Trade and economic relations between Georgia and China were discussed at a meeting of the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibasvhili and Zhou Qian, the newly appointed Ambassador of China to Georgia. The Government Administration said the PM had told the diplomat he hoped the “fruitful” cooperation between the two states would continue, as the parties…
German budget airline Eurowings has expanded its Georgian operation by launching new Stuttgart-Tbilisi flights to Tbilisi International Airport, the United Airports of Georgia reports. A subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, the airline made the first connecting flight on July 20, transporting 155 passengers from the German city to the Georgian capital. Its flights will be…
Georgia exported locally produced goods worth $2.55 billion in January-June, up by 35.6% YoY, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed. Geostat said local exports in the country accounted for 73.5% of total exports in the reporting period, amounting to $1.88 billion, up by 36.3%. Georgia’s top trading partners were China –…
Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili on July 18 announced public sector earnings would increase by 10% yearly over the next three years until 2026. The Ministry of Finance cites the minister as saying that a Government meeting had “formed certain directions” on how to regulate remuneration of labour in public services. “Starting from January 1, 2026,…
Georgia exported $439 million worth of goods in June, up by 25% YoY, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed. The update has not included detailed data on the types of goods exported or re-exported last month, with figures on external merchandise trade to be published on July 19. Imports grew by…
A new blueberry storage and processing enterprise, with a total investment of GEL 2.3 million ($798,361 or EUR 787,383), has been launched in the western Georgian town of Khobi with the support of the Rural Development Agency. The agency announced on July 12 the facility had the capacity to store and process 600 tons of…
A solar power plant has been installed in central Georgia’s Gori municipality to provide free-of-charge electricity to internally displaced persons in two villages in Georgia, with Lithuania’s Environment Ministry funding the initiative. Local media reports said the plant was expected to provide “free, ecologically clean and safe” electricity for families displaced from Georgia’s Russia-occupied regions,…