Khvalindeli Dge: “NEW WAR FOR TBILGAZ BEGINS”
(Economic Press Monitor: September 16, 2004)
It seems that Tbilisi Mayor Office is against David Morchiladze, director general of JSC Tbilgaz (gas distributing company of Tbilisi), appointed on this post by suggestion of the Economic Minister Kakha Bendukidze. The Mayor Office prefers to see on this post the own candidacy.
Mtavari Gazeti: “FACILITIES OF “PARIS CLUB” FOR GEORGIA”
(Economic Press Monitor: July 15, 2004)
The calm and encouraged Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli has left to France. In the eve of the negotiations on the foreign debt restructuring, attitude of creditor-countries and IMF toward Georgia is loyal.
Dilis Gazeti: “GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTER ON JAPANESE TATAMI”
(Economic Press Monitor: April 29, 2004)
One of the most important meetings of the Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania in the US was the meeting with the managing director of IMF Takatoshi Kato. The Georgian delegation was on a fighting mood as on this meeting was to be solved the fate of the budget-2004, in great scale depending on IMF assistance program resumption.
Dilis Gazeti: “NONGOVERNMENTALS COME AGAINST RENTING OF TBILTSKALKANALI”
(Economic Press Monitor: April 27, 2004)
The non-governmental organizations consider that the agreement on renting of Tbiltskalkanali (municipal company of water supply and sewerage), which is to be drawn up with the French company General des Eaux, is fettering. With this connection, they have expressed the pretensions towards the central and local authorities on the session of Tbilisi Sakrebulo (self-government body).
Mtavari Gazeti: “CRISIS AND FINANCES”
(Economic Press Monitor: March 16, 2004)
Political events of Ajara are breaking budgetary relations between center and region. Against background of center’s economic sanctions towards Batumi, this last one automatically stops the means’ transferring to the budget.
Rezonansi: “WHAT MEANS AND WHO WILL BE ASSISTED BY SO CALLED TAXATION AMNESTY”
(Economic Press Monitor: March 15, 2004)
The deputy of the Parliament of a 1999 convocation Zurab Tskitishvili, representative of United Democrats, estimates initiative of the new authorities on legalization of taxation incomes as a good will of them. He considers the offered project as absolutely rightful decision and lets possibility of arguing moments’ agreement.
Mtavari Gazeti: “BUSINESS POP-TEN”
(Economic Press Monitor: March 3, 2004)
Georgian agency of social research, GORBI, from time to time suggests rating of popular businessmen.
Among undeclared millionaires always are Temur Chkonia, head of Coca-Cola Bottlers Georgia, Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder of the Cartu Group, Gogi Topadze, Georgian beer king, Mamuka Khazaradze, head of TBC Group, Avto Tsereteli, owner of cigarette factory, Erosi Kitsmarishvili – media tycoon.
Mtavari Gazeti: “DE-PRIVATIZATION OR RETURNING OF EMBEZZLED PROPERTY TO POPULATION”
(Economic Press Monitor: February 24, 2004)
The legislation does not permit for now possibility for protesting the results of the state property’s privatization after expiring of 3 years, while majority of the enterprises are privatized in 1997-2000 years. The Justice Ministry suggests revocation of this time limitation.
24 Saati: “WHOSE POCKETS WILL BE FILLED WITH STATE PROPERTY?”
(Economic Press Monitor: February 17, 2004)
The head of the Agency for State Enterprises Management Irakli Kikodze notes that during the years state revenues from such serious and strong companies as ore mining and processing combine Madneuli and its daughter gold-mining enterprise Quartzite have not been exceeding $80,000.
It needs to be noted that Quartzite is profitable, Madneuli is unprofitable and the profit, entered the Madneuli from the daughter company is being lost.
24 Saati: “WILL THE AVIATION CASE BE PUT IN THE FOLDER OF PUBLIC PROSECUTOR?”
(Economic Press Monitor: February 4, 2004)
Several hours before the arrest of Transport and Communication Minister Merab Adeishvili, head of the Civil Aviators’ Association Alexander Nurbekyan and several aviators had accused the leadership of the branch of corruption.
