Georgia and Armenia strongly support and respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and continue to deepen their strategic cooperation in all areas, Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said at a press briefing with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan on Wednesday. “I once again thanked my counterpart today for Armenia’s historical support of the UN […]
Read moreAccording to the Sakstat official data, Kyrgyzstan is at the top of Georgia’s ten export countries to which exports worth $360.2 million were carried out in January-May. Kazakhstan is the second with $274.8 million, the third is Russia with $273.1 mln. The list of the top 10 largest export partner countries is as follows: • […]
Read moreGeorgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Monday said 37,000 teachers across the country – 70 percent of the total number working in the profession – would see an average increase of ₾500 ($174.53) in their salaries starting on July 1. Photo: Gov’t Administration Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Monday said 37,000 teachers across the […]
Read moreThe EU Ambassador to Georgia, Paweł Herczyński, has said that the member states may decide to suspend visa-free travel for nationals of Georgia for a period of six months following the country’s adoption of the controversial “foreign agents” law. The EU Ambassador to Georgia, Paweł Herczyński, has said that the member states may decide to […]
Read moreThe Parliament of Georgia on Wednesday approved amendments into the tax code of the country that will see tax debts totalling ₾591 million ($221.53mln) written off for 145,842 individuals and establishment of temporary tax reliefs for certain transactions. The Parliament of Georgia on Wednesday approved amendments into the tax code of the country that will […]
Read moreIn the I quarter of 2024, the unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by 4.0 percantage points compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and equaled 14.0 percent. In the I quarter of 2024, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the number of hired employees increased by 89.4 thousand persons (10.4%) […]
Read moreGeorgian Deputy Economy Minister Vakhtang Tsintsadze on Monday said “positive trends” in the domestic labour market were expected to continue in the coming quarters and make 2024 a year of “new record indicators”. Photo: Ministry of Economy Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Vakhtang Tsintsadze on Monday said “positive trends” in the domestic labour market were expected […]
Read moreIn 2023 the unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by 0.9 percentage points compared to 2022 and amounted to 16.4 percent. In 2023 labour force participation rate (share of the labour force in the total population aged 15 and older) increased by 1.4 percentage points compared to the previous year and became 53.3 percent, while the […]
Read moreGeorgia has been ranked ninth among the top 10 countries in the world with the highest percentage decrease in unemployment over the last 12 years in the World Economic Review by the International Monetary Fund. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge \ Georgia has been ranked ninth among the top 10 countries in the world with the highest […]
Read moreDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Aleksandre Khvtisiashvili met with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Georgia, Zhou Qian. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes information about this. According to their information, the ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Georgia officially handed over a note to the Georgian side, […]
Read more