Analysis Verdict: Zakaria Kutsnashvili’s statement is a MANIPULATION OF NUMBERS. The FINANCIAL -- Zakaria Kutsnashvili: With the current growth rate, we are ahead of the European countries. Germany’s GDP growth rate is 1.17% and ours is 4.5%. Great Britain’s is under 2% whilst the US growth rate is 1.2%. Hence, our 4.5% More by Vakhtang Demutia, FactCheck April 24, 2019 9 mins read