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The Share of Central Asian Countries in Car Exports Has Risen to 88% with Increased Activity from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan
Re-exports of passenger cars rose 13.7% from January to September 2025 as compared to the same period last year, reaching USD 2 billion
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Expenditure Side of the 2026 State Budget Will Exceed GEL 30 billion According to the Draft
The Ministry of Finance has submitted the initial draft of the 2026 state budget to the Parliament. The document is based on a projected 5% GDP growth.
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Economic Relations between Georgia and the United Arab Emirates
The ruling party announced that Georgia expects a USD 6 billion investment from the Emirates.
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Reserves Rose by Just USD 570 Million Against USD 1.3 Billion in Purchases
The National Bank of Georgia purchased USD 1.3 billion worth of foreign reserves, yet the stock increased by only USD 570 million.
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The Growth Rate of Tax Revenue Collected in the Budget Dropped from 23% to 6% in Six Months.
The six-month state budget revenue plan for the first six months of 2025 was executed at 100.9%. Despite the overall fulfilment, underperformance was observed across several budget lines.
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Georgia’s Population Growth Amidst Negative Demographic Trends – Questions Surrounding the 2024 Census and GeoStat’s Response
FactCheck spoke with Paata Shavliashvili, Deputy Executive Director of GeoStat, regarding the 2024 General Census
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Food prices rose at more than twice the rate of average inflation in the first half of 2025.
Consumer prices rose by 3.1% in the first half of this year – hovering close to the 3% inflation target – but several details stand out.
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Implementation Rate of Budget Support Credits in January-May is 0%
A borrowing of GEL 3.4 billion is planned for 2025 of which GEL 1.6 billion is domestic debt and GEL 1.8 billion is external debt according to the draft state budget.
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Tourism in Brief Before and After the Pandemic
Tourism revenue exceeded USD 4.4 billion in 2024.
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The state budget was fulfilled in the first quarter; however, the growth in external liabilities fell short by 50%.
State budget revenues for the first quarter of 2025 were executed at 100.5% of the plan with tax revenues reaching 102.3%.
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Export-Import Trends of Agricultural Products
Georgia exported agricultural products to 107 countries in 2024 according to GeoStat data. The export value totalled USD 1,680 million, reflecting a 17% rise as compared to the previous year’s figure of USD 1,437 million
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The number of ministries is rising to 14, along with an increase in public sector employees and their salaries.
Irakli Kobakhidze has announced that the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure will be split into two separate entities.
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The authoritarian playbook: How governments in Georgia, Slovakia and Serbia employ same narratives and tactics against protests
Protests have erupted across Georgia, Slovakia, and Serbia, each fueled by distinct political crises but met with strikingly similar manipulative narratives from their governments.
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Foreign trade turnover declined in January-February when excluding one-off factors.
Foreign trade turnover rose by 15.6% from USD 3.1 billion, reaching USD 3.6 billion in January-February of the current year as compared to the same period last year.
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Does the Honorary Chairman of the Georgian Dream Have Access to State Secrets?
The political party Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia adopted a new charter on 30 December 2023.
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