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1. PREMIER: ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER COSTS WILL BE CUT BY ABOUT 350-400M LARI
   (Daily News: February 17, 2016)

   Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili declared that administrative, as well as other costs will be cut by about 350-400 million lari. That will ease pressure on lari, he said.

2. GEORGIA AND KAZAKHSTAN DISCUSSED FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC RELATIONS
   (Daily News: February 17, 2016)

   Bakytzhan Sagintayev, First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, pays 2-day visit to Georgia (February 16-17).

   “We discussed attraction of more Kazakh freight and ways of state assistance provision”; as well as return of Kazakh investor in KazTransGas-Tbilisi (this Tbilisi gas distributor is operated by interim manager since March 2009) and its preconditions, Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili declared.

3. Tabula: “KADAGIDZE: IN CONDITIONS OF CORRECT POLICY, LARI WILL HAVE STRENGTHENING TENDENCY”
   (Economic Press Monitor: February 17, 2016)

   “In conditions of correct policy, in conditions of mistakes’ correction (…), lari will have tendency of strengthening”, Giorgi Kadagidze, president of National Bank of Georgia, declared.

   While declaring said the mentioned in live show Archevani (Choice) of Rustavi-2 broadcasting company, Kadagidze said that exchange rate is a mirror of those processes, which undergo in economics.

4. PROSECUTORS’ OFFICE: CLOSURE OF “IBERIA” AND ILLEGAL WITHDRAWAL OF ITS BROADCASTING LICENSE INVESTIGATED
   (Daily News: February 16, 2016)

   Prosecutor’s Office declared about completion of investigation of closure of Iberia broadcasting company by governmental officials in 2004 and forced withdrawal of its broadcasting license.

   Because of the mentioned, the Office launched today a criminal prosecution against of former justice minister and prosecutor general Zurab Adeishvili, who has been charged already of other cases, and former first deputy of prosecutor general Giorgi Latsabidze.

5. PREMIER: NEW PENSION SYSTEM WILL BE ENACTED IN 2017
   (Daily News: February 16, 2016)

   Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili declared that new pension system will be enacted in 2017. The model is already ready and the government is working now on drafting of legal amendments, he pointed.

6. THE PRESIDENT NAMED KOBA GVENETADZE FOR NBG’S BOARD MEMBERSHIP
   (Daily News: February 11, 2016)

   President Giorgi Margvelashvili decided to present candidacy of Koba Gvenetadze to the Parliament for approval as member of board of National Bank of Georgia (NBG). Respectively, procedures of candidacy’s presentation in the Parliament have been launched, the President’s administration said.

7. THE PREMIER: TO ACCOMPLISH TIMELY VISA LIBERALIZATION PROCESS IS ONE OF KEY ISSUES OF OUR AGENDA
   (Daily News: February 10, 2016)

   Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili declared that timely completion of process of visa liberalization with the EU is “one of key issues of our agenda”. Georgia has successfully fulfilled all technical requirements and we are looking forward with anticipation to visa free regime with the EU, he said.

8. GEORGIAN-CZECH ECONOMIC COOPERATION IS DISCUSSED IN TBILISI
   (Daily News: February 9, 2016)

   Georgia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Dimitri Kumsishvili discussed today in Tbilisi prospects of economic cooperation between Georgia and Czech Republic with Jan Mladek, Czech Minister of Industry and Commerce.

   Negotiations touched upon cooperation in such areas as trade and investments, transport, energy, environment protection, agriculture, protection of intellectual property, etc., Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development said.

9. THE PREMIER: MIGRATION MANAGEMENT POLICY IS ALREADY MODERNIZED IN GEORGIA
   (Daily News: February 9, 2016)

   Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili declared that Georgia has already modernized its policy of migration management within action plan on EU visa liberalization. He pointed also that systemic reforms have been already conducted in direction of migration control.

10. GEORGIA TO CANCEL VISA REGIME WITH IRAN
    (Daily News: February 9, 2016)

    Administration of Georgia’s government reported about telephone conversation between the Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and the President of Iran Hassan Rouhani, held by Georgian initiative.

    The parties expressed hope for cooperation deepening in tourism, in which connection Georgia will take concrete actions by abolishing visa regime with Iran (imposed in 2013).

