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1. Rezonansi: “IS NEW WAVE OF MICROFINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS’ BANKRUPTCY BEGIN?”
   (Economic Press Monitor: April 1, 2019)

   Georgian microfinancial organizations limited issuance of credits as much as possible, and they are practically unable to continue activity, the newspaper states.

   According to experts, the tendency will proceed and as a result, number of microfinancial organizations will decrease to minimum, the article points.

2. Netgazeti.Ge: “I TRANSFERRED SALARY IN CHARITY FOUNDATION AND AM LIVING ON [FRENCH] PENSION – THE PRESIDENT”
   (Economic Press Monitor: March 20, 2019)

   Georgia’s President Salome Zurabishvili declares that charity foundation, announced by her earlier, is already established and will start working soon. The first project of the Fund will be, supposedly, children’s oncological center, she notes.

3. SECRETARY GENERAL OF ICC-GEORGIA: MOST URGENT MATTER IS TO FREE THE JUDICIARY FROM POLITICAL PRESSURE
   (Daily News: March 4, 2019)

   The most urgent matter is to free the Judiciary from any political pressure, get the necessary tools for a civil society that would act as a whistleblower whenever things go wrong, Zurab Kachkachishvili, secretary general of the International Chamber of Commerce in Georgia (ICC Georgia) said in an interview to Caucasian Journal.

   Kachkachishvili pointed also that “business should be free from any kind of pressure from the authorities side, which ultimately is the reflection of a healthy democratic society”.

4. THE GOVERNMENT: PROBLEMS IN COURSE OF ENACTMENT OF AGREEMENT ON CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION WITH RUSSIA HAVE TO BE SETTLED WITHIN THE WORKING GROUP
   (Daily News: February 28, 2019)

   Another meeting within the Georgian-Russian informal dialogue was held on February 27 in Prague, at which the parties discussed problems in connection with implementation of Georgia-Russia agreement of 2011 “On Basic Principles, Connected to Mechanisms of Customs Administration and Monitoring of Commodity Trade”, Georgian government reported.

   The government pointed that “it was indicated that settlement of problems in the course of full-fledge enactment of the Agreement has to be carried out within the working group, created by the joint committee, provided by the Agreement”.

5. HEAD OF NATIONAL FOOD AGENCY: IN 2018, LEAD IS REVEALED ONLY IN 2% OF FOOD SAMPLES, AGAINST OF 17.5% IN 2017
   (Daily News: February 18, 2019)

   Zurab Chekurashvili, head of Georgian National Food Agency, declared that lead in 2018 was revealed only in 2% of examined samples, whereas in 2017 – in 17.5%.

   “It is important that content of lead did not exceed norm in 2018 in samples of baby food, as well as fish, bakery products, grain and vegetables”, Chekurashvili pointed.

6. NEW ENTERPRISE FOR PROCESSING OF TEA AND SPICES LAUNCHED IN MTSKHETA MUNICIPALITY
   (Daily News: February 11, 2019)

   Georgian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture reported about launch of new enterprise for processing of tea and spices in Saguramo village of Mtskheta municipality (Mtskheta-Mtianeti region).

   According to the Ministry, the enterprise, employing 20 people, will produce 8 t of tea and 4 t of spices annually.

7. WITHIN “PRODUCE IN GEORGIA”, CEMENT PRODUCTS’ ENTERPRISE TO BE OPENED IN KHOBI
   (Daily News: January 22, 2019)

   With assistance of “Produce in Georgia” state program, LLC Prime Beton will start manufacturing cement products in Khobi (Samegrelo region), investing $1.7 million in the enterprise, Georgian National Agency of State Property declared.

   For this purpose, the Agency handed over land site of 16,686 square m with structures to the company.

8. Rezonansi: “THE LAW, CREATED WITH GOOD AIM, CAN BE USED FOR BAD PURPOSES – KAKULIA ON THE PRESIDENT’S INITIATIVE”
   (Economic Press Monitor: January 14, 2019)

   Georgia’s president Salome Zurabishvili declared that it is necessary to adopt such legislation, which will protect better dignity of person and freedom of speech.

   The Parliament’s majority MP, chairman of Committee on Branch Economy and Economic Policy Roman Kakulia, who considers that “the problem is in the society itself”, welcomes this initiative.

9. GEORGIAN PRESIDENT PRESENTED TEAM OF ADVISORS
   (Daily News: December 24, 2018)

   Recently elected Georgia’s president Salome Zurabishvili presented her team of advisers today.

   Chief of Presidential Administration became Lasha Zhvania.

10. Tabula: ““EUROPEAN GEORGIA” DEMANDS ASSIGNMENT OF STATUS OF MICROENTREPRENEUR TO PERSONS LEASING OWN APARTMENTS”
    (Economic Press Monitor: December 24, 2018)

    Oppositional European Georgia put forward a legislative initiative, which assigns status of microentrepreneur to persons, leasing own apartments. In case annual income from apartment rent does not exceed 30,000 lari, these persons will be exempted from tax of 5%.

