Daily News April 7, 2020	Days:  03 06 07 08 09

politics

GEORGIAN PREMIER AND EUROCOMMISSIONER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD AND ENLARGEMENT DISCUSSED FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Today, Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia held a videoconference with the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi. As administration of Georgian government reported, main topic of the conversation was fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

economics

MEDIAN SCENARIO OF “GALT&TAGGART”: IN 2020, GEORGIA’S ECONOMY WILL DECREASE BY 2.7%

Galt&Taggart, investment arm of Sakartvelos Banki (Bank of Georgia), estimated 3 scenarios of impact on Georgian economy of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the optimistic scenario, which assumes economic decrease in March-May, being changed with recovery in June, growth of Georgian economy in 2020 will make up 2.1%.




IN Q1, VOLUME OF CARGO TRANSPORTATION INCREASED BY 11% Y-O-Y

Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development reported that the country’s cardo transportations in the 1^st quarter amounted to 3 million t. If compared with the same period of 2019, the volume has increased by 11%.




IN Q1, FREIGHTS PROCESSED IN SEAPORTS AND TERMINALS INCREASED IN VOLUME BY 23% Y-O-Y

Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development reported that 1.6 million t of freights were processed in the country’s seaports and terminals in the 1^st quarter. If compared with the same period of 2019, the volume has increased by 23%.




IN Q1, CONTAINERS PROCESSED IN SEAPORTS AND TERMINALS INCREASED IN NUMBER BY 24% Y-O-Y

Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development reported that 56,409 containers (TEU) were processed in the country’s seaports and terminals in the 1^st quarter. If compared with the same period of 2019, the volume has increased by 24%.




IN Q1, PASSENGER TRANSPORTATIONS INCREASED IN VOLUME BY 1.9% Y-O-Y

Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development reported that Georgian transport system transported 26.8 million passengers in the 1^st quarter. If compared with the same period of 2019, the volume has increased by 1.9%.




PAPERS OF GEORGIAN SEAMEN TO BE AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED FOR 6 MONTHS

Proceeding from restrictions, introduced because of COVID-19 pandemic, seamen papers, which validity expires until September 1, will be considered as automatically prolonged for 6 months without need of official application, Georgian Maritime Transport Agency declared.

As the Agency noted, the decision was notified to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

society

COUNCIL OF EUROPE: GEORGIA COUNTS AMONG COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST INCARCERATION RATES

Council of Europe published today new annual statistics on prisons in Europe, according to which Georgia counts among countries with the highest incarceration rates. As of end-January 2019, the country had 270 inmates per 100,000 inhabitants, placing the country the third in this term.