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1. CEC’S PRELIMINARY RESULTS: ZURABISHVILI – 38.64%, VASHADZE – 37.74%
   (Daily News: October 29, 2018)

   Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) published preliminary results of presidential elections, held in the country on October 28, according to which Salome Zurabishvili, backed by ruling Georgian Dream, got 38.64% of votes. The candidate of opposition union Strength is in Unity (core member – United National Movement) Grigol Vashadze won 37.74%.

2. Kviris Palitra: “WHY CANNABIS, AND NOT WATER?”
   (Economic Press Monitor: October 29, 2018)

   Doctor of engineering Paata Giorgadze indicates that “Georgia is one of the richest countries in terms of quality drinking water”, which has 26,060 rivers. We should became the most successful country, producing drinking water and supplying it on the global market, he declares.

3. “TI GEORGIA”: ZURABISHVILI ACCOUNTS FOR 61% OF TOTAL INCOME OF MAJOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
   (Daily News: October 26, 2018)

   TI Georgia, Georgian branch of Transparency International, reported that income, received from all sources during the period from August 1 through October 15 by Salome Zurabishvili, backed by ruling Georgian Dream, and 5 major presidential candidates, nominated by qualified oppositional parties, totaled to 6.76 million lari.

   At that, the organization indicated that Zurabishvili’s income makes up 4.15 million lari (i.e. 61% of total volume) that exceeds about 3 times income of Grigol Vashadze (candidate of union Power in Unity, including National Movement) – 1.36 million lari.

4. Rezonansi: “WHO WON THE YESTERDAY’S DEBATE – EVALUATION OF ANALYSTS”
   (Economic Press Monitor: October 26, 2018)

   Presidential candidates – Salome Zurabishvili, backed by ruling Georgian Dream, David Bakradze from European Georgia and Grigol Vashadze from oppositional union Power in Unity (including National Movement), faced each other in live “Debate of 2018”, broadcasted by Channel One (Public Broadcaster), the newspaper reports.

   The article provides comments on the debate, made for the newspaper by political scientist Nika Chitadze and analyst Zaal Anjaparidze.

5. Tabula: “MP’S WIFE DONATED 50,000 TO ZURABISHVILI, WHILE RECEIVED BEFORE THAT A SHARE OF THE COMPANY”
   (Economic Press Monitor: October 26, 2018)

   Natia Khvistani, the spouse of MP from ruling Georgian Dream Victor Japaridze, donated to presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili, backed by Georgian Dream, 50,000 lari on October 10, Tabula reports.

   The article notes that since July, Khvistani is owner of 30% in LLC All Seasons.

6. Netgazeti.Ge: “SALOME ZURABISHVILI: THERE IS CORRUPTION IN GEORGIA”
   (Economic Press Monitor: October 25, 2018)

   Presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili, who is backed by ruling Georgian Dream, declared at the election debates that corruption in Georgia still persists, Netgazeti.Ge reports.

   “There is corruption and, by the way, there was a corruption, high-level corruption”, Zurabishvili declared and added: “I resisted to corruption then and now too, by the way”.

7. Netgazeti.Ge: “PATARKATSISHVILI’S FAMILY DONATED 180,000 LARI TO ZURABISHVILI”
   (Economic Press Monitor: October 23, 2018)

   Presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili, backed by ruling Georgian Dream, got donation totaling to 180,000 lari form mother and sisters of Badri Patarkatsishvili (the late billionaire), Netgazeti.Ge reports.

   The article notes that since launch of election campaign until now (i.e. during September 8 – October 18), donations to candidates have totaled to 3.8 million lari, of which Zurabishvili accounts for 3 million lari.

8. Bankebi da Finansebi: “ZURABISHVILI ON ONE MILLION LARI, TAKEN FROM “CARTU” BANK – I AM NOT GOING TO PAY INTEREST AS I WILL TAKE 70% ON ELECTIONS”
   (Economic Press Monitor: October 10, 2018)

   Presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili, who is backed by ruling Georgian Dream, declares: “I am not going to pay interest on the credit, as I will take not 10%, but 70% on elections”.

   Thus Zurabishvili answered journalists’ question about credit of 1 million lari, taken from Cartu bank (belongs to family of Bidzina Ivanishvili, billionaire leader of Georgian Dream).

9. Tabula: “BIDZINA IVANISHVILI LENDED 1M FROM “CARTU BANK” TO SALOME ZURABISHVILI”
   (Economic Press Monitor: October 9, 2018)

   Referring to State Audit Service, Tabula reports that presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili, who is backed by the ruling Georgian Dream, has borrowed 1 million lari from bank Cartu, belonging to family of Bidzina Ivanishvili (billionaire leader of Georgian Dream).

   The transaction took place on October 1.

10. TOURISM ADMINISTRATION: UNWTO WILL CONSIDER GEORGIA’S CANDIDACY FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
    (Daily News: October 8, 2018)

    The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will consider candidacy of Georgia for executive council membership, Georgian National Tourism Administration reported.

    As the Administration noted, the initiative on Georgia’s admission into the UNWTO council was announced by head of the Administration Giorgi Chogovadze at Budapest international conference on tourism and digital transformation.

