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1. OPPOSITION LAUNCHES OFFENSIVE
   (Weekly Press Digest: March 26, 2006)

   Increasing pressure between the government and the opposition coupled with speculations over confrontation in the ruling party has kept the public in suspense waiting for the further developments.

   The opposition has come up with a joint memorandum, which states “numerous facts of human rights abuse”, killing innocent people by law enforcement bodies, torturing prisoners, repressions on political grounds, pressure on the media, and the government throwing the obstacles in business development.

2. SO FAR FULL CUSTOMS LIBERALIZATION REMOVED FROM AGENDA
   (Daily News: March 24, 2006)

   The government has so far rejected the plan to introduce zero custom rates scheduled for 2008. At the same time, it has been decided to speed up the reduction and unification of customs rates.

3. Rezonansi: “3-DAY HELL FOR CAR OWNERS”
   (Economic Press Monitor: March 17, 2006)

   The experts supposes the new rules of customs clearance of non-transit car, imported from abroad to Georgia, are rude and need more specification. In particular, the owners of the cars could not pass all the procedures, needed for the clearance at the border, in 3 days, set for this purpose, which is explained by the bureaucratic barriers.

4. 24 Saati: “WHY SHOULD BE REJECTED GAZPROM?”
   (Economic Press Monitor: March 16, 2006)

   Nika Gilauri, the Energy Minister, declared that the selling of gas-main pipeline (crossing Georgia from Russian to Armenian border) is available if Russian Gazprom offers the acceptable terms and price.

   Zurab Garakanidze, the expert, connecting the issue points at the definite changes in energy policy.

5. REVOLUTION EXPERIENCE
   (Weekly Press Digest: March 19, 2006)

   The public and opposition pressure on the government is strengthening, however, experts and political scientists consider new political upheaval undesirable. If Tbilisi is already ripening the fruits of revolution, Minsk is on the way to revolution.

6. GIOGIE 2006 PARTICIPANTS CONSIDERING POWER SECURITY AND POWER RESOURCE DIVERSIFICATION ISSUES
   (Daily News: March 16, 2006)

   The 5^th Georgian International Oil, Gas, Energy and Infrastructure Conference, GIOGIE 2006 has opened in Tbilisi today. Around 250 delegated from 15 states are taking part in the conference.

7. RETAILERS STILL PROTESTING AGAINST CASH REGISTERS, GOVERNMENT HAS NO INTENTION TO MAKE CONCESSIONS
   (Daily News: March 15, 2006)

   The mass street protests following the government’s requirement regarding the mandatory use of cash registers in cash settlements have resumed in Tbilisi today.

   However, the Financial and Budgetary Committee of Parliament has considered but not backed the opposition’s proposal to lighten the sanctions that will be imposed on retailers in case they do not have cash registers.

8. ITECA KAVKASIA TO HOLD 5^TH GEORGIAN INTERNATIONAL OIL, GAS AND ENERGY CONFERENCE IN TBILISI GIOGIE 2006
   (Daily News: March 13, 2006)

   The 5^th Georgian International Oil, Gas and Energy Conference GIOGIE 2006 will take place in Tbilisi on March 16-17^th. The organizer of the exhibition is Iteca Kavkasia, the official partner of the international exhibition company, ITE Group PLC.

9. Rezonansi: “ARE CASH REGISTERS SOLD IN TAX DEPARTMENT?”
   (Economic Press Monitor: March 9, 2006)

   The traders are conducting the protest actions in front of the Parliament already for 2 weeks; the next scaled action is planned on March 9. The government does not plan to meet halfway the demand on the cash registers presence during payments in cash; the opposition offers the alternative project.

10. MURDERS AND STREET PROTESTS
    (Weekly Press Digest: March 12, 2006)

    Opposition-stimulated street protests have continued. The week looked like a television drama.

11. SECTORAL ECONOMICS COMMITTEE TURNS DOWN DEMOCRATIC FRONT’S PROPOSAL TO DECLARE A MORATORIUM ON USING CASH REGISTERS
    (Daily News: March 10, 2006)

    The Sectoral Economics Committee of Parliament has considered but disapproved today amendments to the Tax code drafted by the Democratic Front. The amendments call for the delay in the enforcement of a requirement regarding the mandatory use of cash registers by retailers when payment is made in cash.

12. FINANCIAL AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE CONSIDERS TAX AMENDMENTS
    (Daily News: March 9, 2006)

    The Financial and Budgetary Committee of Parliament has considered today draft amendments to the tax code. The draft has been made by the Finance Ministry.

13. MPS DOUBT INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PRESENT AT CUSTOMS CHECKPOINTS
    (Daily News: March 9, 2006)

    The Financial and Budgetary Committee of Parliament has considered today draft amendments to the Customs Code presented by the deputy parliamentary secretary of the President, Zurab Dekanoidze.

    MPs have expressed doubts regarding one of the provisions of the draft, under which, Interior Ministry officials will be presented at Customs checkpoints.

14. IFC PLANS TO INVEST $44M IN GEORGIA IN THE NEAR FUTURE
    (Daily News: March 6, 2006)

    According to the office of Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli, the information on IFC plans to invest in the near future $44 million was delivered during the forum Invest in Georgia, which was held in New York, the US, on March 2. However, it has not been announced yet where the investment will go.

15. Rezonansi: “LAW ON DUTIES TO BE AMENDED”
    (Economic Press Monitor: February 28, 2006)

    The governmental amendments to law “On Basis of System of Duties”, which is to be pass the second hearing in Parliament this week, causes certain dispute. According to the draft, the law is to be filled with sub-paragraph “On Duty for Use of Natural Resources”.

16. US TO HOST FORUM INVEST IN GEORGIA
    (Daily News: March 2, 2006)

    Invest in Georgia, a business forum, will be held in New York on March 2. Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli, State Minister Kakha Bendukidze, Energy Minister Nikoloz Gilauri and Economic Development Minister Irakli Chogovadze as well as representatives of the Georgian business and banking sectors will take part in the forum.

17. STATE OF EMERGENCY ANNOUNCED IN KHELVACHAURI DISTRICT OF AJARA MAY BE CANCELED IN TWO DAYS
    (Daily News: February 28, 2006)

    Today, Parliament has approved the presidential decree under which the state of emergency has been announced in the Khelvachauri district of Ajara until October 1, 2006 to prevent the spread of the avian flu.

    However, the measures applied for the liquidation of the virus have proved successful and the state of emergency is not ruled out to be canceled in two days, Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli declared by the end of the governmental meeting today.

18. SEEKING SPIE
    (Weekly Press Digest: February 26, 2006)

    Amid increasing tension between Russia and Georgia, the opposition has raised the issue of lustration. At the same time, the public has a number of questions to the Interior Ministry.

19. ACCORDING TO FIRST REPORTS FIST CASE OF BIRD FLU REPORTED IN GEORGIA
    (Daily News: February 24, 2006)

    The death of 11 migrant swans was reported yesterday. One of the birds, according to first reports, was infected by H5N1 virus.

20. NB DECIDES TO GRANT LOAN TO BANK OF GEORGIA TO COVER INTELLECTBANK LOSS
    (Daily News: February 23, 2006)

    The National Bank of Georgia (NB) has confirmed that a credit line of 19.8 million lari has been opened to Bank of Georgia to cover Intellectbank losses. Reports on the acquisition of assets and liabilities of Intellectbank by Bank of Georgia with the NB agreement were made several days ago.

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