GEORGIAN SCIENTIST MAKES INNOVATIONS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
(Daily News: September 21, 2004)
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Zurab Kakabadze has held a presentation of a new way of curing liver, pancreatitis and other diseases with the assistance of the National Economic Club.
The author of the innovation says this method provides an alternative to the transplantation of organs, particularly, the growing of new organs from tissues fragments inside of patients’ body.
GEORGIA CONGRATULATES AZERBAIJAN WITH SIGNING A CONTRACT ON OIL EXTRACTION
(Daily News: September 20, 2004)
Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania is visiting Baku today taking part in the celebrations dedicated to a 10-year anniversary of singing an international contract with Azerbaijan on Caspian oil reserves development.
The Prime Minister congratulated the government of Azerbaijan with signing the “contract of the century”.
GEORGIAN PRESIDENT TAKING PART IN MEETING OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
(Daily News: September 20, 2004)
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is visiting the US taking part in the 59th session of the UN General Assembly. On September 21, main debates will take place at the session.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINISTER KEEPS ON REORGANIZATION OF THE MINISTRY
(Daily News: September 17, 2004)
Economic Development Minister Kakha Bendukidze plans creation of a single Investments and Exports Assistance Agency that will work on “big investment projects”. The merger of the Antimonopoly Service and the State Prices Inspection will also take place.
COMMERCIAL BANKS’ LOANS SLIGHTLY DECREASES
(Daily News: September 16, 2004)
According to the National Bank (NB), by August 1, 2004, compared to the beginning of the year the volume of loans granted by commercial banks had decreased by 0.6% to 775.64 million lari.
At the same time loans granted in the US dollar made up 686.71 million in the lari equivalent (growth 0.2%), while loans in the lari made up 88.92 million (7% fall).
TEACHERS’ WAGE ARREARS TO BE COMPLETELY COVERED BY THE START OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR
(Daily News: September 15, 2004)
The Finance Ministry has transferred 17.3 million lari to the budget to cover wage arrears of teachers in regions, Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli told a news conference today. The teachers are to get their salaries by the start of the academic year - September 20.
PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS CANDIDATES OF NEW AMBASSADORS
(Daily News: September 14, 2004)
Georgian Parliament held the first plenary fall session today to consider a number of bills. It has also confirmed candidates of new ambassadors.
GEORGIA PARTICIPATES IN CIS SUMMIT IN KAZAKHSTAN
(Daily News: September 14, 2004)
Today the Georgian delegation led by Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania has left for Astana. On September 15, the Georgian President will also fly to Kazakhstan to take part in the CIS summit.
DEPUTY KILADZE IS NOT CONTENT WITH MADNEULI MANAGEMENT
(Daily News: September 13, 2004)
The deputy chairman of the Branch Economy Committee of Parliamentary, Vazha Kiladze (National Movement – Democrats) claims the new management of JSC Madneuli (ore mining and processing enterprise) follows the similar “criminal schemes” as the previous one under Zurab Lobzhanidze, former director general, who is wanted by the law enforcement bodies.
In this connection, Kiladze is not content with Vasil Tsotadze (since February of the current year he has been Madneuli director general) and his staff policy.
GOVERNMENT SEES NO REASONS FOR WORRY ON LAST CHANGING OF LARI RATE
(Daily News: September 9, 2004)
Today at the Financial-Budgetary Committee has taken place the special hearing, on which the representatives of executive and legislative authorities and banking circles discussed the reasons of the recent lari strengthening.
President of the National Bank (NB) Irakli Managadze has declared again that exchange rate changing of lari toward dollar is caused by “unprecedented improvement of fiscal administration”, as the result of what on the government’s accounts have been accumulated considerable funds.
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS APPROVES CANDIDACIES OF NEW AMBASSADORS
(Daily News: September 8, 2004)
Today the Committee of the Parliament on Foreign Relations has discussed and supported the candidacies of the new ambassadors.
