TBILISI TO BECOME “LOW-CARBONIC CITY” BY 2020
(Daily News: September 26, 2011)
The City Hall plans to make Tbilisi “low-carbonic city” by 2020. In terms of the mentioned, sustained energy activity plan (SEAP) has been worked out.
Kviris Palitra: “IS AIRPORT WORTH THE TROUBLE?”
(Economic Press Monitor: September 26, 2011)
Albert Nurbekyan, president of Pilot Association, regards that “Poti and Zugdidi airports will be unprofitable the same way as hyper-up Mestia Airport is”.
In support, veteran aviator considers data of Mestia Airport, which was opened 10 months ago.
AMERICAN INVESTORS INTERESTED WITH LIGHT BULB MANUFACTURING IN GEORGIA
(Daily News: September 23, 2011)
The US investors expressed interest in building light bulbs’ manufacturing plant in Georgia, American businessman of Georgian origin Gela Gelashvili has told Sarke. In this connection, Gelashvili has brought his American partner to Georgia.
“BLOCK GEORGIA” TO HAND OVER 9 CLINICS TO “ALDAGI BCI”
(Daily News: September 22, 2011)
Negotiations between insurance company Aldagi BCI and Georgian-Czech Block Georgia regarding hospital assets are near to end. Director of Aldagi BCI Nikoloz Gamkrelidze said that the process, been underway already for 1.5 month, will be completed within 2-3 weeks.
SLOVAKS TO BUILD NEW AQUAPARK AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER IN TBILISI
(Daily News: September 22, 2011)
Deputy director of Slovakian Thermal Park Besenova Tamar Giorgadze has told Sarke that new aquapark and entertainment center will be built in Tbilisi. Construction of Gino Paradise Tbilisi is planned to start in late December.
“TBC BANK” HOSTS BUSINESS-CONFERENCE “RETURN TO GEORGIA 2011”
(Daily News: September 22, 2011)
Business-conference “Return to Georgia 2011” opened in TBC Bank’s head office in Tbilisi today. The 2-day event gathers 28 Georgian businessmen, living in 18 countries, and their 20 foreign business-partners.
GEORGIA TO HOST TEXTILE BUSINESS FORUM
(Daily News: September 22, 2011)
Georgian Investment Agency announced that textile business forum will be held on October 13-15 in Tbilisi and Batumi.
Visits to the country’s regions, suitable for building new factories or upgrade old ones, will be arranged for potential investors, participating in the forum.
GAS TRANSIT TO ARMENIA SUSPENDED
(Daily News: September 22, 2011)
Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation reported that gas transit, delivering from Russia to Armenia via Georgian territory, was temporary canceled today.
Transit suspension was caused by Tbilisi bypass road construction, which requested building of gas main’s new section.
Bankebi da Finansebi: “ISSUES FOLLOWING FROM BYPASS RAILWAY PROJECT”
(Economic Press Monitor: September 22, 2011)
Legal Service of LLC Georgian Railway declares that they have done all their best in order to satisfy everybody during implementation of Tbilisi bypass railway project (the matter concerns population, residing in the project area).
However, the newspaper notes that number of discontent people is not low.
FORMER PUBLISHING HOUSE “SAMSHOBLO” SOLD TO “CITY LOFT”
(Daily News: September 21, 2011)
Economy and Sustainable Development Ministry reported that according to the President’s decree, complex of former publishing house Samshoblo’s buildings was handed over to LLC City Loft through direct selling.
The deal cost made up $9 million (equivalent in lari), which the company should pay until December.
“SAKARTVELOS BANKI” POSITIVELY ESTIMATES INTEREST, EXPRESSED FOR “SOLO”
(Daily News: September 21, 2011)
By the end of year, number of SOLO clients will exceed 5,000, Irakli Gilauri, director general of Sakartvelos Banki (Bank of Georgia), has told Sarke, forecasting the figure to double the next year. Gilauri positively estimates interest expressed for this personal banking service.
FINANCE MINISTRY’S SERVICE AGENCY OPENED STORE OF CONFISCATED GOODS IN AKHALTSIKHE
(Daily News: September 21, 2011)
Service Agency of the Finance Ministry has opened one more shop of confiscated goods (goods appeared in the state ownership), this time in Akhaltsikhe (Samtskhe-Javakheti region). This is already the 5th such shop in the country.
Akhali Taoba: “MPS DEMAND PUNISHMENT FOR VERA KOBALIA”
(Economic Press Monitor: September 21, 2011)
Oppositional fraction Unity for Justice, established not long ago, demands holding of the government’s hour in the Parliament on September 29. MPs are going to dispute with the Prime Minister and members of the government’s economic team.
Rezonansi: “RAILWAY WILL BE SACRIFICED TO RAILWAY’S DEBTS”
(Economic Press Monitor: September 20, 2011)
According to the newspaper, financial liabilities of LLC Georgian Railway make up now $1.125 billion.
In particular, the LLC had placed Eurobonds of $250 million in last July.
ISET TO RECEIVE 3M NOK
(Daily News: September 19, 2011)
International School of Economic of Tbilisi State University (ISET) will receive 3 million NOK (about $893,000) from Norway. According to ISET, the grant is envisaged to use in terms to prepare professionals in economics of environment protection and energy.
“CAREER WEEK” STARTED IN TBILISI
(Daily News: September 19, 2011)
“Career Week” has been launched in administrative building of Tbilisi Technical University today. The event, for the first time initiated by Georgian Tourism National Agency, will last until September 24.
GEORGIAN COMMERCIAL BANKS EXPAND NETWORK
(Daily News: September 19, 2011)
Sakartvelos Banki (Bank of Georgia) reported about opening of the third service-center in Zugdidi (Samegrelo region). As a result, the bank’s network expanded up to 145 service-centers countrywide.
Kviris Palitra: “GOODWILL BUSINESS”
(Economic Press Monitor: September 19, 2011)
Bringing Tbilisi parking system in order has started in March 2009, but the problems in this sphere persist. In particular, so-called “parking keepers” remain on some parking places, who charge car owners with additional fees.
Kviris Palitra: “PERMANENT (?) RECONSTRUCTION ON AGMASHENEBELI AVENUE”
(Economic Press Monitor: September 19, 2011)
The newspaper reminds that upon presentation of project on Tbilisi’s Agmashenebeli Avenue reconstruction in January 2010, it was declared that 70 buildings will be reconstructed on the first stage, while works are already started on 30 of them. However, there are still only presented 30 projects since that.
“LAGUNA VERE” CHANGED REGISTRAR COMPANY
(Daily News: September 16, 2011)
New registrar of JSC Laguna Vere (swimming pool in Tbilisi) is JSC Kavkazreestri, Georgian Stock Exchange told Sarke. As a result, shares of the company are permitted in Stock Exchange’s trading system again.
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