ECONOMY MINISTER READY TO SELL ALONG WITH STATE ENTERPRISES, FORESTS AND LANDS
(Daily News: June 30, 2004)
Economy Minister has introduced to a government meeting key directions of privatization policy. The Minister says it is essential that overwhelming majority of state enterprises be sold.
MAYOR’S OFFICE OF TBILISI TO REVIEW PLANS TO LEASE CAPITAL’S WATER SUPPLY COMPANY
(Daily News: June 28, 2004)
Tbilisi Mayor Zurab Chiaberashvili plans to reconsider terms of a contract on leasing Tbiltskalkanali, the municipal company of water supply and sewerage, to the French General des Eaux for 10 years. The Mayor does not rule out that a new tender may be announced and the company transferred for management.
GEORGIAN BANKS ASSOCIATION PLANS TO CREATE TRAINING-CENTER FOR BANKERS BY EU FUNDING
(Daily News: June 28, 2004)
The President of the Georgian Banks Association Zurab Gvasalia has said receiving of the EU grant for the creation of a training-center for people working in the banking sector is expected. For the equipment of the center in Tbilisi $150,000 is needed.
OMBUDSMAN’S INSTITUTION AND SPECIAL ARBITRATION TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE BANKING SECTOR
(Daily News: June 28, 2004)
By the end of the year, the institution of an ombudsman and banking arbitration is to be introduced in the banking sector, Zurab Gvasalia, the president of the Georgian Banks’ Association, has told Sarke. A banking code of ethics, work on which has been underway since last year and is to end this year, provides for such mechanisms.
PARLIAMENT APPROVES SOSELIA AS CHAIRMAN OF CHAMBER OF CONTROL
(Daily News: June 24, 2004)
The Parliament has confirmed Zurab Soselia on the post of chairman of the Chamber of Control at a plenary session today. Before that Soselia worked as deputy finance minister.
TURKISH-GEORGIAN BUSINESS FORUM POSTPONED
(Daily News: June 24, 2004)
The Turkish-Georgian business-forum, which was due to be held in Tbilisi on June 27-30, will approximately be held at the start of August, Sarke has been told in the Turkish embassy.
According to the embassy, the agreement has been reached by Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania and his Turkish colleague Tauuip Erdogan.
GEORGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION TO VISIT CENTRAL ASIA
(Daily News: June 23, 2004)
Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zurabishvili has announced plans at a news briefing today to set up an economic mission that will work in Central Asian states. The head of the mission would have a status of an ambassador, she said.
FOREIGN MINISTER TO CONDUCT THREE-STAGE AMBASSADORS’ ROTATION
(Daily News: June 23, 2004)
Foreign Minister Salome Zurabishvili has said the rotation of ambassadors will be held this year in three stages. First candidates have been already introduced to the Parliament.
REFORMS IN THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT
(Daily News: June 22, 2004)
Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli has singed an order on reforms in the Customs Department, reports the press service of the department, part of the body of the Finance Ministry.
As a result of the reorganization only four regional customs will be left – East, West, South and North.
PARLIAMENT SPEAKER AND BUSINESS CIRCLES CONSIDER DRAFT TAX CODE
(Daily News: June 22, 2004)
Representatives of business circles at a meeting with Parliament speaker Nino Burjanadze commented on the draft Tax Code, which has been already published.
The speaker proposed that businessmen should put forward their remarks by approximately July 20.
FINANCE MINISTRY TO DECIDE ON EXCISE LEVEL IN TWO WEEKS
(Daily News: June 21, 2004)
The consideration of the excise rate is underway and will be determined after two weeks, Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli has told a news briefing today. Increasing excise duties is necessary, in order to maintain a growing trend of budget revenues, the Minister said.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF IMF KREMERS WILL VISIT GEORGIA THIS WEEK
(Daily News: June 21, 2004)
Jeroen Kremers, the executive director of the IMF, will visit Georgia from June 25 to July 5, Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli, has told a news briefing today. He noted Kremers’ big contribution to the renewal of the fund’s aid program in Georgia.
TO THE WEST, NORTH AND EAST
(Weekly Press Digest: June 20, 2004)
24 Saati equals the decision of the donors’ conference held in Brussels on June 16-17 on disbursing $1 billion to Georgia to “the Marshall Plan”. Certainly, in case of Georgia funding is much less, says the paper, but this “injection” is more valuable and efficient for the country than America’s assistance to Western Europe after the World War Two.
TBILISI’S MAYOR DEMANDS TOUGHENING LEGISLATION AGAINST ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION
(Daily News: June 18, 2004)
Today the Parliament has considered illegal construction in the capital. The initiative has been launched by MP Levan Gachechiladze.
PARLIAMENT FAILS TO CONFIRM CHAIRMAN OF THE CHAMBER OF CONTROL THIS WEEK
(Daily News: June 18, 2004)
The parliament has failed to confirm Deputy Finance Minister Zurab Soselia due to lack of quorum. He was proposed by the Parliament speaker for the post of chairman of the Chamber of Control.
DONORS DECIDE TO DISBURSE AROUND $1B TO GEORGIA
(Daily News: June 17, 2004)
Donors have decided to disburse around $1 billion to support Georgia’s new government for the period of 2004 – 2006, says the press release of the World Bank’s representation in Georgia issued today.
The decision was made in Brussels on June 16 during the conference in which international donors from 31 countries and 12 international organizations took part.
GEORGIAN GOVERNMENTAL DELEGATION LEAVES FOR BRUSSELS TO MEET DONORS
(Daily News: June 15, 2004)
Today the Georgian governmental delegation led by Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania has left for Brussels to attend a conference scheduled for June 16-17. During the conference questions regarding Georgia’s assistance will be considered.
FIRST NATIONAL REPORT ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS LAUNCHED
(Daily News: June 14, 2004)
The presentation of the report on the implementation of Millennium Development Goals, calling for poverty reduction, increasing education quality, gender balance, fighting AIDS, malaria and other diseases, providing ecological stability, was held in Tbilisi on June 12. The goals envisaged by the Millennium Declaration made by the UN in 2000 are to be achieved by 2015.
THE AUTHORITIES DECLARE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF NEW TAX CODE
(Daily News: June 14, 2004)
Under basic principles of a new Tax Code, which has been published by the new authorities of the country, the number of taxes will be reduced from 21 to 9. Road and hotel taxes will be abolished as well as taxes on economic activities, transferring property, over rate loading of auto transport etc.
EVERYTHING IS UP TO PERSONNEL
(Weekly Press Digest: June 13, 2004)
In about 100 days the Cabinet of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania received a vote of confidence from the Parliament for the second time, but “the policy does not change by reshuffling ministers”, says 24 Saati.
According to Dilis Gazeti recent reshuffles in the government, in which ministers of force and law enforcement bodies replaced each other and a new economy minister was appointed, present a personnel revolution.
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