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Pension Reform: An assurance for a decent retirement or an additional tax burden?
07/08/2018FactCheck NewspaperFactCheck Newspaper -
Otar Danelia:Wine export in 2017 was quite voluminous and exceeded 76 million bottles
30/07/2018TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Mamuka Bakhtadze:
Budget revenues are at a historic maximum
25/07/2018Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Mamuka Bakhtadze:
Fifty percent of Georgia’s population is employed in agriculture which causes poverty
23/07/2018TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Mikheil Saakashvili:The number of bank debtors was 110,000 in 2012 and now this figure has reached 250,000. At the same time, more than 600,000 people are dealing with pawn shops where interest rates are 45%. Three million people are left in Georgia and of these, every five
17/07/2018Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Koba Gvenetadze:
International reserves increased by USD 282 million in 2017 and now constitute USD 3 billion whilst the reserve adequacy level is getting closer to 90%
10/07/2018TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Koba Gvenetadze:
Interest rates are decreasing for loans issued to legal entities and individuals and the interest rate spread is also shrinking
09/07/2018TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Mamuka Bakhtadze:
For Georgian Railway, in terms of revenues, 2014-2015 were the most successful years financially although a large amount of cargo which used to move by rail is now transported by pipeline
02/07/2018Mostly FalseIn the statement is the elements of the truth, but the important facts that could have made other impressions -
Mamuka Bakhtadze:
Georgia is in the fifth position in terms of budget transparency
02/07/2018TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Kakha Okriashvili:
Of every 1,000 persons in Georgia, 700 of them have a bank loan whilst 30% of the total salaries in the country is spent on paying interest rates alone
25/06/2018FalseThe statement is inaccurate -
Kakha Okriashvili:
Income received from bank fines now equals the income received from bank interest rates. The total volume of negative, inactive and overdue loans is GEL 1.3 billion
19/06/2018FalseThe statement is inaccurate -
Dimitri Kumsishvili:Georgia’s credit rating improved
18/06/2018TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
UNICEF: The increase in poverty is perhaps associated with the slowly rising economic growth rate and increased consumer prices
13/06/2018FactCheck NewspaperFactCheck Newspaper -
Dimitri Kumsishvili:
The turnover of enterprises increased by 12.1% in March 2018 whilst the number of newly registered enterprises reached 4,786
04/06/2018TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing
