24 Saati: “WHEN WILL LARI CALM”
(Economic Press Monitor: September 10, 2004)
The authorities made attempts to calm the agiotage, arisen around the recent changing of lari rate. According to the National Bank (NB) President Irakli Managadze, NB had not been able to prevent the vectorial movement and preferred the policy of sliding revaluation.
Khvalindeli Dge: “WOULD YOU LIKE THE TAX SHORTENING? THEN DANCE”
(Economic Press Monitor: June 16, 2004)
The Prime Minister Zhvania has only orally introduced the new tax initiative to the large taxpayers. Together with the Prime Minister were sitting “our man in Moscow, or on the contrary the Moscovy man in Tbilisi”, Economic Minister Kakha Bendukidze and the Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli.
Mtavari Gazeti: “SAAKASHVILI BEGINS SELLING OF THE PROPERTY FROM RESIDENCE”
(Economic Press Monitor: June 8, 2004)
On May 21 the President Mikheil Saakashvili signed the decree on liquidation of the governmental residences in Krtsanisi, Tsinandali, Borjomi, Tskhaltubo, and Kobuleti. Soon the liquidation of governmental administrations of country houses near Tbilisi (Tskhneti, Okrokana and Kojori) will be begun as well.
Dilis Gazeti: “TBILISI DEMANDS RUSSIA TO WITHDRAW ARTIFICIAL ECONOMIC BARRIERS”
(Economic Press Monitor: May 26, 2004)
The RAO EES head Anatoly Chubais suggests energy systems synchronization of Russia and Georgia (working in the parallel regime). The Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, with usual prudence, has expressed neither special admiration nor anything against this offering.
24 Saati: “ECONOMIC OF AJARA AFTER SEVERAL YEARS”
(Economic Press Monitor: May 20, 2004)
The government is paying the special attention to the port of Batumi, which, according to the Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, will be registered as the legal entity of public law.
There are being considered 3 variants of the port development.
Mtavari Gazeti: “THE CASE OF CHANKOTADZE”
(Economic Press Monitor: May 12, 2004)
Zurab Chankotadze, the former chief of the Civil Aviation Administration, affirms that the head of Presidential administration Irakli Chubinishvili had been lobbying the prohibition on the flights of Turkish and British air companies to Georgia. He doubts that Chubinishvili had been backing the interests of private Georgian air company AirZena.
Mtavari Gazeti: “TODAY THE SUM WILL BE PAID BY DIRECTOR OF GEORGIAN SUGAR”
(Economic Press Monitor: April 19, 2004)
The Office of Prosecutor General has questioned Tamaz Gogichashvili, director general of company Georgian Sugar (sugar plant, located in Khashuri), which was acquired in 2003 by LLC Agara Group. Gogichashvili was not arrested, but the law enforcement bodies expect him to pay 240,000 lari on April 19.
Dilis Gazeti: “GIORGI GODABRELIDZE – NEW CHEF OF CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT”
(Economic Press Monitor: March 23, 2004)
At the customs are to take place cadre amends. The Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania introduced to the head of customs department Giorgi Godabrelidze 2 months for radical amends and creation of renewed department.
Rezonansi: “WHAT IS HAPPENING ON RUSTAVI METALLURGICAL COMBINE”
(Economic Press Monitor: March 8, 2004)
The metallurgical combine of Rustavi becomes the next goal of Prosecutor Office, having initiated a case on the fact of property embezzlement against commercial director of the enterprise Tamaz Shatirishvili, who is being searched now. On the combine is being conducted the complex revision.
Mtavari Gazeti: “EXCESSIVE REINFORCEMENT OF LARI IS HARMFUL”
(Economic Press Monitor: March 3, 2004)
The experts differently estimate the last strengthening of national currency – lari, which is explained by National Bank (NB) by beginning of economics’ legalization.
At the same the Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli considers that it would be better if the further strengthening of lari will be stopped, because after 3 months will be arisen the problems of economics’ growth.
