Tbilisi expands support for small businesses
Tbilisi City Hall is expanding its ‘Micro and Small Business Support’ initiative, transforming the pilot project into a full-fledged program with significantly increased financial backing for local entrepreneurs, Mayor Kakha Kaladze said during a municipal government meeting. A central change under the updated program is the increase in the maximum co-financing limit, which rises from […]
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Once temporary protection expires in 2027, the rules governing Ukrainians’ stay in the European Union may change significantly. Find out who risks losing their status without formal employment, what alternative grounds for legalization exist, and why it’s worth preparing for these changes now. The question of the future of millions of Ukrainians in Europe after […]
Read moreA job in the IT sector is no longer what it used to be
“Pick one technology and develop to the maximum in it” – that is advice I would no longer dare to give, Miloš Turinski from Infostud told RTS, explaining what employers value today in the IT sector. He also outlined which job positions are in demand and which are not, the impact of artificial intelligence on […]
Read moreKazakhstan’s top employment regions revealed
Kazakhstan’s labor market showed positive dynamics in 2025, with the total employed population rising to 9.32 million people – an increase of 106,000 compared to 2024, Qazinform News Agency reports. Growth was observed among both men (4.81 million, up from 4.76 million) and women (4.51 million, up from 4.45 million). Urban areas accounted for 5.91 […]
Read moreThe average monthly salary in the business sector is 2,608 GEL
In the IV quarter of 2025, the average number of persons employed in business sector equaled 839.2 thousand, which is year-on-year 3.4 percent more. Out of the total number of persons employed, 43.3 percent were female and 56.7 percent were male. The total number of employees amounted to 782.8 thousand (year-on-year 2.4 percent more) and […]
Read moreKazakhstan revealed its top employment regions
In general, dynamics in Kazakhstan’s labor market is positive in 2025. As Qazinform News Agency reports, the number of employed people increased by 106,000 compared to 2024 and attained 9.32 million.
The quantity of both men (4.81 million, up from 4.76 million) and women (4.51 million, up from 4.45 million) grew. 5.91 million employed residents (a year-on-year increase of 161,000) were in urban areas. Meanwhile, there was a slight decline (from 3.47 million to 3.41 million) in rural areas.
Totally, there were 7.17 million salaried employees in the labor market (up from 7.02 million in 2024). Nevertheless, the number of self-employed individuals decreased to 2.15 million from 2.20 million a year earlier.
However, there was a decline of the total number of informally employed residents in 2025 (to 942,000, down from 1.11 million in 2024). Agriculture (389,000) and trade (170,000) had the primary shares of informal workers.
Wholesale and retail trade and automobile repair are the largest employment sectors with 1.56 million workers (up from 1.53 million a year earlier). 1.23 million people worked in education. Then followed industry with 1.16 million. The number of people employed in agriculture decreased to 986,000.
4.37 million employees had higher or postgraduate education. Also, 4.44 million employees underwent technical and vocational training. Concerning age groups, 2.64 million workers referred to the 35–44 category. Meanwhile, 1.08 million were youth aged 16–24.
In terms of total employed residents, Almaty (1.12 million), the Turkistan region (831,000), and Astana (765,000) were the leaders. The Ulytau region demonstrated the lowest employment level (95,500).
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Read more2,608 GEL is the average monthly salary in the business sector 839.2 thousand people worked in business sector in the IV quarter of 2025 (year-on-year 3.4% increase). 43.3 % of them were female and 56.7 % were male.
The total number of employees increased by 2.4% year-on-year and reached 782.8 thousand. Enterprises spent 6 260.3 million GEL on personnel (year-on-year 13.1 percent more). Average monthly remuneration of employees was 2 608.4 GEL (241.3 GEL increase year-on-year) in the IV quarter of 2025. Meanwhile, remuneration specifically for women employees was 1 998.0 GEL (150.7 GEL increase year-on-year). Large business showed average monthly remuneration equal to 2 743.7 GEL, medium size business — 3 084.9 GEL, and small business — 2 152.2 GEL.
The highest share (35.9%) in the total turnover in business sector belonged to the arts, entertainment and recreation in the IV quarter of 2025. Then followed trade sector (including repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles) (32.9 % share), manufacturing (7.3 %), construction (6.4%), transportation and storage (4.5 %), information and communication (3.3%), and other sectors (9.7% share).
The top five business sectors by production value in the IV quarter of 2025 were manufacturing (18.6%), trade (18.5%), construction (18.5%), transportation and storage (9.3%) and information and communication (8.4 %). The combined share of the rest of the sectors is 26.6 %.
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Read moreA foreign national can carry out professional activities without residence and work permits in certain cases
Nevertheless, this will be possible only for a specific project without long-term establishment in the local labor market.
Members of the ruling party are adding a special article to the Law on “Labor Migration” in this regard.
As the draft law says, a foreigner will be allowed to engage in short-term professional activity in Georgia without a work permit or a corresponding residence permit. For this, he must carry out an activity within the framework of a temporary visit, without long-term employment in the local labor market. It must be connected to a specific short-term project, event, or service.
A government decree will determine the list of such short-term professional activities, their duration, and the criteria for classifying them as short-term.
They will not consider as a labor immigrant a foreigner carrying out short-term professional activities or a self-employed foreigner in Georgia.
The list of activities exempt from the requirements of having a residence or a work permit will include individuals holding a valid special residence permit issued based on a written initiative of a member of the Government of Georgia. Also, employees of public institutions or enterprises with state participation will be included in the list. Moreover, remote workers from another country for a local employer will also be exempt from these requirements, as well as workers providing services to a non-resident entity related to activities carried out outside Georgia. The Law on “Accounting, Reporting and Auditing” will define managerial roles or participation in audit committees in first, second, and third category enterprises.
So, new reality needs to reduce bureaucratic pressure and to create a mechanism that allows for the legal recognition of short-term professional visits without requiring a residence permit. The current legal framework on labor migration cannot do this.
Due to this reason, the Government of Georgia decided to define detailed criteria. New legal acts will ensure greater flexibility and efficiency. They will allow timely adjustments to types of activities and durations in line with the country’s needs and optimize labor migration management.
According to the initiating members of Parliament, this will provide a differentiated approach based on the duration and nature of employment and remove unnecessary administrative barriers.
Undoubtedly, administrative barriers do not correspond with the dynamic nature of the labor market. So, they decided to exempt certain specific activities from the requirements of the law on “Labor Migration.”
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Read moreWhat lies ahead for Ukrainians in Portugal after temporary protection expires in 2027?
Portugal is already preparing for the end of the temporary protection regime for Ukrainians, which is set to expire in March 2027. Although the status has been automatically extended for now, discussions within the EU about transitioning to other forms of legal residency are intensifying. Learn more about the options for staying in Portugal after […]
Read moreNew economy: 11.510 workers lost their jobs in the processing industry
Last year’s trend of layoffs, shutdown of certain factories and plants, and the departure of investors from Serbia led to the fact that as many as 11.510 workers were left without a job in the manufacturing industry. According to the data RZS five years ago, more precisely in 2021, there were 2.212.631 employees in Serbia, […]
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