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"The level of trust in the Ministry of Defence and the army has decreased."
On 24 March 2015, on air on the Rustavi 2 TV channel, whilst commenting upon the new International
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The actions of the National Bank of Georgia led to the currency crisis.
In his special statement about the GEL crisis, the former Prime Minister of Georgia, Bidzina
06/04/2015FalseThe statement is inaccurate -
"GEL has appreciated against the currencies of our trading partners but this does not help exports."
On 12 March 2015, the Minister of Finance of Georgia, Nodar Khaduri, declared that although GEL is
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"Georgia holds the first or second positions among the Eastern Partnership countries in every single component."
On 24 March 2015, on air on Rustavi 2, the Parliamentary Majority MP, Eka Beselia, elaborated upon
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In order to alleviate external shocks, the Government of Georgia decreased the 2014 budget deficit.
The depreciation of the national currency in Georgia started in November 2014. GEL depreciated by
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"The government has not presented the projects of even a single part of the [new] motorway to the Parliament."
On 4 March 2015, at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia, the United National Movement
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"Everyone (foreigner) is allowed to purchase land plots without any restriction."
On 23 March 2015, as a part of FactCheck’s Check Your Fact service, a reader submitted a question
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"A total of 600 Georgian citizens are employed in the Shuakhevi HPP project."
On 19 March 2015, the agreement on the funding of the last stage of the Shuakhevi HPP
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"Not a single new investor has entered Georgia’s energy sector in the last two years."
On 22 February 2015, on air on the Rustavi 2 TV channel, a member of the United National Movement,
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Giorgi Kvirikashvili speaks about the decrease in the number of tourists.
In one of his interviews with the media, the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of
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"The number of tourists to Rabati Fortress has decreased to a fourth of its former amount."
On 19 February 2015, in his speech at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia, member of
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“NATO is not a [declared] priority of the Georgian Dream coalition.”
On 12 March 2015, in his interview with Versia.ge, member of the Georgian Dream coalition and the
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“The ecological situation in Chiatura is extremely severe.”
On 18 February 2015, in his speech before the members of the Parliament of Georgia, Parliamentary
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"Georgia is the only country in the region with a growing economy."
On 7 March 2015, the Minister of Finance of Georgia, Nodar Khaduri, stated that Georgia is the only
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"When Abkhazia had problems with electricity, we were supplying it with electricity purchased from Russia."
On 12 December 2014, the so-called President of Occupied Abkhazia, Raul Khajimba, stated: "Up until
23/03/2015Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition