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1. SITUATION IN GAS DISTRIBUTION SPHERE TO BE DISCUSSED IN EARLY FEBRUARY
   (Daily News: January 12, 2005)

   Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania has ordered the Economic Development Ministry to provide analysis regarding the gas distribution sphere at the government meeting today. The Prime Minister was not satisfied with the report of David Ingorokva, head of the Georgian International Gas Corporation, which runs the main gas pipelines.

2. CAP FOR THE REGULATION FEE IN TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATIONS AND ENERGY FIELDS DEFINED
   (Daily News: January 12, 2005)

   The Sectoral Economy and Economic Policy Committee of the Parliament suggests the cap for the regulation fee should not exceed 2% of the cost of provided service or delivered goods (without VAT) in the communications, transport and energy fields.

   If confirmed, the requirements shall be met by six regulation bodies – the National Communications Commission, the National Energy Regulation Commission, the Oil and Gas Regulation Agency and three administration bodies – the civil aviation, sea transport and motor transport.

3. GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS FOR PRIVATIZATION OF SHIPPING COMPANY AND CHIATURMARGANETS
   (Daily News: January 11, 2005)

   Today was the deadline for accepting bids from potential buyers of LLC Georgian Ocean Shipping Company and JSC Chiaturmarganets, being privatized in one package with VartsikheHES and Tkibulnakhshiri (Tkibuli Coal).

   Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania told journalists today seven companies were bidding for the shipping company, while four for Chiaturmarganets.

4. GEORGIA NEEDS AROUND HALF A YEAR TO STUDY ABKHAZ SECTION OF RAILWAY
   (Daily News: January 10, 2005)

   David Onoprishvili, head of LLC Georgian Railway, has said the question of the resumption of a rail service between Georgia and Russia via Abkhazia claims a serious investigation. According to preliminary data, this will claim six months, he told journalists today.

5. Khvalindeli Dge: “GAP IN DEFICIT”
   (Economic Press Monitor: December 29, 2004)

   Expenses of next year’s budget will make up 2.26 billion lari, revenues – 1.94 billion, deficit – 315 million. Despite parameters of the budget 2005 has been increased by 23 million lari these days, Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli had to listen to number of claims.

6. Khvalindeli Dge: “FRENCH COMPANY IS KEPT OUT OF TBILTSKALKANALI: WHOM MAYOR OF TBILISI INTENDS TO INTRODUCE INSTEAD OF GENERAL DEUS EAUX”
   (Economic Press Monitor: December 15, 2004)

   According to unofficial information Zurab Chiaberashvili, Mayor of Tbilisi, intends to announce afresh the tender on management of Tbiltskalkanali, water supply and sewerage company of the capital.

   The World Bank (WB) was ready to allot 25 million, but now refuses, as the issue on Tbiltskalkanali delivery in management to the French company General Deus Eaux is not solved.

7. 24 Saati: “DEAN WHITE RENDERS TO ENERGY THE TERM OF 2 MONTHS”
   (Economic Press Monitor: February 19, 2004)

   The expert of American PA Consulting and the new director general of United Distributing Company Dean White, referring to position of the donors, points at inexpediency of this object’s privatization. The company is in a sad state and itwill be suspicious if any investor becomes interested in it, White notes.

8. Mtavari Gazeti: “BUSINESSMEN AND POLITICIANS”
   (Economic Press Monitor: February 26, 2004)

   If the composition of Georgian business-elite is changed in post-Shevardnadze period, will be clarified soon. Especially, when the authorities by different reasons are trying to drive out from market definite categories of businessmen and it is expected that the new faces will appear.

9. Dilis Gazeti: “WHO WILL PROFIT BY STOPPAGE OF MADNEULI”
   (Economic Press Monitor: January 15, 2004)

   The deputy chairman of the Supervisory Board of JSC Madneuli Givi Koroglishvili considers that alienation of this ore mining and refining enterprise is not expedient. He is noting, that the Agency of State Enterprises Management was intending to sell the object for $5 million, while only the share of JSC in a daughter gold-mining enterprise Quartzite, by his estimations, exceeds pointed sum 20 times.

