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1. Netgazeti.Ge: “ZURABISHVILI CREATES A “PLATFORM OF UNITY FOR EUROPE””
   (Economic Press Monitor: February 7, 2024)

   Georgia’s President Salome Zurabishvili, presenting annual report on February 6 in the Georgian Parliament, announced creation of Charter of the Future – Platform of Unity for Europe.

   The country has a goal – a European future, for which it is necessary to agree on priorities, and to achieve this is possible by forming a joint platform, Zurabishvili pointed.

2. Netgazeti.Ge: “WHY THEY DEMOLISH REPUBLICAN HOSPITAL? – DOCUMENTS THAT THE AUTHORITIES USE AS A PRETEXT”
   (Economic Press Monitor: February 5, 2024)

   As a pretext for the need to demolish building of the Republican Hospital in Tbilisi (Vazha-Pshavela Avenue), the Georgian government points at its emergency condition and unprofitability of rehabilitation.

   However, official conclusions published so far do say anywhere neither that the building should be demolished due to emergency, nor ground unprofitability of rehabilitation, the article says.

3. Rezonansi: “APARTMENT RENT IN GEORGIA IS SO EXPENSIVE THAT MIGRANTS ARE MOVING TO OTHER COUNTRIES”
   (Economic Press Monitor: February 1, 2024)

   Recently, demand for rental of apartments in Georgia has decreased, which is connected to outflow of migrants from the country, the article says. In parallel with demand, rent price is declining too.

4. Rezonansi: “WHO LEAVES AND WHO REMAINS IN THE GOVERNMENT – PROBABLE SCHEME AND REASONS OF CHANGES IN PERSONNEL”
   (Economic Press Monitor: January 31, 2024)

   The article reviews versions of possible changes in the Georgian Cabinet after resignation of Irakli Garibashvili from the Prime Minister’s post. According to media reports, ministers of defense, justice, healthcare and foreign affairs will have to leave their offices.

5. Tabula: “AZARASHVILI: IN 2024, ELECTRICITY WILL BE FINANCED FOR PART OF SOCIALLY VULNERABLE FAMILIES”
   (Economic Press Monitor: January 15, 2024)

   Georgian government will continue to subsidize electricity bills of socially vulnerable families in 2024 too. Electricity, consumed by these families, will be funded with up to 12.5 tetri (per kWh), said Zurab Azarashvili, Georgia’s Minister of IDPs from Occupied Territories, Labor, Healthcare and Social Protection.

6. Rezonansi: “TEACHERS FLEE FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS”
   (Economic Press Monitor: January 9, 2024)

   “Teachers are returning from private schools to public ones, and the reason for this is salary”, says education expert Zurab Vakhania. “Private schools can no longer pay a high salary, as in this case school fees will turn to be very expensive”, he explains and adds: “This in turn will be followed by reduction of students’ number”.

7. Netgazeti.Ge: ““DREAM” HIRED MOSHE KLUGHAFT AS ADVISER AGAIN”
   (Economic Press Monitor: December 14, 2023)

   Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party hired Moshe Klughaft and Miri Michaeli, founders of the Israeli company ACT News, as strategic advisers for the election period (parliamentary elections in Georgia will be held in October 2024).

   Klughaft already managed 2^nd round of presidential campaign of Salome Zurabishvili, which she won.

8. Rezonansi: “SALARIES IN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR CANNOT GROW ANYMORE AND EVEN DECREASE IN SOME CASES”
   (Economic Press Monitor: December 8, 2023)

   Sakstat reported that in October, compared to September, average nominal monthly salary in Georgian construction sector has decreased by 4.5%.

   Although, Malkhaz Kunelauri, founder of the development MK-D Group, says that in case of skilled personnel, salaries have increased, and a decrease in salaries could be fixed, if any, in case of a less qualified labor force.

9. Rezonansi: “SALES OF APARTMENTS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, AND THE TREND WILL CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE”
   (Economic Press Monitor: November 17, 2023)

   Outflow of Russian and Ukrainian migrants from Georgia was followed by decline of real estate sales, the newspaper indicates.

   In October, number of transactions on residential apartments in Tbilisi made up 3,387, decreasing by 20% year-on-year, while the market volume has decreased by 10% to $216 million, Colliers Georgia reports.

10. Netgazeti.Ge: “GARIBASHVILI EXPRESSED REGRET TO THE AMBASSADOR IN CONNECTION WITH ZURABISHVILI’S STATEMENT ON XI JINPING – GOVERNMENT”
    (Economic Press Monitor: November 14, 2023)

    Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with the Chinese ambassador and expressed regret over the statement of Georgia’s President Salome Zurabishvili regarding Chinese President Xi Jinping. Georgia is a parliamentary republic, where the president does not lead the country’s foreign policy, the Premier stressed.

