Georgia: domestic exports up in January 2022

Georgia exported locally produced goods worth $331.3 million in January, up by 47.6% YoY, the preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) showed. Geostat said local exports in the country had accounted for 69.9% of total exports in the reporting period, amounting to $231.5 million, up by 39.1%. Georgia’s top trading partners…

Georgia: unemployment down in Q4 2021

The unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by 1.4% YoY in the fourth quarter of 2021, amounting to 19%, the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) announced. In urban areas, the unemployment rate reduced by 2.1% and in rural areas by 0.2%. The economic activity rate, or the percentage of the country’s population that is able…