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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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A Versatile Look into Eco-friendly Vehicles in Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- Tbilisi’s heavily jammed traffic is infuriatingly worrisome, and it leaves no one indifferent, not even the pedestrians. No, I should have said, especially the pedestrians. Due to alarmingly high air contamination levels, humming “all I need is the air

by KETI SIDAMONIDZE, FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF VERSATILE KS

April 16, 2018

7 mins read

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The Meaning of Operation Olive Branch

The gloomy portrait of the Middle East today should not obscure that peace is achievable. The basic premise for any such peace must be to preserve the territorial integrity of states. This means countering all forces that exist only to pursue their

by Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey

April 12, 2018

4 mins read

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ON PEPSI, VODKA AND THE POST-SOVIET CONSUMERIST REVOLUTION

The FINANCIAL -- Back in 1991, I attended a big “Whither Socialism” conference hosted by my alma mater, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A session I remember most vividly featured a Hungarian dissident, a poet, telling stories about the ineffectiveness of communist propaganda.

by Eric Livny, ISET

March 26, 2018

4 mins read

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Does Georgia Have One of the Largest Shadow Economies in the World?

The FINANCIAL -- In January 2018, an IMF Working Paper published new results on the shadow economy situation for 158 countries from 1991 to 2015.

by Giorgi Mzhavanadze, ISET

March 12, 2018

5 mins read

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“Just a Bit High”?

The FINANCIAL -- Interest in bank profitability is increasing every year. Google search data for Georgia shows that in 2017, there were 4,700 pieces (articles, blogs, comments and other documents) found for “Banks’ Profit” (ბანკების მოგება,) while the same indicator in 2016

by Irakli Barbakadze, ISET

February 14, 2018

5 mins read

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Digital Skills “fueling” the transformation of digital economy in EaP countries

The FINANCIAL -- The digitization of the economy is one of the most important drivers behind the profound transformation of the labor market and the way people work, which is thought likely to become even more significant in the years to come.

by David Tsiskaridze, Maksim Belitski

January 29, 2018

6 mins read

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Economics of Georgia’s Drug Policy Reform

The FINANCIAL -- Drug policy reform is now at the center of a heated debate in Georgia. Despite the importance of the subject, however, most of the discussions I have heard so far are based on phobias and myths, rather than on

by Maka Chitanava

January 29, 2018

5 mins read

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Digital Skills “fueling” the transformation of digital economy in EaP countries

The digitization of the economy is one of the most important drivers behind the profound transformation of the labor market and the way people work, which is thought likely to become even more significant in the years to come. This new paradigm

by David Tsiskaridze

January 24, 2018

6 mins read

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How to become a Millionaire in a Year?

The FINANCIAL -- Lot of people thinks on how to become a millionaire. However, considering unemployment, high competition in standard markets, it is not easy goal to achieve. However, people familiar with technologies, programming, find it easy to use market opportunities wide open

by Jaba Tarimanashvili

January 15, 2018

1 min read

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Potential of Georgian Medical Tourism

The FINANCIAL -- Georgian medical facilities can offer a range of services to patients from abroad. This may include high technological diagnostics or treatment, complicated techniques in surgery and nonstandard approaches to widespread diseases.

by Ana Zhulina

January 15, 2018

3 mins read