This year, wine export to the USA increased by 126%, to China by 27%, to Poland by 18% and to France by 91%

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Otar Danelia’s statement is TRUE.

We inherited a difficult legacy when import was thrice as large as export. We had one of the worst parameters in terms of the current account deficit in the world

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Mamuka Bakhtadze’s statement is MOSTLY TRUE.

We have halved the current account deficit. Export is at a historical maximum and income from the service sector, including tourism, is also at a historical maximum

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Mamuka Bakhtadze’s statement is HALF TRUE.

Of the 16,000 certified teachers, only 3,522 are able to receive GEL 800. Nearly 12,000 teachers, in effect, cannot receive their own salaries

In the secondary education completion exams, schoolchildren struggle the most to surpass the minimum competence level in foreign languages and mathematics

For the past several years, nearly 25% of schoolchildren cannot get education completion diplomas

In the last two years, the number of students enrolled in professional education establishments increased by 20%

For the first time in the past seven years, Georgia’s ranking worsened in the Global Competitiveness Index

There are approximately 10,000 foreign students in Georgia and these people contribute GEL 50 million to Georgia annually

About 3,500 children in Batumi are without kindergartens

The number of students who have failed school graduation exams in 2016 is the highest in the history of these exams

One Pupil in the Classroom

Ivanishvili used to say that people in China do not drink wine at all whilst Saakashvili was oriented toward the Chinese market. Today, the Government of Georgia says that the opening of the Chinese market is its greatest achievement

Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Letter through the FactCheck – Part I