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Natia Turnava:“Import dependency has decreased. In 2019, the trade deficit was at a historic low and our trade balance showed a maximal improvement because export had increased significantly by 12%”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Natia Turnava’s statement is FALSE
22/06/2020FalseThe statement is inaccurate -
Gigla Mikautadze:“In terms of the total government expenditure to GDP ratio, Georgia ranks 88th worldwide”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Gigla Mikautadze’s statement is MOSTLY TRUE
17/06/2020Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Roman Gotsiridze:“Pensions in fact dropped nearly to the 2012 figure”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Roman Gotsiridze’s statement is FALSE
08/06/2020FalseThe statement is inaccurate -
Giorgi Gakharia:“A total of 600,000 people work in agriculture and the National Statistics Office of Georgia considers them as self-employed. We provide help to them (400,000 persons) through agriculture programmes.”
Verdict: FactCheck leaves Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s statement WITHOUT A VERDICT
08/06/2020Without verdictThe verification of the application can not be evaluated -
Aleksandre Elisashvili:“Foreign direct investments have dropped by 50%”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Aleksandre Elisashvili’s statement is HALF TRUE
28/05/2020Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Ivane Machavariani:“Export dependency was significantly reduced. The current account deficit, which has been a chronic ailment of our economy"
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Ivane Machavariani’s statement is HALF TRUE
21/05/2020Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Ivane Machavariani:“In 2012-2019, the economy was growing by 4.8% on average. In total, the economy increased perhaps by a third in real figures.”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Ivane Machavariani’s statement is MOSTLY TRUE
18/05/2020Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Koba Gvenetadze:“There is no directly proportional relation between the exchange rate and prices. In 2014-2015, GEL depreciated by nearly 50% whilst inflation did not exceed 3%”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Koba Gvenetadze’s statement is MOSTLY TRUE
22/04/2020Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Is There a Sufficient Wheat Reserve in Georgia?
Russia has banned exports of wheat and kibbled grains due to the coronavirus pandemic
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All About the GEL Exchange Rate – Where Lies a Solution?
The Impact of the Pandemic on the GEL Exchange Rate
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Coronavirus Economic Policy in Georgia – Approaches of the Government and the Opposition
Any type of economic stimulus in these circumstances has to be taken with utmost caution, given the danger of inflation, on the one hand, and the danger of the inefficient spending of resources, on the other hand.
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The Current Economic Crisis in the World has not Reached the Scale of the 2008-2009 Crisis – The Situation in Georgia
General Economic Aspect of the Pandemic
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Koba Gvenetadze:
Koba Gvenetadze: “If in 2014 the share of remittances from Russia constituted 50% of the total remittances, this figure is halved today and amounts to 25%”
FactCheck concludes that Koba Gvenetadze’s statement is TRUE
24/03/2020TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Ivane Machavariani:
“As compared to 2016, we almost doubled the volume of state investments but we have not done it at the expense of the budget deficit’s growth. On the contrary, the budget deficit has a decrease trend. In 2019, we had a historic minimum [of deficit.]”
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Ivane Machavariani’s statement is HALF TRUE
16/03/2020Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Levan Davitashvili:The “cheap money” promise was delivered on in the field of agriculture
FactCheck concludes that Levan Davitashvili’s statement is HALF TRUE
02/03/2020Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context