11. Tabula: “ZURABISHVILI RENTS THE CAMPAIGN OFFICE FROM THE COMPANY, WHICH CO-OWNER IS SON OF PARTSKHALADZE”
    (Economic Press Monitor: October 4, 2018)

    Salome Zurabishvili, presidential candidate, backed by ruling Georgian Dream, rents area for her Tbilisi campaign office (300 square m, Republic Square) for 16,911 lari monthly from LLC Restaurant Tsinandali, Tabula reports.

    The article specifies that owner of 49% in this company is EcoGroup, which 50% belong in its turn to Andria Partskhaladze, son of former main prosecutor Otar Partskhaladze.

12. Forbes Georgia: “SUM, WHICH POLITICAL PARTIES SPEND FOR ADVERTISING”
    (Economic Press Monitor: October 4, 2018)

    Referring to State Audit Service, the magazine reports that advertising expenses of political parties from August 1 through September 11 have totaled to 727,178 lari, while expenses on TV commercial – 417,210 lari.

    The article indicates that the largest sum was spent by European Georgia – 382,432 lari.

13. Forbes Georgia: “POLITICIANS AND PARTIES WITH THE MOST “LARGE SPONSORS””
    (Economic Press Monitor: October 4, 2018)

    Referring to State Audit Service, the magazine reports that during a month (September 1-30), Georgia’s political parties and independent presidential candidates raised donations totaling to 930,012 lari.

    The largest sum has collected National Movement (442,691 lari), ruling party’s candidate Salome Zurabishvili (332,245 lari) and European Georgia (91,196 lari).

14. Netgazeti.Ge: “ADVERTISING OF GAMBLING TO BE CONSIDERABLY LIMITED – DRAFT BILL”
    (Economic Press Monitor: September 28, 2018)

    Amendments, drafted for the law “On Advertising”, prohibit gambling’s advertising on radio, television, online and other means of communication, Netgazeti.Ge reports. The article indicates that prohibition will not apply to advertising of incentive draws, except hazardous.

15. COMMUNICATION COMMISSION: RAISE OF LIMIT FOR FREE POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT CAN CAUSE DECLINE OF DEMAND FOR PURCHASE OF PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISING
    (Daily News: September 25, 2018)

    Georgian National Communication Commission declared that “significant raise of obligatory limit of free political advertisement by nationwide broadcaster can cause decline of demand for purchase of paid political advertising by qualified election subjects”.

    The Commission pointed this in the statement, released today in connection with decision of broadcasting company Rustavi-2.

16. LLC “TIRIFONI GARDENS” INVESTED 4.7M LARI IN PLANTING INTENSIVE GARDENS IN GORI MUNICIPALITY
    (Daily News: September 21, 2018)

    LLC Tirifoni Gardens invested 4.7 million lari in planting intensive gardens in Gori municipality (Shida Kartli region), Georgian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture reported. This year, the company will rip the first harvest, the Ministry noted.

17. Netgazeti.Ge: “DIRECTOR OF “COCA-COLA” DONATED 50,000 LARI TO SALOME ZURABISHVILI”
    (Economic Press Monitor: September 14, 2018)

    Candidate for the Presidency of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili, who is supported by ruling Georgian Dream, has collected for the moment donations of 107,000 lari, Netgazeti.Ge reports.

    As the article notes, the largest sum, 50,000 lari, was donated to Zurabishvili by director of Coca-Cola Bottlers Georgia Vakhtang Lagidze.

18. Rezonansi: “FOR THE LAST MONTHS, CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE INSTEAD OF IMPROVEMENT HAS WORSENED”
    (Economic Press Monitor: September 6, 2018)

    In its time, resignation of Giorgi Kvirikashvili from Prime Minister’s post was reasoned by growth of poverty indicator and excessive indebtedness, but one may say that since that the situation has worsened even more, the newspaper says.

    Its truth that fight against excessive indebtedness is begun (restriction on credit issuing by banks), however situation is nothing better in this term either – army of borrowers had moved from banks to instant crediting companies and microfinancial organizations, the article specifies.

19. Forbes Georgia: “WHAT TO DO WITH INCREASED POVERTY?”
    (Economic Press Monitor: August 14, 2018)

    The magazine publishes opinion of Zurab Chiaberashvili, MP from European Georgia, concerning poverty problem and universal healthcare program.

    The article indicates that UNICEF survey showed that 5% of general population, 6.8% of children and 3.7% of pensioners live beyond poverty line ($1.25 a day) and their number grew from 2015 to 2017 by 2.9, 4.3 and 2 percentage points, respectively.

20. Rezonansi: “CASE OF KUMSISHVILI-ALAVIDZE – PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE LOOKS FOR DISAPPEARED 710M”
    (Economic Press Monitor: July 19, 2018)

    The case, in which connection Prosecutor’s Office interrogated last week the ex-minister of regional development and infrastructure Zurab Alavidze, concerns the project worth 710 million (supposedly, lari), the newspaper reports. Prosecutor’s Office interrogated also the ex-minister of economy and sustainable development Dimitri Kumsishvili as the witness on the case.

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