The GDP per capita today is USD 4,500. The United National Movement left us with a GDP per capita at USD 3,500

In my time, the economy increased fourfold, by 400%. In Ivanishvili’s time, the economy denominated in USD has practically not increased.

ვერდიქტი: ფაქტ-მეტრის დასკვნით, მიხეილ სააკაშვილის განცხადება არის რიცხვებით

You have spent so much money on agriculture but agriculture has not increased and its share in the economy has decreased

ვერდიქტი: ფაქტ-მეტრის დასკვნით, გიორგი ბარამიძის განცხადება არის მეტწილად მცდარი. რეზიუმე:

In the last five years of the Georgian Dream’s rule, pension has increased twice, by GEL 10 in 2015 and by GEL 20 in 2016. Pension did not increase in 2018 and a GEL 20 increase is envisioned in the 2019 state budget which will not compensate for the rise

Draft Budget of 2019 does not Correspond to the “Small Government” Concept

Pension Reform: An assurance for a decent retirement or an additional tax burden?

Fifty percent of Georgia’s population is employed in agriculture which causes poverty

UNICEF: The increase in poverty is perhaps associated with the slowly rising economic growth rate and increased consumer prices

Employment in the public sector is not increasing. Instead, administrative and government expenses have been cut in this sector whilst the employment figure in the private sector is on the rise

Verdict: Archil Talakavadze’s statement is MOSTLY FALSE.

Verification of Bidzina Ivanishvili’s First Public Address after His Return to Politics

In the previous year, Georgia’s economic growth rate was 5%. This is twice as high as compared to [countries in] our neighbourhood

The Minister of Finance of Georgia, Mamuka Bakhtadze, stated that Georgia’s economic growth rate

The number of visitors to Georgia’s protected areas increased by 33% and reached 860,000

In a period of two months, the Ministry of Finance of Georgia has lent GEL 500 million to banks. The GEL depreciation started from that period

The state foreign and domestic debt have doubled

According to the macroeconomic environment indicator, we were 137th five years ago, whilst today we occupy the 40th place