11. Forbes Georgia: “LET’S ACCUMULATE FOR THE OLD AGE, BUT ONLY AT THE EXPENSE OF INCOME TAX”
    (Economic Press Monitor: December 12, 2018)

    So-called second pillar of pension system (accumulative scheme, which will be enacted since 2019) ruling Georgian Dream has adopted in the violent way, author of the article (MP from oppositional European Georgia Zurab Chiaberashvili) writes. Participation in the system for persons aged up to 40 years is obligatory.

12. REGULATING COMMISSION FOUND 5 BROADCASTERS GUILTY IN VIOLATION OF LAW “ON BROADCASTING”
    (Daily News: December 7, 2018)

    Georgian National Communication Commission found 5 broadcasters guilty in violation of law “On Broadcasting”, but exempted them from administrative responsibility.

    Among these broadcasters are Ajara television and radio (part of structure of Public Broadcaster), Rustavi-2, Imedi, Iberia and Kavkasia.

13. Netgazeti.Ge: “HOW MANAGED “GEORGIAN DREAM” TO RECEIVE BY 530,000 VOTES MORE IN THE 2^ND ROUND”
    (Economic Press Monitor: December 4, 2018)

    In the 1^st round of presidential elections in Georgia, about 1.64 million voters took part, while their number in the 2^nd round made up 1.98 million, Netgazeti.Ge reports, pointing that opposition candidate Grigol Vashadze won 780,635 votes in the 2^nd tour, i.e. by 180,000 votes more, than in the 1^st tour, while Salome Zurabishvili, backed by ruling Georgian Dream – 1.15 million voices, i.e. by 532,053 more.

    The article brings comments on the 2^nd round, made by Tbilisi State University professor Iago Kachkachishvili, director of Caucasus Research Resources Center Koba Turmanidze and chairman of Caucasian Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development Gia Nodia.

14. UNITED OPPOSITION DEMANDS EARLY PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
    (Daily News: December 3, 2018)

    In Georgia, early parliamentary elections have to be held by proportional system, leader of united opposition Grigol Vashadze declared. Before elections, electoral legislation must be fundamentally amended, he pointed.

15. LEADER OF “GEORGIAN DREAM”: YOU WILL HAVE AUTHORITY, WHICH WILL SERVE YOU
    (Daily News: November 29, 2018)

    At the news briefing, held on November 28 after announcement of results of exit poll within the 2^nd round of presidential elections in Georgia, billionaire chairman of ruling Georgian Dream Bidzina Ivanishvili expressed gratitude to society for “sensibility” and “reaction” and declared: “The rest, probably, is on me”. “We will make everything what I promised you”, he assured.

16. SECOND ROUND OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: ZURABISHVILI – 59.52%, VASHADZE – 40.48%
    (Daily News: November 29, 2018)

    Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) finished counting of votes, casted during the 2^nd round of presidential elections of November 28. According to preliminary data, formally independent candidate Salome Zurabishvili, who was backed by ruling Georgian Dream, received 59.52% of votes (1,147,625 votes).

17. Tabula: “SURVEY OF “EDISON RESEARCH” – WEIGHED RESULTS: VASHADZE – 52%, ZURABISHVILI – 48%”
    (Economic Press Monitor: November 26, 2018)

    According to survey of Edison Research, 37% of respondents is going to vote for candidacy of united opposition Grigol Vashadze (the second round of Presidential election in Georgia will take place on November 28), while 35% – for Salome Zurabishvili, supported by ruling Georgian Dream.

    Edison Research conducted the survey, requested by Rustavi-2 broadcasting

    company, on November 12-18 among 2,038 citizens.

18. SECOND ROUND OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 28
    (Daily News: November 15, 2018)

    Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) decided yesterday evening to hold the second round of election of the president of Georgia will take place on November 28. This day (Wednesday) will be officially announced as day off.

19. Tabula: “RESEARCH OF “EDISON RESEARCH”: VASHADZE – 38%, ZURABISHVILI – 34%”
    (Economic Press Monitor: November 15, 2018)

    Referring to research of Edison Research, Tabula reports that if the second round of presidential elections was held tomorrow, Grigol Vashadze (candidate of the united opposition) had won 38%, while Salome Zurabishvili (candidate, supported by ruling Georgian Dream) – 34%,.

    At that, 18% of respondents refused to answer a question, and 10% do not support any candidate.

20. NBG: REASONS OF RECENT FLUCTUATIONS OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CURRENCY MARKET ARE NOT CONNECTED WITH FUNDAMENTAL ECONOMIC FACTORS
    (Daily News: November 6, 2018)

    As far as we know, reasons of recent fluctuations of exchange rate on currency market are not connected with fundamental economic factors, National Bank of Georgia (NBG) pointed in the special statement today.

    Instead, NBG pointed that current dynamics of the rate is negatively affected by environment, created in the country because of presidential elections (to remind, the first round of elections was held on October 28, while the second round, where pro-governmental candidate Salome Zurabishvili will compete with opposition candidate Grigol Vashadze, is not appointed yet).

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