Economic Press Monitor April 21 - 27, 2024	Days:  30 06 13 20 27

economic & politics

NETGAZETI.GE: “HEALTHCARE MINISTER HAS THREE NEW DEPUTIES”

April 23, 2024 - Georgia’s Healthcare Minister Mikhail Sarjveladze has three new deputies.

Irina Tsakadze and Giorgi Pataridze are Sarjveladze’s former employees from the time of his work in the Justice Ministry of Georgia.




BANKEBI DA FINANSEBI: ““TAX AMENDMENTS ALLOW US TO ATTRACT MORE CAPITAL, INVESTMENT, PROPERTY AND BE ATTRACTIVE TO INVESTORS””

April 23, 2024 - This law allows us to attract more capital, more investment and more property to the country, Georgia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Levan Davitashvili says about the amendments to Georgian Tax Code.

According to Davitashvili, this is “an absolutely adequate law”.




NETGAZETI.GE: “WE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF NEGATIVE REVIEWS FROM FOREIGN INVESTORS – EBA REQUESTS WITHDRAWAL OF RUSSIAN LAW”

April 21, 2024 - The European Business Association (EBA) appeals to the Parliament of Georgia with a request to withdraw the bill “On Transparency of Foreign Influence” (the so-called “Russian Law”, adopted in first hearing on April 17).

“This bill not only undermines Georgia’s aspirations to join the EU, but also poses a significant threat to them”, the EBA letter of April 17 said.




FORBES GEORGIA: “MOST SOUGHT-AFTER SPECIALTIES IN GEORGIAN UNIVERSITIES”

April 21, 2024 - About 35,000 applicants are enrolled annually for master’s programs in Georgia, and up to 70% of them make a choice among 10 areas.

Apart from professions with good job opportunities, the most popular programs include also those, which graduates find difficult to find a job in Georgia today, the magazine says.

energy, oil & gas

REZONANSI: “FUEL PRICE STABILITY ACHIEVED IN RETAIL NETWORK”

April 23, 2024 - “Now, there is stability on global oil-products’ markets, and similar situation is in Georgia too”, declares Vakhtang Iobashvili, head of Georgian Oil-Product Importers Union. “Large brand companies also said that stability has been achieved and no sharp changes are expected”, he says.

conflict and court

TABULA: “4 PERSONS DETAINED ON CHARGES OF ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF SO-CALLED CALL CENTERS – PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE”

April 23, 2024 - On charges of organization of so-called call centers, 4 more members of an organized criminal group were detained, Georgian Prosecutor’s Office reported. The punishment envisages imprisonment for a term of 9 to 12 years.

companies

NETGAZETI.GE: “LOW-BUDGET DUTCH AIRLINE “TRANSAVIA” ENTERED GEORGIA”

April 21, 2024 - The Dutch low-budget airline Transavia launched flights between Amsterdam and Tbilisi. The airline will operate direct scheduled flights 2 times a week.