IN 6 MONTHS, IMPORT OF CARS TO GEORGIA DECREASED BY 16.7% Y-O-Y

In January-June, motor cars occupied the first position among commodity groups of Georgia’s imports with a 17.8% share (against of 21.6% in 6 months of 2025). Car imports amounted to $1.61 billion (year-on-year decline – 16.7%), reports Geostat (preliminary data). More...

IN 6 MONTHS, EXPORT OF CARS FROM GEORGIA DECREASED BY 22.9% Y-O-Y

In January-June, motor cars occupied the first position among commodity groups of Georgia’s exports (actually re-exports) with a 24.2% share (against of 37.7% in 6 months of 2025). Car exports amounted to $938.04 million (year-on-year decline – 22.9%), reports Geostat (preliminary data). More...

IN 6 MONTHS, GEORGIA’S LOCAL EXPORTS INCREASED BY 62.6% Y-O-Y

In January-June, Georgia’s local exports of goods (i.e. excluding re-exports) amounted to $2.39 billion, reports Geostat (preliminary data). If compared to the same period of 2025, the volume has increased by 62.6%. More...

IN 6 MONTHS, GEORGIA’S HAZELNUT EXPORTS INCREASED BY 50% Y-O-Y

In January-June, Georgia’s exports of hazelnut in monetary expression amounted to $73.5 million, increasing by 50% year-on-year, the country’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture reported. The export in natural expression amounted to 7,000 tons, increasing by 7%, the Ministry noted. More...

IN 6 MONTHS, GEORGIA’S SAUCE EXPORTS INCREASED BY 59% Y-O-Y

In January-June, Georgia’s exports of ready sauces (mainly ajika, tkemali, tomato, and pomegranate sauces) in monetary expression amounted to $490,000, increasing by 59% year-on-year, the country’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture reported.

In natural expression, export of sauces made up 188 tons, increasing by 65%, the Ministry noted. More...

GEORGIAN AGRICULTURE MINISTRY ESTABLISHED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRO SERVICES AGENCY

Georgian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture reported about creation of the Information Technology, Environmental and Agro Services Agency. The Agency will operate as a legal entity of public law (LEPL) under the Ministry. More...

IN 2025, STATE PROGRAMS ACCOUNTED FOR 90.4% OF PREMIUM ATTRACTED IN AGRO-INSURANCE IN GEORGIA AND 50.3% OF REIMBURSEMENTS IN THIS SPHERE

In 2025, the gross premium attracted in agro-insurance in Georgia amounted to 21.87 million lari, the Georgian State Service for Insurance Supervision reported. If compared to 2024, the volume has increased by 8.7%. More...

GEORGIAN FINANCE MINISTRY’S INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE: REALIZATION OF 19 TONS OF EXPIRED AND HEALTH-HAZARDOUS MEAT PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED

One person was criminally prosecuted on the fact of selling products hazardous to health, reported the Investigative Service of the Georgian Finance Ministry. According to the Service, the accused purchased 19 tons of expired and health-hazardous frozen beef products from a foreign citizen. More...

Rezonansi: “RE-EXPORTS OF CARS TO IRAN SURGED, WHILE EXPORTS OF OIL-PRODUCTS SHOWED A REMARKABLE RESULT”

Referring to Geostat, the newspaper reports that in 6 months of the current year, Georgia’s export to Iran reached $106.86 million. In January-June 2025, exports amounted to $14.65 million. More...

Bankebi da Finansebi: “FUEL IMPORTS FROM AZERBAIJAN TO GEORGIA INCREASED BY 31% – MAIN IMPORTING COUNTRIES”

Referring to Geostat, the newspaper reports that in January-June, Georgia purchased fuel and lubricants of $1.37 billion from foreign countries, which is 52% more compared to the same period of 2025.

Of this, Azerbaijan accounted for $208 million, which is 31% more compared to the same period of last year. More...

Bankebi da Finansebi: “NATIONAL BANK: 13 PROVIDER COMPANIES WERE FINED FOR LATE SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION REQUESTED BY FINANCIAL MONITORING SERVICE”

The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) explains the fining of 13 virtual asset service providers. “All thirteen companies were fined solely for failure to submit/late submission of information requested by the Financial Monitoring Service of Georgia”, NBG states. More...

Bankebi da Finansebi: “RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ANNUAL CROP PRODUCTION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE “STATE AGRO-COFINANCING PROGRAM””

From July, the promotion of growing annual crops in Georgia will be implemented within the framework of the State Agro-Cofinancing Program, instead of the Preferential Agrocredit Project.

The banks participating in the program will begin issuance of loans next week. More...

EMPLOYMENT TRACKER (MARCH 2025)

NUMBER OF PERSONS RECEIVING SALARY

In March 2026, the number of persons receiving a monthly salary stood at 1,006,550¹, representing a slight 0.6% increase compared with February 2026, and a 4.5% increase compared with March 2025.

In March 2026, the share of persons receiving a monthly salary of up to 600 GEL amounted to 11.2%, which was 0.3 percentage points lower than in February 2026, and 2.4 percentage points lower than in March 2025. More...