Georgia: government to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies to regulate drug prices

GeorgiaBy admin 2021-11-10 Leave a comment

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said the government would “actively negotiate” with pharmaceutical industry representatives in order to regulate medication prices. During a meeting with Georgian National Competition Agency head Irakli Lekvinadze, Garibashvili discussed an interim report on pharmaceutical market monitoring, asserting that the public was “very concerned” about drug prices, and that regulatory measures…

Georgia: pensioners to receive 200-GEL pension bonuses if vaccinated before January 2022

GeorgiaBy admin 2021-11-09 Leave a comment

Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has announced that pensioners who are vaccinated against COVID-19 before January 1, 2022, will receive 200 GEL (about $63.29 or EUR 54.71) of pension bonuses. Garibashvili said that in order to encourage vaccination among the elderly, pensioners would receive 200-GEL bonuses after their first vaccine doses. The PM further revealed that…

Georgia: declaration signed with German KFW on renewable energy development

Georgia, GermanyBy admin 2021-11-08 Leave a comment

A declaration has been signed between the Georgian Economy Ministry and the German Development Bank (KfW) on the development of clean and renewable energy in Georgia. The study of green hydrogen potential begins in Georgia, the Economy Ministry reports. So-called green hydrogen is a “clean fuel”, which is produced by energy from the sun, water…

Georgia: 17% of population receive social assistance

GeorgiaBy admin 2021-11-05 Leave a comment

The number of people receiving social assistance in Georgia reached 633,000 in October, Social Service Agency reported. As of today, 17% of the Georgian population receive social assistance, while the total amount of benefits given to the socially vulnerable exceeded 43 million GEL (about $13.61 million or EUR 11.79 million) in October. The number of…

Georgia: Austria and Germany resume flights to Kutaisi

GeorgiaBy admin 2021-11-04 Leave a comment

Wizz Air resumed direct regular flights from Georgia’s Kutaisi to Vienna and Berlin. Regular flights from Kutaisi Airport to Vienna and Berlin are operating from November 2. In particular, flights to the Austrian capital will operate twice a week, while to the German capital, at the initial stage, once a week. Georgian citizens are able…

Georgia: trade-economic ties with Austria to be deepened

Austria, GeorgiaBy admin 2021-11-03 Leave a comment

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met the Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg in Glasgow on the sidelines of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference where they discussed the importance of further deepening of trade-economic ties between the two countries. The successful and effective partnership between Georgia and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) has also been on…

Georgia: 15,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine expire

GeorgiaBy admin 2021-11-02 Leave a comment

About 15,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine have expired in Georgia, Head of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze has announced. Gamkrelidze said the specific number of the expired doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine would be made known next week. Those who have received the first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine, will be…