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The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Micheline Calmy-Rey, the Swiss foreign minister, will sign an agreement with her Georgian counterpart, Grigol Vashadze, in Tbilisi on January 12 on the protection of Georgia’s interests in Russia by Switzerland, the Swiss Federal Department

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, the President will be able to resort to the right of dissolving the parliament only once in a five-year presidential term and the parliamentary minority will be able to initiate procedures for the cabinet’s dismissal,

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, the President will only be able to resort to the right of dissolving the parliament only once in a five-year presidential term, according to the planned constitutional amendments, MP Akaki Minashvili of the ruling party

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, USS Taylor (FFG-50), a guided missile frigate, will make a two-day port call in Poti on December 29, the U.S. embassy in Georgia said.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Nino Burjanadze, the former parliamentary chairperson and leader of Democratic Movement-United Georgia party, said early presidential elections should precede early parliamentary polls.

The FINANCIAL --  Georgia’s strategic geographic location has enabled the country to attract large investments and develop its transit potential during the last decade. Over $ 1 bn has been invested in Georgia for the construction of two of the longest oil

The FINANCIAL -- Despite the tense economical situation, Georgian night clubs are going to liven things up for New Year’s Eve. G.U.R.U, Zen and Cubic have invited famous DJs from abroad and have already started selling tickets that are much more expensive

The FINANCIAL -- The value of the Georgian pharmaceutical market has increased almost 40-fold since 1995 and is expected to exceed $200 m in 2008. The outlook for coming years also looks optimistic, PMR Polish research group reported.

The FINANCIAL  -- “Despite the economic crisis, sales of Christmas Trees in Georgia haven’t fallen and it is one of the most demanded products of the New Year,” Lika Giorgobiani, Products Manager of Hypermarket Goodwill, the biggest market in Tbilisi, told The