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1. Rezonansi: “GEORGIA, ADDICTED TO MILK POWDER”
   (Economic Press Monitor: June 14, 2016)

   Zurab Tskitishvili, head of Food Safety Division at Agricultural Sciences Academy, declares that share of milk powder in Georgia’s dairy production “makes up about 80% in both summer and winter”.

   Due to low productivity of cows, import of milk powder is constantly growing in Georgia, the newspaper notes.

2. MAIN PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE DEPARTMENT: PROPERTY OF 16M LARI RETURNED AFTER INVESTIGATION OF CRIME, COMMITTED DURING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
   (Daily News: June 10, 2016)

   Department of Main Prosecutor’s Office, established for investigation of crime, committed during legal criminal proceedings, reported that property totaling to 16 million lari has been returned. According to the Department, 57 entities were recognized as victims of forcible expropriation of property.

3. EXCISE TARIFF FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SERVICE IS PLANNED TO DECREASE IN 2018
   (Daily News: June 8, 2016)

   Amendments to Tax Code are drafted, which envisage reduction and further annul of excise on mobile communication service. Author of this initiative is Zurab Tkemaladze, chair of Branch Economy and Economic Policy Committee.

4. TBILISI HOSTS “MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK”
   (Daily News: May 6, 2016)

   Next Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (May 5-9) is taking place in Tbilisi, in Zurab Tsereteli Modern Art Museum. The event is backed by Economic and Sustainable Development Ministry’s Agency for Entrepreneurship Development.

5. Tabula: “MINISTRY: 2.5 HA ON GREEN CAPE SOLD FOR 1,678,330 LARI”
   (Economic Press Monitor: May 5, 2016)

   Finance and Economy Ministry of Ajara reported that state-owned area of 25 ha on Green Cape was sold for 1.68 million lari through online auction in November 2015. The site was acquired by LLC Business Development, which single owner is LLC Nodia, Urumashvili & Partners.

6. Eugeorgia.Info: “AS YOU KNOW, GEORGIAN RESTAURANT IS A PROMOTION OF OUR TRADITIONS, OUR POSITIONING IS MADE EXACTLY THIS WAY”
   (Economic Press Monitor: April 27, 2016)

   Zurab Chekurishvili, newly appointed head of National Food Agency, refuses that he praised Russian market, while comparing it with European one in his interview with Russian media outlet Sputnik.

   “EU market is very important for us, but personally I think that Chinese market is more important”, Chekurishvili says and still speaks about advantages of Russian market in blitz-interview with Eugeorgia.Info.

7. “UNM”: HEALTHCARE MINISTRY OWES TENS OF MILLIONS OF LARI TO HOSPITALS IS
   (Daily News: April 7, 2016)

   Zurab Chiaberashvili, secretary on relations with civil society at oppositional United National Movement (UNM), declared that recent amendments to healthcare program prove serious financial problems of the program. One of the examples of the mentioned is reduced reimbursement for hospitals on the background of catastrophically increased prices in healthcare sector, he pointed.

8. Netgazeti.Ge: “JAPARIDZE: MOST PART OF THE BUDGET IS USED FOR PARTY MACHINE OF “GEORGIAN DREAM””
   (Economic Press Monitor: April 7, 2016)

   Zurab Japaridze, one of the leaders of New Political Center – Girchi, declares: “Most part of the state budget is used in favor of party machine of Georgian Dream in order this party to remain in power after elections of this year”.

   “Big part of money, spent from the budget, including programs on build and refurbish, plant, replant, plough, etc., this money is [spent] in order to bribe certain segment of public and win their votes”, Japaridze states.

9. Kviris Palitra: “WHAT IS CONNECTION BETWEEN ONLINE CASINOS AND DRUG TRADE?”
   (Economic Press Monitor: April 4, 2016)

   Zurab Kukuladze, analyst of Young Financiers and Businessmen Association, points that turnover of gambling business amounted in 2011 to 300 million lari, while exceeds 2 billion lari today. This means that the business has expanded 7-8 times, while is taxed the same way as it was 5 years ago.

10. Tabula: “EU ACCUSES MINISTER’S ADVISER IN DISINFORMATION SPREADING”
    (Economic Press Monitor: March 24, 2016)

    Statement of Zurab Chekurishvili, advisor to Georgia’s Agriculture Minister, made in his exclusive interview with Russian Sputnik, appeared in disinformation condemning document, prepared by EU, the magazine reports. The matter concerns “Disinformation Digest”, being published weekly by East StratCom Task Force, anti-disinformation unit under EU High Representative.

