him. One day you get a phone call from your brother, and he offers you to pay

by Floran Biermann and Robizon Khublashvili, ISET

March 9, 2014

4 mins read

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Why we must support Ukraine

The FINANCIAL -- Much of the attention in recent days has been on the immediate crisis facing Ukraine.

by The FINANCIAL

March 7, 2014

2 mins read

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Tiger in the Caucasus?

The FINANCIAL -- On the 14th of February, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia published the draft version of the Socio-economic Development Strategy 2020 (SDS). This comprehensive document identifies the main socio-economic challenges Georgia will be facing in the

by Ia Vardishvili, ISET

March 2, 2014

4 mins read

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Regulation Shortcomings in Domestic Supply of Electricity

The FINANCIAL -- Investing in renewable energy is becoming more and more popular in Georgia following the adoption of the Decree of the Government of Georgia (GOG) on renewable energy development in April 2008.

by The FINANCIAL

February 24, 2014

3 mins read

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Shoul We Regulate?

The FINANCIAL -- Last week, we argued that political decision makers have a tendency to overregulate a society, as new laws, even useless or harmful ones, create the impression that politicians are addressing problems in a society.

by The FINANCIAL

February 24, 2014

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Regulating Rightly

The FINANCIAL -- Regulations apparently address problems of a society in a quick and uncomplicated way, and the call for regulations therefore is one of the most effective weapons in the arsenal of populists.

by The FINANCIAL

February 17, 2014

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Pleased Pupils

The FINANCIAL -- As has been shown in several editions of this column, Georgians are generally unhappier with their lives than their regional neighbors, but are more hopeful for the future.

by The FINANCIAL

February 16, 2014

3 mins read

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Why Nations Fail

The FINANCIAL -- Over the winter holidays, I had the leisure to read the book “Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty” by MIT economist Daron Acemoglu and Harvard political scientist James A. Robinson (Crown Business 2012, 544 pages,

by The FINANCIAL

February 9, 2014

6 mins read