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The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Nino Burjanadze, a former parliamentary speaker and leader of Democratic Movement-United Georgia, said although she did not believe that talks with President Saakashvili would have any result, this chance should anyway be used.

The FINANCIAL -- As stated by the Ambassador of Iran in Georgia Mr. Mojtaba Dameerchilu, the geographic proximity and interest of Iranian companies is positively affecting the economic developments between Iran and Georgia. The Ambassador believes that Iranian-Georgian business relations are promising

The FINANCIAL -- The nightmare that internet users in Georgia have been experiencing because of endless interruptions to internet supply will finally come to an end on May 15, the company’s management promises.

The FINANCIAL -- The Georgian Tourism Association (GTA) together with Elkana rural tourism project, the Municipality of Aspindza and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) announced the opening of registration for the first Vardzia Adventure Race.

The FINANCIAL -- Kaspersky anti-virus, one of the most popular software programmes worldwide, has unofficially been declared a spy programme in Georgia. State organizations are avoiding installing Kaspersky, afraid of information leaks.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, NATO exercises in Georgia is “a clear signal of support to the current regime,” which is far from democratic standards and which suppresses protest rallies, Vladimir Putin, Russia’s Prime Minister, said in an interview with

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, holding of early elections is something which the authorities and the opposition will “never” agree on, Davit Bakradze, the parliamentary chairman, said on May 4.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, President Saakashvili said on May 4, that he traveled to Turkey recently, but added it was a business trip, denying reports that the Georgian President was intending to spent a four-day holiday in the seaside