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Georgia’s Population is at a Historic Low

According to the data of the National Statistics Office of Georgia, the country’s population decreased by 40,000 in 2021 and dropped to a historic low

10/05/2022

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The Government of Georgia resumes previously unsuccessful aid programme for smallholder farmers

Within the scope of this programme, the amount of subsidy was set at GEL 300 per each hectare of agricultural land plot.

02/05/2022

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Deaths Sharply Exceeded Births in Georgia Amid the Pandemic

Declining birth rates is the biggest challenge for Georgia as well as for most of developed countries. These demographic problems have been further ex...

11/04/2022

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Foreign Direct Investment Dynamic During the Years of the Pandemic in 2020 and 2021

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and respective restrictions, the economic situation, including investments, faced strong uncertainty in 2020-2021

11/04/2022

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Wheat Shortages Are Not Expected in Georgia

In 2021, the total value of wheat imported to Georgia amounted to USD 93,453,000. Of that amount, the share of Russia was 93.6%

04/04/2022

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The Impact of the Pandemic on the Population’s Quality of Life

The COVID-19 pandemic and related stringent restrictions inflicted a heavy blow to the economy of Georgia which was directly affected the socio-econom...

04/04/2022

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Employment and Unemployment Figures During Years of the Pandemic [2020-2021]

Job losses during the pandemic which were stipulated by stringent and lengthy pandemic-related restrictions have been one of the most acute problems

07/03/2022

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Foreign Economic Relations with Russia and Ukraine

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, countries and organisations across the world imposed unprecedented and stringent sanctions on Russia

07/03/2022

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Negative Agricultural Produce Trade Balance Decreased by 22% in 2021

The total value of agricultural produce exported from Georgia in 2021 is USD 1,142 million which is 21% more as compared to 2020’s figure

01/03/2022

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Administrative Personnel in Municipality N(N)LEs Increased by 25% in 2014-2019

Practice shows that the governments (both former and incumbent) mostly use municipality N(N)LEs to give employment to party activists.

21/02/2022

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Healthcare Expenses – How Much Do People Pay Out of Their Pockets?

Out-of-pocket payments account for nearly 47% of all healthcare expenses

07/02/2022

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Tourism dynamics in 2021 - Impact of the pandemic on tourism statistics

The Georgian National Tourism Administration has published statistics for international travel for 2021

31/01/2022

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Mikheil Saakashvili’s Speech in Court – Key Facts Verified

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15/01/2022

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An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers

January 12th, 2022

12/01/2022

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Starting from 2022, nominal wages in the public sector will increase by 10% whilst real wages will decrease by 2.6%

According to the decision of the Government of Georgia, the official salaries for people employed in the public sector will increase by 10% from 1 Jan...

20/12/2021

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