11. Tabula: “THE MINISTER’S ADVISER: WE ARE RETURNING TO HISTORICAL, TRADITIONAL PLACE”
    (Economic Press Monitor: March 18, 2016)

    Zurab Chekurishvili, advisor to Georgian Agriculture Minister, declares that Europeans had lost Russian market and now, “they want to get it back”.

    “Why should we loss everything that we reached for these 3 years, if Europeans are doing their best in order to return to Russian market”, Chekurishvili asks in his exclusive interview with Georgian branch of Russian radio station Sputnik.

12. Bankebi da Finansebi: “GEORGIA IS ABLE TO MAKE GREATEST GEOPOLITICAL BREAKTHROUGH IN TERMS OF GAS TRANSIT”
    (Economic Press Monitor: March 16, 2016)

    Energy expert Zurab Garakanidze states that current situation in Georgia “really cannot be named diversified”. “All manuals on energy safety state that the country needs at least 3 sources for safe gas supply”, he points.

13. GOVERNMENT: STAFF CHANGES ARE CARRIED OUT CURRENTLY IN TWO REGIONS OF GEORGIA
    (Daily News: March 10, 2016)

    The government reported about staff changes, carried out in two regions of the country.

    Nugzar Kipiani, governor of Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, and Zurab Rusishvili, governor of Shida Kartli region, have sent in their resignations.

14. OPPOSITION MP: COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC IS ALMOST STALLED
    (Daily News: March 2, 2016)

    “Country’s economic is almost stalled”, MP Zurab Japaridze, one of the leaders of opposition New Political Center – Girchi, declared at the plenary session of the Parliament today.

    Japaridze pointed that “economic growth rate is declined to almost zero”.

15. “UNM”: WRONG POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT RESULTED IN ECONOMIC GROWTH OF 0.8% ONLY
    (Daily News: March 1, 2016)

    Zurab Melikishvili, MP from United National Movement (UNM), declared that wrong policy of the government resulted in the country’s economic growth of 0.8% only. “This is 3.8 times less than it was planned”, he pointed.

16. Kviris Palitra: “THE FIRST KILLER IS TOBACCO!”
    (Economic Press Monitor: February 29, 2016)

    Working out of state anti-tobacco policy had launched about 2 years ago, but the process was suspended soon.

    As head of Tobacco Control Alliance Giorgi Bakhturidze assures, tobacco industry has stopped implementation of amendments to law on tobacco by assistance of lobbyists.

17. Tabula: “CHIABERASHVILI: SERIOUS IMPOVERISHMENT OF POPULATION IS UNDERWAY SINCE 2012”
    (Economic Press Monitor: February 26, 2016)

    Zurab Chiaberashvili, oppositional United National Movement’s secretary on relations with civil society, considers that “since 2012, serious impoverishment of population is underway”.

    “I don’t say that our living conditions were perfect in 2012, I simply say that life became harder (…) in comparison with 2012 by all parameters”, Chiaberashvili declared in live show Theorem of Tabula broadcasting company.

18. PROSECUTORS’ OFFICE: CLOSURE OF “IBERIA” AND ILLEGAL WITHDRAWAL OF ITS BROADCASTING LICENSE INVESTIGATED
    (Daily News: February 16, 2016)

    Prosecutor’s Office declared about completion of investigation of closure of Iberia broadcasting company by governmental officials in 2004 and forced withdrawal of its broadcasting license.

    Because of the mentioned, the Office launched today a criminal prosecution against of former justice minister and prosecutor general Zurab Adeishvili, who has been charged already of other cases, and former first deputy of prosecutor general Giorgi Latsabidze.

19. “UNM”: ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ARE NOT SOLVED, BUT AGGRAVATED INSTEAD
    (Daily News: February 16, 2016)

    “Economic problems are not being solved, but aggravated instead”, declared Zurab Melikishvili, MP from oppositional United National Movement (UNM).

    Melikishvili pointed at data of Sakstat, according to which export in January has decreased by 22%, while import – by 25%.

20. Eugeorgia.Info: ““BLACK HOLES” OF UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE”
    (Economic Press Monitor: February 3, 2016)

    The article points that one of the major issues, named among disadvantages of universal healthcare, is ineffective spending of allocations for this program.

    Some experts consider that politically profitable principle of universality worsens in fact condition of the poor part of the program’s beneficiaries, author of the article notes.

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