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The FINANCIAL -- “The independence of the State of Israel has reached its 60 year anniversary. Since independence the Israeli people have kept up the daily fight for state status, though notwithstanding all the obstacles faced, the country’s independence has been strongly

The FINANCIAL -- Previous four years proved that relationship between Georgia and Israel moved to a new stage of development. Recent reforms realized in Georgia facilitated creation of favorable conditions for business development in the country.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Eka Tkeshelashvili, who until now served as General Prosecutor, was appointed as new Foreign Minister, replacing Davit Bakradze.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, the nine-party opposition bloc released on May 5 an audio tape, claimed to be covertly recorded at a meeting between the ruling party’s majoritarian MP candidate in the provincial district of Tsageri and employees of

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Teimuraz Shalikiani, a majoritarian MP candidate nominated by the Rightist Alliance-Topadze-Industrialists election bloc in the Kutaisi single-mandate constituency, has withdrawn from the race, blaming intimidation.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, the Georgian Ministry of Defense said reports about the downing of two Georgian unmanned reconnaissance drones over Abkhazia on May 4 were “misinformation” aimed at “distracting the international community’s attention” from the April 20 incident when a

The FINANCIAL -- According to Kate Patsatsia, Project Coordinator, Future Without Poverty, as of February-March 2008, 220 thousand people received GEL 200 scholarships, which totalled GEL 44,000,000. The third stage of the Presidential Program started on April 5, 2008 and will continue

The FINANCIAL -- MCG has made its first investment within the framework of its Georgia Regional Development Fund (GRDF) Project. As a result of investment by GRDF, the DOKI LLC expanded its retail network, improved the quality and increased the quantity of

The FINANCIAL -- On May 1, 2008, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) organized an inauguration dinner of ICC Georgia that was held under the auspices of H.E. Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia. The Cabinet of Ministers, Diplomatic Missions and businesses attended

The FINANCIAL -- According to the Department of Statistics for Georgia, the total amount of Georgian wine export in 2007 was 29,197,40 (1 000 USD).