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The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Georgia’s economy survived in the August war, while the Russian one “almost collapsed,” President Saakashvili said on December 15.

The FINANCIAL -- MAXIMALI has covered Batumi with broadband wireless internet services. The details about the latest and the most comfortable internet service were announced by company representatives on the press conference arranged in Batumi, in hotel “Intourist Palace”.

The FINANCIAL -- Georgian food producers are complying with European standards more and more, so as to push the export of Georgian products to European markets. “Our country is in a period of transition and we should do our best to make

The FINANCIAL -- The Government of Georgia passed a resolution to postpone the introduction of new petrol and diesel standards. The new standards under the previous decision were to be introduced in January 1, 2009, and would cause the cessation of fuel

The FINANCIAL -- Giorgi Goguadze, Member of Parliament and Former Director of People’s Bank presented a plan of forming Georgia’s economical development strategy that excludes focusing on foreign financial support.

The FINANCIAL -- If you look around you today, you’ll see tons of people who have become victims of staff reductions or are under such threat. The biggest corporations have had to lay off their employees because of the global financial crisis.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Georgia’s energy sector is sustainable enough to survive even in “the worst case scenario,” including reoccurrence of Russia’s sabotage similar to the one that took place in January, 2006, the government ministers told President Saakashvili

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the Russian government should help South Ossetia “in laying foundation of the statehood.”

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, there is a pressing need to reform the National Security Council to enhance its effectiveness questioned after the August war, lawmakers from the Christian Democratic Party said on December 8.