24 Saati: “BUDGETARY SEPARATISM ”
(Economic Press Monitor: February 24, 2004)
The budgetary relations between center and Ajara can be considered as typical example of receiving mafia-clan revenues by official way. The economist Zurab Garakanidze expresses his opinion on this problem.
Dilis Gazeti: “AUSTRALIANS TOGETHER WITH GEORGIAN LOBBY ARE FIGHTING AGAINST ZURAB LOBZHANIDZE”
(Economic Press Monitor: February 3, 2004)
The capacity of the Australians’ investments (they are the partners at the gold mining Quartzsite) is still the puzzle for the Georgian side. The Australians insist that they have invested $13.5 million, but do not provide opportunity for getting acquainted with the documentation.
24 Saati: “THE SAILORS HAVE STOPPED THE STRIKE”
(Economic Press Monitor: January 12, 2004)
13 sailors, arrived from Batumi, stopped the hunger strike in Tbilisi after the meeting with the State Minister Zurab Zhvania on January 11. The State Minister charged the leadership of Ocean Steamship Company to regulate the problem of the sailors as soon as possible.
Dilis Gazeti: “ENTERING OF FIXED TARIFF ON NATURAL GAS IS POSTPONED TILL SPRING”
(Economic Press Monitor: January 6, 2004)
It is expected that Tbilgaz will postpone entering of fixed tariff till spring, although this gas-distributing company of the capital brought in application to the National Energy Regulation Commission in December.
The decision is postponed due the problems connected with the commission’s chairman (David Mirtskhulava was under consequence and the new chairman must be appointed by the President of the country).
24 Saati: “THE NEW REDISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY IS BEGUN”
(Economic Press Monitor: December 23, 2003)
The proposal on introduction of the tax for physical persons on outward marks of wealth since July 1 of next year can be freely nominated as the initiative of a year. Therefore, the owner of a $80,000 car will have to pay $700 annually.
Dilis Gazeti: “ZURAB LOBZHANIDZE WILL PROCLAIM THE CONCRETE ACCUSATIONS IN SEVERAL DAYS”
(Economic Press Monitor: December 18, 2003)
Chairman of board of JSC Madneuli (ore mining and processing enterprise) Zurab Lobzhanidze considers demands on his resignation by the side of Economic, Industry and Trade Ministry are unfair. He is pointing at the absence of motives and illegality of law-enforcement bodies’ actions towards the JSC.
Dilis Gazeti: “NODAR JAVAKHISHVILI: BUDGET CAN BE IMPLEMENTED EASILY”
(Economic Press Monitor: December 18, 2003)
The acting chairman of financial-budgetary committee of the Parliament Nodar Javakhishvili sees the definite political stroke in the statement of the Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli about the growth stoppage of budgetary indebtedness only since February, which for December-January will make up to 40 million lari.
Javakhishvili considers that the statement about the empty treasury is being used by new authorities in order to back down pre-electoral promises on increasing of salaries and the pensions.
24 Saati: “INTERIM GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS WITH WORLD BANK PROSPECTS OF A NEW 40-YEAR PROGRAM”
(Economic Press Monitor: December 12, 2003)
World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Shigeo Katsu declared that he had discussed the problems of Georgia with the acting president Nino Burjanadze, but did not express the concrete recommendations.
The theme of the meeting was concretized by Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli, who has been playing considerably active role recently in relationships of interim government and international donors.
Mtavari Gazeti: “NOGAIDELI IS NOT KIO”
(Economic Press Monitor: December 11, 2003)
Interim government of Georgia will be able to issue till the end of year the salaries for October at best. The Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli is not frightened of such reality.
Mtavari Gazeti: “NOGAIDELI’S PARISIAN HOPES”
(Economic Press Monitor: December 5, 2003)
Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli on December 15 intends to start the active negotiations with IMF on the parameters of the budget-2004. In the first half of next year, Minister reckons on resumption of the fund programs, and in spring – on the debt restructuring in Parisian club of creditors.
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