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1. NEW INVESTMENT COUNCIL SET UP TO PROMOTE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
   (Daily News: April 4, 2005)

   The Georgian government plans to set up an Investment Council with the assistance of the EBRD. The council will have representative of both the executive government and private sector among its members.

2. EVERY MAN WILL BE GIVEN HIS DUE
   (Weekly Press Digest: April 3, 2005)

   Although severe power problems have eased off, at least in the capital, new problems have emerged on the surface. Mass protests by retailers who have recently lost their jobs have promoted live discussions about social and economic problems in the country boasting its achievement on international arena.

3. Khvalindeli Dge: “SMELL OF NATIONAL GAS SPREADS IN SAKREBULO”
   (Economic Press Monitor: March 30, 2005)

   By backstage information, municipal JSC Tbilgaz, Tbilisi gas distributor, and city authorities intend to “be reconciled with each other”. The managing company New Management has no patron in the new authority and head of Tbilgaz David Morchiladze, lobbied earlier by decedent Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, intends to move under the wing of the President Mikheil Saakashvili.

4. PARLIAMENTS COMMITTEES DISAPPROVE OF FINANCE MINISTRY’S PROPOSED CHANGES TO OIL AND TOBACCO SECTOR LICENSING
   (Daily News: March 31, 2005)

   The bill “On Granting Licenses in the Oil and Tobacco Sectors” proposed by the Finance Ministry which the Parliament is due to consider in the first hearing soon has not gained latter’s support yet. The Sectoral Economy and Economic Policy Committees disapproved the document when considering it yesterday, while it came in for criticism by the Financial and Budgetary Committee today.

5. NEW COMPANY NAMED WOULD-BE OWNER OF GEORGIAN SHIPPING COMPANY
   (Daily News: March 30, 2005)

   Recent Speculations that British Armstrong Holding would not become owner of the Georgian Shipping Company has been officially confirmed today, while Marine Capital, the 100 per cent state owned company, has been named would-be owner. The latter was founded in 1999 and has 15 vessels.

6. Khvalindeli Dge: “HOW CHAMBER OF CONTROL RESPONDS BIDZINA GIORGOBIANI”
   (Economic Press Monitor: March 24, 2005)

   The Chamber of Control still refrains from speaking about infringements at the Forest Department. Zurab Soselia, the chairman of the Chamber, says the revision has just begun and will be finished approximately in month and a half.

7. GOVERNMENT PROMISES PERMANENT POWER SUPPLY ONLY BY THE END OF 2006
   (Daily News: March 25, 2005)

   Power cuts will continue even after the Kavkasioni electricity transmission line (ETL) is restored due to planned EngurHES repairs, Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli has declared today at a government meeting, which has considered problems with the electricity supply in the country. The same question was discussed at a meeting with donors.

8. NB’S NEW PRESIDENT PLEDGES TO PREVENT INFLATION
   (Daily News: March 23, 2005)

   Today Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli has introduced Roman Gotsiridze, National Bank’s new president and former head of the Financial and Budgetary Committee, to the staff of the bank.

   Gotsiridze said the NB would pursue the policy of promoting economic growth and keeping the lari rate stable.

9. CHAMBER OF CONTROL DETECTS VIOLATIONS IN TBILGAZ, BRANDY FACTORY, MOTORWAY AND VET DEPARTMENTS
   (Daily News: March 23, 2005)

   During checkings, conducted since last year, the Chamber of Control has detected over 1,000 violations at various institutions due to which the budget has lost around 60 million lari, Zurab Soselia, the chairman, has said. He told journalists at a news conference today about infringements detected at JSC Tbilgaz, David Sarajishvili and Eniseli (the brandy producing factory), the Motorways and Veterinary Departments and so on.

10. BUDGET-2005 TO INCREASE BY 452.1M LARI
    (Daily News: March 22, 2005)

    The budget-2005 will increase by 452.1 million lari, Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli told a news briefing today. As a result, revenues will rise to 2.3 billion, while expenditures to 2.7 billion lari.