Zaal Gogsadze, working before as the ambassador on special errands in Foreign Ministry of Georgia, is introduced as the ambassador in Italy and international organizations with the headquarters in Rome (FAO, IFAD and WFP).
CRIMINAL CASES AGAINST CHIEF ARCHITECTS OF TBILISI, HAVING ALLOWED ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION
(Daily News: September 7, 2004)
By initiative of Tbilisi Mayor Office, continuing the fight against the unlawful constriction in the capital, Tbilisi Office of Prosecutor has brought the criminal cases against former chief architects of the city.
The Mayor of Tbilisi Zurab Chiaberashvili and Prosecutor of the capital Valeri Grigalashvili have declared on today’s joint press-conference that the criminal cases are brought against those officials, who issued the illegal permissions and allowed illegal construction.
GEORGIA SUGGESTS TO THE FINANCIAL CONTROL BODIES OF CIS STATES CONDUCTING OF THE JOINT REVISIONS
(Daily News: September 6, 2004)
The Control Chamber of Georgia suggests to the Financial Control bodies of CIS states conducting of the joint revisions in the customs sphere and at the joint enterprises with the share holding of the state.
According to the information of the press-service of the Chamber, on the annual meeting of the heads of high bodies of financial control of CIS states, held in Kazakhstan, this proposal was positively estimated by the side of Russia, Ukraine, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
FOREIGN MINISTRY ANNOUNCES SIMPLIFICATION AND CHEAPENING OF VISA PROCEDURES
(Daily News: September 2, 2004)
On today’s joint briefing the Foreign Affairs Minister Salome Zurabishvili and the chair of the Department on Tourism and Resorts Saba Kiknadze have reported about simplification and cheapening of visa procedures for the foreigners. The new regime starts since September 9.
FOREIGN MINISTRY DEFINES PRIORITIES FOR 2005 AND NEW WORKING CRITERIA FOR AMBASSADORS
(Daily News: September 1, 2004)
The Foreign Affairs Ministry declares that among the priorities of the next year are opening of the new embassies, particularly in Scandinavia and Japan, beginning of the buildings acquiring for Georgian diplomatic representations abroad, as well as Georgian indebtedness coverage on membership fees to international organizations. Presently the total indebtedness makes up $29.6 million.
PRIME MINISTER LEAVES FOR KIEV
(Daily News: July 30, 2004)
Zurab Zhvania will meet with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich. He has said he will consider questions regarding cooperation in economic “and other spheres”.
CHAIRMAN OF SAKNAVTOBI SUPERVISORY COUNCIL IS INDIGNANT OVER FINANCIAL POLICE AND POINTES TO CERTAIN INTERESTS OF PRIME MINISTER
(Daily News: July 27, 2004)
The chairman of the supervisory council of Saknavtobi, Soso Tsiskarishvili is indignant over the operation of the financial police, which has been checking this state oil company since June 1.
Tsiskarishvili told at a news conference today that the police had been exerting physical and psychological pressure on Vladimir Pangan, one of directors of the oil company.
GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING INCREASE IN BUDGET-2004 PARAMETERS
(Daily News: July 26, 2004)
The government has considered an increase in the budget parameter at a meeting today. Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania said projected revenues of the consolidated budget would go up by 220 million lari.
ARMENIA AND GEORGIA CONSIDER ECONOMIC COOPERATION
(Daily News: July 26, 2004)
Armenia’s Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan as part of his visit to Tbilisi singed a protocol of a meeting of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation today.
Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania said the document provided a basis for the development of trade and economic relationships of the two countries.
PARIS CLUB OF CREDITOR STATES AGREES ON GEORGIA’S DEBT RESTRUCTURING
(Daily News: July 23, 2004)
The Paris Club of creditor states agreed to restructure up to $200 million from Georgia’s foreign debt. The decision followed the negotiations with Georgian Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli, which ended yesterday in Paris.
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