The FINANCIAL -- Georgia needs to empower more women in business as women’s economic contributions are vital for developing countries like Georgia, say professors from Tbilisi State University and Rotterdam School of Management. Economies in Eastern Europe (37%) and Southeast Asia (35%) lead the way in terms of women in leadership...

The FINANCIAL -- WASHINGTON – Integrating digital payments into the economies of emerging and developing nations addresses crucial issues of broad economic growth and individual financial empowerment, according to a new report by the World Bank Development Research Group. The report examines...

On October 20-21 of the current year Israeli-Georgia Chamber of Business with business organizations of Georgia and Israel will conduct the business forum, which will be attended by representatives of diverse fields of business from the both countries. მიმდინარე წლის 20-21 ოქტომბერს საქართველო-ისრაელის ბიზნეს პალატა საქართველოსა და ისრაელის ბიზნეს-ორგანიზაციებთან ერთად ჩაატარებს ბიზნეს ფორუმს...

On 18 July 2014, at the extra plenary session of the Parliament, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, stated that according to the data of the first five months, there was a 16% growth in export. The Minister also pointed out that the share of agricultural products in export had increased. FactCheck took interest in the Minister’s statement and verified its accuracy. According to the National Office of Statistics of Georgia (GeoStat)...

Finance Minister, Nodar Khaduri, announced on August 7 about planned amendments to the tax code, which, he said, aim at “fostering export” and “further improvement of business climate.” In one of the proposed amendments, the Finance Minister said, value added tax will be exempted from services provided in the process of manufacturing goods in which imported materials are used and in which end products are intended for export. “Deep and comprehensive free trade agreement with the EU allows us to encourage operations of such enterprises in Georgia so we propose to exempt this process from value added tax...

Georgia and the European Union signed Association Agreement , including deep and comprehensive free trade area (DCFTA), on June 27 in the margins of the European Council meeting in Brussels. The agreement was signed by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili...

A meeting, organized by the Israel-Georgia Chamber of Business and the Israeli House, between Georgian NGOs working with the disabled and the 12-member non-governmental organization “Hots Gvulot” operating in Israel, was held in Tbilisi. საქართველო-ისრაელის ბიზნეს პალატისა და ისრაელის სახლის ორგანიზებით...

According to Itsik Moshe, head of the Israel-Georgia Chamber of Business and founder of the Israeli House, the history of Georgian Schindlers is one of the most excellent historical pages and it gives new opportunities in Georgia-Israel and Georgia-World Jewry relations. ისრაელის სახლში ჰოლოკოსტის მსხვერპლთა ხსოვნისადმი მიძღვნილი გამოფენა და ბუკლეტის _“ქართველი შინდლერები” პრეზენტაცია გაიმართა. ღონისძიება ჰოლოკოსტის დოკუმენტური კადრების ფონზე...

At the meeting politicians discussed the importance of exchange programs in the educational and cultural sectors. Also, prospects for deepening inter-parliamentary relations were outlined. Премьер-министр Грузии Ираклий Гарибашвили встретился с заместителем председателя Кнессета...

Georgia’s only rival in the voting of the European Committee of the World Tourism Organization in 2015 is Israel, but Giorgi Sigua, head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration, believes that Georgia should support the Israeli friends. 2015 წლის მსოფლიო ტურიზმის ორგანიზაციის ევროპის კომიტეტის ჩასატარებლად გამოცხადებულ კენჭისყრაზე საქართველოს კონკურენტი მხოლოდ ისრაელია...