They have declared that the problems began after joining of the Department of Civil Aviation to the Ministry and that the Minister Adeishvili and the head of the Administration Zurab Chankotadze have brought the sphere to bankruptcy.
24 Saati: “LEVAN VARSHALOMIDZE: RAILWAY IS NOT A MILKY COW FOR KEEPING THOUSANDS OF LEECHES”
(Economic Press Monitor: January 29, 2004)
The new head of the railway Levan Varshalomidze considers that situation in the sphere is difficult. Thus, real assets of the railway are not known so with the aim of their determination counting of the branches and LLCs, entering the structure of the department, is being conducted now.
Mtavari Gazeti: “THE CENTURY PROJECT OR CENTURY PROMISE”
(Economic Press Monitor: January 20, 2004)
The Tbilisi district court, on January 20 began consideration of non-governmental organization Green Alternative suit against BTC Co., company on construction of the oil pipeline Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan.
The Green Alternative confirmsthat environmental protection permission on pipeline construction was issued with the infringements of the law, under the pressure of Shevardnadze, former president.
Rezonansi: “CONSTRUCTION OF OIL PIPELINE BAKU-TBILISI-CEYHAN WILL NOT STOP”
(Economic Press Monitor: January 13, 2004)
The inhabitants of Krtsanisi village in Gardabani district, through which goes the route of the oil pipeline Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, made the protest action in front of the State Office in Tbilisi.
Although the leadership of BP, operator company of the project, and Georgian International Oil Corporation (GIOC) were able to come to an agreement with the participants of the protest action.
Mtavari Gazeti: “JOURNEY OF 600 KG GOLD”
(Economic Press Monitor: December 12, 2003)
The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Tbilisi has made an arrest on 600 kg of gold, belonging to the gold-mining enterprise Quartzite. Gold was kept at first in TBC-Bank, but after the interest of law enforcement bodies was transferred to the other bank.
Dilis Gazeti: “ZURAB NOGAIDELI SENDS HIS OLD COLLEAGUES TO THE PRISON”
(Economic Press Monitor: December 3, 2003)
Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli declares the state of emergency since December, as by February must be shortened the scale of the budgetary gap and in the future the word “indebtedness” must be excluded from the dictionary of the Finance Ministry. At the same time, he reckons on the assistance of international organizations in overcoming the hardest situation.
Dilis Gazeti: “BURJANADZE’S GOVERNMENT SEEKS FISCAL LEVER”
(Economic Press Monitor: November 26, 2003)
The fiscal sphere has practically died. The gap in the budget made up 220 million lari, including 14.7 million in October.
Mtavari Gazeti: “GEORGIA CAN NOT FIND ITS PLACE AMONG ECONOMIC FOUR”
(Economic Press Monitor: September 24, 2003)
Russia intends to reanimate the empire with new idea – by creating “economic four” (common economic space of Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine).
As for Georgia, than in spite of the fact, that President Eduard Shevardnadze has neatly expressed negative attitude to this idea, in reality, authorities are refraining from the final refusal.
24 Saati: “SAKAERONAVIGATSIA SPEAKS ABOUT SABOTAGE”
(Economic Press Monitor: October 18, 2004)
Several years ago the Sakaeronavigatsia concluded the agreement with the Russian company Nita on special modern air-navigation equipment supplies. Although at first cooperation in this direction was to be implemented with Americans.
24 Saati: “AUTHORITIES AND BUSINESSMEN “CONTENTED” WITH EACH OTHER”
(Economic Press Monitor: October 8, 2004)
During the debates about the new Tax Code, organized by Union of Tax Payers, the part of the businessmen was expressing satisfaction by “harmonious mutual understanding”. The Union head Badri Patarkatsishvili has not hidden the satisfaction too.
Khvalindeli Dge: “THE GRAPE WAR IN KAKHETI”
(Economic Press Monitor: September 29, 2004)
Abundant harvest of grapes has made the problems for farmers, who have to reduce the prices due to the wineries. Yet there has been acquired only 20% of gathered grapes.
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