11. Netgazeti.Ge: “AUDIO RECORDING OF ALLEGEDLY KARASIN AND ABASHIDZE ON FLIGHTS WITH RUSSIA IS DISTRIBUTED”
    (Economic Press Monitor: November 1, 2023)

    Another audio recording is published on the YouTube, which, according to the authors (Cyber Kmara), reflects a conversation between Georgian Prime Minister’s special representative Zurab Abashidze and Russian diplomat Grigory Karasin.

    A conversation about possibility of restoring flights between Russia and Georgia took place on March 15, 2022.

12. Rezonansi: “FROM 2024, CHEAPENING OF REAL ESTATE WILL BECOME EVEN MORE STRIKING”
    (Economic Press Monitor: October 25, 2023)

    In Georgia, “real estate has increased in price not only because of increase in demand”, says Irina Kvakhadze, head of research service at TBC Capital. “There were several reasons that contributed to the sharp rise of real estate in price last year”, she notes.

13. Rezonansi: “BUSINESS WILL BE UNABLE TO INCREASE FURTHER WAGES OF EMPLOYEES”
    (Economic Press Monitor: October 24, 2023)

    Georgian private sector still faces severe problem of staff, there is a shortage of not only skilled, but also unskilled workers, the newspaper indicates.

    In order to keep employees, employees have raised their salaries, but people are still leaving the country, the article says.

14. GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT FAILED TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY
    (Daily News: October 18, 2023)

    Today, Georgian Parliament failed to impeach the country’s President Salome Zurabishvili, as necessary 100 votes were not secured. During the voting, 86 MPs voted pro, while 1 voted contra.

15. Tabula: “PRESIDENT: I WILL NOT RESIGN, I WILL NOT STEP BACK, I WILL NOT LIVE UP TO DREAMS OF “DREAM””
    (Economic Press Monitor: October 17, 2023)

    “This is causing essential damage to the country”, “today they killed with one stone, at least tried, the European future and democracy”, Georgia’s President Salome Zurabishvili declared. “A country, which lacks balance between different branches, this country cannot be considered democratic”, she pointed.

16. GEORGIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RECOGNIZES THE COUNTRY’S PRESIDENT AS CONSTITUTION VIOLATOR
    (Daily News: October 16, 2023)

    The Constitutional Court of Georgia established violation of the Constitution by Georgia’s President Salome Zurabishvili. The corresponding ruling, followed application of the parliamentary majority, was published today.

17. Bankebi da Finansebi: ““CARTU BANK” HAS NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL”
    (Economic Press Monitor: October 16, 2023)

    Zurab Gelenidze became the new director general of Cartu Bank. He replaced Grigol Katsia in the office.

18. Rezonansi: “CHEAPENING OF REAL ESTATE WILL CONTINUE IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE NO RAPID DECLINE”
    (Economic Press Monitor: October 10, 2023)

    On the real estate market of Georgia, “the chaotic situation has not completely subsided, but a certain stabilization is observed”, says Zurab Lachashvili, director of the real estate agency Sigma.

    “The tendency of price decline is clearly evident, but this process is not settled so quickly, it takes a certain period”, Lachashvili points.

19. GEORGIAN CIVIL ORGANIZATIONS CONSIDER UNFOUNDED LAUNCH OF IMPEACHMENT PROCEDURE AGAINST PRESIDENT
    (Daily News: October 5, 2023)

    Launch of impeachment procedure against Georgia’s President Salome Zurabishvili is groundless, says Georgian Young Lawyers Association.

    The President acted in accordance with the obligations, imposed on her by the Constitution, the Association states, stressing that the government itself did not fulfill the counter-obligation.

20. Netgazeti.Ge: “THOSE, MAKING TRANSACTIONS WITH PARTSKHALADZE, RISK THEMSELVES TO BE SANCTIONED – STATE DEPARTMENT”
    (Economic Press Monitor: September 21, 2023)

    “Institutions and individuals, who conducted transactions with Partskhaladze or with other persons, sanctioned by us in connection with Russia, expose themselves to risk being sanctioned”, the US State Department said.

    On September 14, the US imposed sanctions against “a Georgian-Russian oligarch” Otar Partskhaladze (former chief prosecutor of Georgia), who worked with the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) “to influence Georgian society and politics for the benefit of Russia”, the State Department pointed.

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