Western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport recorded its record-high passenger flow last month, with 111,556 travelers passing through it in August, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia reported. The figure marked a 27% increase compared to the same period of 2019, Tamar Archuadze added. Archuadze also said the number of flights at the airport…
Levan Davitashvili, the Georgian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, and Zurab Pololikashvili, the Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, have praised the dynamics of the recovery of the Georgian tourism sector to the pre-pandemic period, noting tourism income of the country as the highest in the South Caucasus region. At a…
The Georgian Government will officially unveil its 2030 development strategy for the country in the coming days after approving the document, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has said while announcing the document involved focus on healthcare, education, strengthening of democracy and other areas. The Government Administration cited Garibashvili as saying the long-term development strategy was based…
The turnover received by the Georgian business sector increased by 19.2% YoY and amounted to GEL 41.7 billion (about $14.53 billion) in the second quarter of 2022, the latest data published by the National Statistic Office of Georgia showed. The value of production generated by the business sector increased by 25.3% and amounted to GEL…
Mariam Kvrivishvili, the Georgian Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, met representatives of the Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air on September 1 in Tbilisi to discuss plans for the next year and prospects for additional flights to Georgia, the Economy Ministry said. Stressing the “successful and strategic” cooperation with the airline, particularly over the…
Georgia’s National Food Agency has detected excessive lead in four types of spices out of 197 samples tested, the state body announced on August 31. The results came following examination of samples of various products, with the Agency also clearing over 250 samples of food products of animal origin after the samples – including food…
The estimated real Gross Domestic Product of Georgia grew by 9.7% YoY in July, while the average real GDP increased by 10.3% in January-July, the latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed. The GDP growth in July was observed in the following sectors: transportation and storage, construction, information and communication, mining and…