11. STANDING COMMISSION SET UP TO CONSIDER TRANSPORT SECTOR ISSUES
    (Daily News: March 21, 2005)

    Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli has proposed to set up a standing commission that will work out the transport policy. An adequate order will be signed in a few days.

12. BACKSTAGE SPECULATIONS
    (Weekly Press Digest: March 20, 2005)

    Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania’s death has put an end to speculations about the confrontation between President Mikheil Saakashvili’s and his team. Now the relationships between the two influential officials in the cabinet have appeared in the spotlight.

13. Rezonansi: “IS NIELSEN TO BECOME SHIPPING COMPANY OWNER AGAIN?”
    (Economic Press Monitor: March 18, 2005)

    The speculations on Shipping Company’s possible selling to Danish businessman Ian Bonde Nielsen resume after Economic Development Minister Aleksi Aleksishvili declared that British Armstrong Holding had introduced new conditions, what for the negotiations with it may be suspended. Nielsen’s company was called first as possible owner of the Shipping Company however later preference was given to the British.

14. LAW-ENFORCEMENT BODIES TO RECEIVE $4M FROM THE US FOR REFORMS
    (Daily News: March 18, 2005)

    The US will disburse $4 million to Georgia in grants to carry out reforms at the Interior Ministry, the Prosecutor’s Office and the Justice Ministry. Today Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli, Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili and the US ambassador to Georgia, Richard Miles have signed the grant agreement at the State Office.

15. TRACKING OF CREDIT HISTORY TO START IN GEORGIA TOO
    (Daily News: March 17, 2005)

    Representatives of CreditInfo, the first credit bureau in Georgia established in February 2004, has announced today it has commenced operation.

    They said availability of credit histories would enable banks to expand activities and contribute to easy access to loans.

16. ROMAN GOTSIRIDZE TO BE NOMINATED FOR NB PRESIDENT
    (Daily News: March 17, 2005)

    Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli today has confirmed the President of the country will nominate Roman Gotsiridze to the post of president of the National Bank (NB). The latter at present heads the Financial and Budgetary Committee of Parliament.

17. OIL AND GAS PROJECTS PROSPECTS BEING CONSIDERED IN TBILISI
    (Daily News: March 17, 2005)

    Around 150 delegates are taking part in a 2-day Georgian International Oil, Gas, Energy and Infrastructure Conference – GIOCIE 2005, run by British ITE Group, exhibition company, and its exclusive partner in the Caucasus Iteca Caspian Ltd.

    In his opening speech, Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli said how important the conference was for Georgia to be crossed by the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and the South Caucasian gas pipeline.

18. 24 Saati: “24 SAATI: “NOGAIDELI REQUIRES ENGURHES ELECTRICITY SHOULD GO DOWN IN PRICE, WHILE KAVKASIONI IS STILL DISCONNECTED””
    (Economic Press Monitor: March 8, 2005)

    March 8, 2005 - The tariff on the electricity, generated by EngurHES, may become cheaper. Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli says the state budget provides the service of the EBRD loan for the EngurHES overhaul, therefore, it should not be included in the tariff.

19. 24 Saati: “GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT TO SIGN RAO’S “STRATEGIC DOCUMENT”: RAPPOPORT AND NOGAIDELI CONSIDERED PRIVATIZATION ISSUES TOO”
    (Economic Press Monitor: March 7, 2005)

    While visiting Tbilisi Andrei Rappoport, the vice chairman of board of Russian energy company RAO EES Rossii, the owner of TELASI in Georgia, met with Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli. They told journalists after the meeting that the Georgian government and RAO EES had agreed to draw up a joint 5-year strategic document, which would probably have a form of a contract and would be signed in June.

20. GEORGIA AND ARMENIA CONSIDER BILATERAL RELATIONS
    (Daily News: March 11, 2005)

    Today Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli has left for Armenia on a two-day visit. Prospects of cooperation between the countries will be reviewed during the visit.

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