24 Saati: “INVESTIGATION IS INTERESTED IN CUSTOM OFFICES”
(Economic Press Monitor: October 26, 2005)
Alexandre Machavariani, the head of department of custom East has been arrested. The reasons are not commented officially, only the unofficial versions exist.
24 Saati: “WHO TO BE WORTHY FOR MADNEULI”
(Economic Press Monitor: October 26, 2005)
The Economic Development Ministry will make the choice between Georgian-British Energy&Industry and Staton Equities Corp. being interested in Madneuli, the ore mining and processing enterprise, in 5 days.
AUTHORITIES CLAIMS METRO FARE WILL STAY SAME AND SUBSIDY WILL INCREASE
(Daily News: October 24, 2005)
The subway fare will stay at 0.20 lari, journalists were told after the meeting of President Mikheil Saakashvili and Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava with the subway management at the State Office today. At the same time, according to subway estimates, the prime cost of transporting one passenger is 0.35 lari.
24 Saati: “GEORGIA IS PREPARING FOR RISKS”
(Economic Press Monitor: October 24, 2005)
One of the most important subjects of Prime-Minister Zurab Nogaideli’s visit in the US is the energy independence of Georgia. Russian threat to increase price of supplied gas to Georgia may raise the problem.
THREATENING RIFT
(Weekly Press Digest: October 23, 2005)
Despite frequent personnel reshuffles taking place in the new government, none of the previous cases has raised so much interest in the public than the resignation of Foreign Minister Salome Zurabishvili. Long-pending storm stuck on October 19.
24 Saati: “CHANNEL OF MTKVARI IS NOT PROPERTY OF TBILISI AGAIN”
(Economic Press Monitor: October 21, 2005)
The Ex-Mayor Zurab Chiaberashvili has withdrawn the 350,000 ha of land site on the right and left banks of river Mtkvari being illegally alienated during 2000-2003. This was unpopular but bold action.
PRIME MINISTER ON A BUSINESS TRIP IN THE US
(Daily News: October 20, 2005)
Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli has left for the US today for a business trip, which will last until October 26.
As part of the visit, the Prime Minister will meet with Samuel Bodman, the US Secretary of Energy and Donna Dowsett-Coirolo, the Country Director of World Bank (WB) on October 21.
PROVOCATIONS AND PAINFUL REFORMS
(Weekly Press Digest: October 16, 2005)
Amid celebrations of launching the Georgian section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline in the Kvemo Kartli region (the Gardabani district), leaflets containing provocative texts have appeared in the Samtskhe-Javakheti. Ongoing reforms in the science sector have heightened tensions either.
RESIDENTS OF GURIA, SUFFERED FROM NATURAL DISASTER, TO RECEIVE 115,000 LARI FROM THE BUDGET
(Daily News: October 13, 2005)
The government has approved today the decision to disburse 115,000 lari to 23 households, whose houses have been destroyed by recent rainfalls and landslides. The Ministry of Refugees Affairs and Settlement will distribute the funds, says Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli.
JSC TBILSRES TO SELL 1.42B KW OF ELECTRICITY A YEAR TO WHOLESALE MARKET OF ENERGY
(Daily News: October 12, 2005)
Under the decision of the Georgian National Energy Regulation Commission (GNERC), JSC TbilSRES is to sell 1.42 billion kW of power to the wholesale market of electricity in a year.
GNERC has set the price of 5.461 tetri per kW of electricity supplied by JSC TbilSRES, while Georgian wholesale market of energy will pay the latter 603,950 lari.
FINANCIAL POLICE DESTROY CIGARETTES WITHOUT EXCISE STAMPS IN GORI
(Daily News: October 11, 2005)
According to the Financial Police, 250 cases of cigarettes (mainly Russian), having no excise stamps, have been destroyed in Gori. The cigarettes have been seized for the past five months.
POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE TO RECEIVE AID ACCORDING TO DATABASE
(Daily News: October 10, 2005)
The budget 2006 will allow 75 million lari in aid for the population living below the poverty line; the aid will be delivered according to database, says Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli. The Labor Health and Social Welfare Ministry will commence handing over funds in June next year.
GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS DRAFT CUSTOMS CODE WITH THE BUSINESS SECTOR
(Daily News: October 10, 2005)
The draft Customs Code has been considered today at a meeting of Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli and Finance Minister Aleksi Aleksishvili with representatives of the Federation of Businessmen and the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia.
As was reported, the document will be placed before Parliament by the end of the month.
NEW PROSPECTS
(Weekly Press Digest: October 9, 2005)
The most remarkable events of the week in Georgia were the visits of two presidents – of Kazakhstan and Latvia. If the leitmotif of Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev’s visit was rather the economic issues, the president of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga declared the readiness not only for economic cooperation but for assistance to regulate the conflicts and European integration.
MPS DISCOVER AN “ERROR” IN THE LAW “ON CERTIFICATION OF PRODUCTS”
(Daily News: October 7, 2005)
MPs expressed concern over the “error” they found in the law “On Certification of Products and Services” during a hearing held at Parliament’s Committee of Sectoral Economy and Economic Policy today. Despite the amendments made to the law in June, the document signed by the President still embodies the paragraph on mandatory certification.
Khvalindeli Dge: “TURKISH SHIPS NOT TO RUN IN ABKHAZIA”
(Economic Press Monitor: October 7, 2005)
Turkish ships will not go to Abkhaz without the agreement with Georgian party. The Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli received the promise of Turkey’s authority during his visit in Ankara.
Rezonansi: “GEORGIA TO CANCEL VISA REGIME WITH TURKEY”
(Economic Press Monitor: October 7, 2005)
As it is known, Turkish firm will construct the airports of Tbilisi and Batumi. The parties agreed that the new airport of Batumi will serve the Georgians living at the territory of Turkey.
FINANCE MINISTER GIVES MPS EXPLANATIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET
(Daily News: October 6, 2005)
Finance Minister Aleksi Aleksishvili has repeatedly presented to the Financial and Budgetary Committee draft budget amendments, under which the budget will increase by 26 million lari. He dismissed the opposition’s claims, that this is the way in which the government is trying to approve earlier expended funds.
Rezonansi: “TURKS PLAN TO BUILD KHUDONHES”
(Economic Press Monitor: October 6, 2005)
Zurab Nogaideli, Prime Minister of Georgia discussed in Turkey energy issues with Recep Erdogan, the Prime Minister of Turkey. Namely, they considered the construction of 500 kW electro-transmission line and KhudonHES.
JSC TELASI TO ACQUIRE ELECTRICITY FROM GENERATORS DIRECTLY
(Daily News: October 4, 2005)
JSC TELASI will buy electricity directly from power generators under an agreement reached as part of the visit of Andrei Rappoport, the vice chairman of the board of RAO EES Rossii, to Tbilisi today.
Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli made the announcement after his meeting with Rappoport today.
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