10. Mtavari Gazeti: “ENERGY GAMES WITHOUT RULES”
    (Economic Press Monitor: December 22, 2003)

    There can be seen no end of energy crisis and the foreign management companies accuse each other of the problems’ arisen. Already the first steps of the new government assure that energy is strategic sphere, consideration of which is profitable politically as well.

11. Mtavari Gazeti: “NEW CONTOURS OF BAKU-TBILISI-CEYHAN”
    (Economic Press Monitor: December 5, 2003)

    In spite of investors’ statements and guarantees, that political situation in Georgia will not affect the century project – oil pipeline Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, construction may become questionable.

    International non-governmental environmentalist organization Platform has started wide-ranging campaign against the project and intends to exert pressure on international financial institutions.

12. Khvalindeli Dge: “RAINY DAY COMES FOR REGIONS AND AGRICULTURE AFTER THE FIRST READING”
    (Economic Press Monitor: October 29, 2004)

    The Parliamentary majority has not supported oppositional MPs Koba Davitashvili and Zviad Dzidziguri, urging to fail the new Tax Code draft still in the first reading. Davitashvili has reminded about not fulfilled pre-electoral promises of ruling National Movement, concerning launching of differential pension and releasing of small business from taxes, but in vain.

13. Rezonansi: “WHO IS MORE ACCEPTABLE FOR AUTHORITY: EROSI KITSMARISHVILI OR BADRI PATARKATSISHVILI”
    (Economic Press Monitor: May 24, 2004)

    The revolution has finished, now there is being conducted the fighting for re-distribution of the influence spheres. Recently on the TV Company Rustavi-2 (belongs to Erosi Kitsmarishvili) have appeared the reports, directed against the Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania and the representatives of his surroundings, while on the TV Company Imedi (enters the holding, owned by Badri Patarkatsishvili) the sympathy towards the Prime Minister is expressed more often.

14. 24 Saati: “SUPERVISORY BOARD OF AZOT CHANGES”
    (Economic Press Monitor: March 31, 2004)

    The shareholders’ meeting of Rustavi chemical combine Azot has elected the new Supervisory Board. Gogi Gogoladze, former director of the enterprise and supporter of the company Itera’s coming to the combine, has left the post.

15. Dilis Gazeti: “THE NEW LEADERSHIP OF MADNEULI CONDEMNS THE SWISS”
    (Economic Press Monitor: March 18, 2004)

    It is possible that the new leadership of JSC Madneuli will deny cooperation with Swiss company Glencore. It is expected that the enterprise will be cooperating with Italian, Spanish and Bulgarian companies.

16. 24 Saati: “ROSES AND MUCK”
    (Economic Press Monitor: February 17, 2004)

    The new authorities show the same special interest in the railway, Poti Port and ore mining and processing enterprise of Madneuli, as the former ones did.

    The State Minister Zurab Zhvania has made personal decision on appointment as the head of the Railway Department the hope of the party (or representative of his group) – Levan Varshalomidze.

17. Dilis Gazeti: “GEORGIA WILL BE LEFT ONLY WITH “DUTCH HENS””
    (Economic Press Monitor: February 16, 2004)

    The question about resumption of the flights in Tbilisi by the British air company is not clarified yet. At first, the Tax Department had claimed to the air company 13 million lari, although now it becomes clear that it has covered tax indebtedness and the matter concerns 120,000 lari.

18. Dilis Gazeti: “ZURAB NOGAIDELI SENDS HEADS OF TAX SERVICES TO PRISON”
    (Economic Press Monitor: January 20, 2004)

    Important structural reorganizations are to take place at the Finance Ministry. The Achilles' heel – oil, tobacco and alcoholic products will be conducted by the Inspection of excise payers, which is to be created since April of this year.

19. 24 Saati: “ENERGETICS FACES DANGER OF COLLAPSE”
    (Economic Press Monitor: December 17, 2003)

    The new authorities have declared the state of energy emergency. By January 10 will be depleted the means of EnguriHES and Georgia may be appeared in darkness, declares the State Minister Zurab Zhvania.

20. Mtavari Gazeti: “THE RAILWAY OF GEORGIA IN WAITING OF THE CHAIRMAN”
    (Economic Press Monitor: December 16, 2003)

    The State Minister Zurab Zhvania has taken the railway under his own control. During a week will be announced the tender on the vacant posts of the Railway Department’s board, and during a month will be represented the conception on railway reorganization, he declared.

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