11. Netgazeti.Ge: “THE PRESIDENT’S ADMINISTRATION SELECTED 3 CANDIDATES FOR NBG BOARD’S MEMBERSHIP”
    (Economic Press Monitor: February 9, 2016)

    Administration of the President has finished next stage of selection of candidates for board membership of National Bank of Georgia (NBG).

    “Selection is underway in the President’s administration for several months, involving representatives of non-governmental organizations end experts”, statement of the administration reads.

12. OIL AND GAS AGENCY: DRILLING WORKS COMPLETED ON KUMISI TERRITORY
    (Daily News: February 8, 2016)

    Georgian Agency for Oil and Gas reported that drilling works on Kumisi territory (Kvemo Kartli region) have been completed a week ago. The company has already launched mastering of the well, the Agency said.

13. “UNM”: KVIRIKASHVILI AND IVANISHVILI ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SEMI-SUSPENDED TBILISI AIRPORT
    (Daily News: February 8, 2016)

    Giorgi Kandelaki, MP from United National Movement (UNM), declared that because of urgent rehabilitation works on a runway, day flights in Tbilisi Airport will be cancelled for 4 months, besides of indefinite number of canceled night flights. Kandelaki imposed a responsibility for this situation on ex-premier Bidzina Ivanishvili and current Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili.

14. ANAKLIA DEEP-WATER PORT TO BE BUILT BY “ANAKLIA DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM”
    (Daily News: February 8, 2016)

    Georgian government has selected Anaklia Development Consortium for implementation of Anaklia deep-water port’s construction.

    The Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has declared the mentioned at the briefing today, noting that governmental commission has made the choice, guided by financial, techno-economic and legal criteria.

15. PRIME MINISTER: PRIVATE SECTORS’ INCLUSION AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION NEED MORE ATTENTION WITHIN “COMPACT”
    (Daily News: February 5, 2016)

    At the meeting, held today, Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and the US Millennium Challenge Corporation’s regional deputy vice president for Europe, Asia, Pacific and Latin America Fatema Sumar considered course of Compact, funded by the Corporation.

    The Premier appealed to the Corporation to place bigger emphasis on private sector’s inclusion and vocational education that representatives of Millennium Challenge Corp positively met, administration of Georgian government reported.

16. Tabula: “KADAGIDZE: LAW ON NATIONAL BANK CONTRADICTS THE CONSTITUTION”
    (Economic Press Monitor: February 5, 2016)

    Constitutional Court began consideration of claim, submitted by oppositional Free Democrats and National Movement in connection of separation of banking supervision from National Bank of Georgia (NBG). The Court interrogates the president of NBG Giorgi Kadagidze, the magazine reports.

17. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS: CHANGES AMONG STOCKHOLDERS OF “MAESTRO” AROUSE SUSPICION REGARDING POLITICAL MOTIVES OF THE PROCESS
    (Daily News: February 4, 2016)

    Non-governmental organizations released a statement today, pointing that “sudden changes among owners of Maestro broadcasting company arouse suspicion regarding possible political motives of the process”.

    The statement is signed by TI Georgia, Media Development Fund (MDF), Civil Development Agency, International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) and Media Club.

18. THE PRESIDENT: “GAZPROM” IS NOT ENERGY ONLY
    (Daily News: February 3, 2016)

    “We should not forget that Russia uses economic levers in political purpose”, Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili declared. “Economic and especially energy cooperation with Russian Federation is part of soft power”, he noted.

19. GEORGIAN PRESIDENT: ADVANTAGE OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH EU IS NOT FULLY TAKEN AT THIS STAGE
    (Daily News: February 3, 2016)

    “At this stage, advantage of Free Trade Agreement with EU is not taken fully”, Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili declared, while addressing to the Parliament today. “Georgia’s comparative advantages to European countries and their trade partners should be determined and competitive branches have to be defined”, he pointed.

20. Tabula: “NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION ACCUSED BATUMI MAYOR IN BARGAIN WITH “GAZPROM””
    (Economic Press Monitor: February 3, 2016)

    Non-governmental organization Youth Initiative for Future Georgia accuses Batumi Mayor Giorgi Ermakov in corruptive bargain with Russian gas giant Gazprom, the magazine reports, referring to Rustavi-2 broadcasting company.

    The organization claims that Batumi Auto Transport, subordinated to Batumi City Hall, announced tender on procurement of oil-products for cars, which was won by company NM, which buys from Gazprom.

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