Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on February 13 discussed prospects for economic cooperation with Masrour Barzani, the head of the Regional Government and Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The meeting was hosted on the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai, the Georgian Government Administration said. Garibashvili arrived in the United…
Georgia’s tourism potential has been promoted at Balttour 2023, one of the largest trade fair exhibitions in Latvia’s capital city of Riga, with the involvement of the country’s national tourism bodies and 11 companies, the Georgian National Tourism Administration reports. An exhibition stand introducing Georgia’s tourism attractions to the visitors and companies of the fair…
Seven buildings and two parks have been renovated in the western city of Terjola in Georgia’s Imereti region under the Government’s Renewed Regions programme. The project has also involved the rehabilitation of the central Rustaveli Street in the city. The infrastructure efforts have also seen public infrastructure updates in other cities of the region –…
The port city of Poti on western Georgia’s Black Sea coast has seen updates to its public infrastructure as part of an ongoing state programme that has been running since 2021. Renovation of the city’s David Aghmashenebeli Street, select public squares and 25 buildings was completed under the Renewed Regions programme. The programme was in…
The European Union will transfer EUR 20.87 million to support the implementation of “key reforms” in various sectors of the Georgian economy, from economic and business development to rural advances and food safety, the EU Delegation to Georgia has announced. Supporting development of skills and a reform of the labour market and contributing to regional…
Small startups in Georgia have been urged to submit business ideas to the latest edition of a grant programme from the country’s Innovation and Technology Agency, with the chance of gaining $56,611 in co-financing support. GITA on February 8 announced the 10th edition of its programme for startups whose yearly total turnover did not exceed…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will assign a $16-million loan, backed by the European Union and Sweden, to Georgia’s Credo Bank to support local micro, small and medium-sized companies and women-led firms in the country. The financial package involves a credit line of $10 million for MSMEs, with $4 million assigned from EBRD’s…