A new, modern scientific research and cultural enlightening center-museum will be opened in the vicinity of the Iveria Holy Virgin Mary Church on the Makhata hill in Tbilisi. This will be the place with a mandate to carry out research and studies in full compliance with priorities declared by the Government of Georgia and the…
Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi is continuing to modernize its public bus fleet by introducing 90 brand new, 10-meter long diesel operated buses. There are 27 seats in the new buses, which can take up to 82 passengers in total. The buses are equipped for people with disabilities and with modern systems such as heating, air…
Georgia’s three international airports serviced 1,450,847 passengers in January-April, up by 20% YoY, says the United Airports of Georgia. The number of passengers who took regular or charter flights in Georgia increased in all three main airports of the country: Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport, Batumi Aleksandre Kartveli International Airport and Kutaisi David Aghmashenebeli International…
Georgia exported about 26 million bottles of wine to 38 countries in January-April, up by 4% YoY, announced the Georgian National Wine Agency. In the reporting period Georgia generated $63.2 million from the sale of wine abroad, up by 7%. Export of Georgian wine increased to the United States – 219,713 bottles (+108%), Israel –…
Prices of vegetables, meat, fruit and grapes have increased in Georgia, show the latest inflation data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). In April the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 0.7%. The prices in the group increased for the subgroups of: vegetables (5.6%), fruit and grapes (5%) and meat (1%).…
The governments of Georgia and China have agreed to cooperate on international land transportation of passengers and cargo. The agreement was signed by the Georgian Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Maia Tskitishvili and the Minister of Transport of the People’s Republic of China Li Xiaopeng in Beijing. Minister Tskitishvili said the agreement was a…
A total of 747,774 employed people in Georgia are involved in the accumulative pension system, while both pension contributions and interest amounts total 174,047,572 GEL (about $64.46 million or EUR 57.31 million), says Director of the Pension Agency Levan Surguladze. Out of 747,774 employed people 187,472 people work in the public sector, and 581,439 people…