Georgia has historically focused on hydropower, USAID is supporting diversification into wind and solar, renewable sources which are expected to be less vulnerable to climate change, the USAID mission in Tbilisi says. USAID is prioritizing Georgia’s energy sector for several reasons. “First, a stronger, more diversified energy sector helps Georgia build resilience against malign influence.…
A joint Georgian-Israeli production of rifles will be launch in Georgia, with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili presenting the newly set-up plant for making carbines similar to the famed American M4. Unveiling the factory a year after his initial reveal of plans for it, Garibashvili spoke to reporters after inspecting the Delta CCA Arms plant, a…
Hilton Garden Inn was opened in the central part of the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi on October 26. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated at the opening ceremony that “another important brand of a luxury hotel has been added to our capital”. Garibashvili congratulated and thanked investor and Redix Group founder Lasha Papashvili for implementing…
The Agency of Protected Areas of Georgia has reported 5 million GEL in revenue from ecotourism in 2021. In the first three quarters of 2021, revenue earned from visitors reached 4.87 million GEL, up 5.8-fold from the 845,000 the agency earned in the same period in 2020. The protected areas of Georgia, which reopened on…
The competent authorities of Ukraine and Georgia have agreed on the form of a certificate for the exports of poultry meat, offal and other poultry products from Ukraine to Georgia. “We are creating new opportunities for Ukrainian companies to earn more money abroad. This means more currency earnings to Ukraine, strengthening of the hryvnia, taxes…
Acting Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced that socially vulnerable pensioners will receive 500-GEL vouchers to purchase various prescribed medications. At the municipal government session, Kaladze said the new program would cost 20 million GEL and have 40,000 beneficiaries. “We will always stand by those families and people who are still in need of our…
Turkey ($1.48 billion), Russia ($1.14 billion) and China ($1.07 billion) were Georgia’s top trading partners in total external trade turnover in January-September, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia showed. In the reporting period Georgia’s top trading partners by exports were China ($478.3 million), Russia ($426.2 million) and Azerbaijan ($400.2 million), while top…