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The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Nino Burjanadze, the Georgian Parliamentary Chairperson, expressed hope on March 3, that Armenia would overcome the current crisis in a shortest period of time.

The FINANCIAL -- From 1st of March Wissol offers renovated plastic cards for its corporate clients. The company pioneered chip-based card for its corporate clients to the Georgian market in 2001 and with an 8 years of experience of serving corporate clients with

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, journalist Malkhaz Basilaia, held in custody in Abkhazia, has no signs of physical abuse and is treated well, Temur Iakobashvili, the Georgian state minister for reintegration, said on March 3.

The FINANCIAL -- According to online magazine Civil Georgia, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister, Ilkka Kanerva, will visit Georgia on February 26-27, as part of his trip to three South Caucasian states.

The FINANCIAL -- According to online magazine Civil Georgia, opposition leaders are meeting with Parliamentary Chairperson, Nino Burjanadze, and other lawmakers from the ruling party to negotiate on public TV’s new board of trustees.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, shortlist of candidates for the public TV 9-member board of trustee is expected to be unveiled after consultations with the opposition no later than February 27, Nino Burjanadze, the parliamentary speaker, said on February 25.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, in an interview with the weekly Kviris Palitra Davit Bakradze, the Georgian foreign minister, said, among other things, Georgia’s NATO aspiration and Russia’s WTO membership were discussed during the meeting between the Russian and Georgian

The Department of Statistics of the Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia reported that the consumer price index (CPI) for January 2008 rose to 2.5% from 0.3% in December 2007.

The FINANCIAL -- According to online magazine Civil Georgia, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, is visiting Georgia on February 25-27.