Daily Archives: August 22, 2012

Saakashvili reaching out to Georgian youth

By | August 22nd, 2012|Categories: News, Politics|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili says the ruling party will have several 21 year-old candidates on their list for the upcoming parliament elections. Saakashvili today met students who have a summer job in the small Black Sea coastal town […]

Georgia wins qualifying match against Bosnia-Herzegovina

By | August 22nd, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s national basketball team yesterday defeated Bosnia-Herzegovina in a qualification match for Eurobasket 2013. The final score was 96:95. Georgia started first round with significant advantages scoring 20 points, but the opposing team […]

Report documents violations in Georgian election campaign

By | August 22nd, 2012|Categories: NGO news|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – A new report reveals cases of violence, pressure and illegal usage of administrative resources in the election period. International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) found two cases of people being firing because of their political […]

Cartu Bank fined USD 12 million

By | August 22nd, 2012|Categories: Economy, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – A Georgian bank affiliated with the largest opposition bloc has been fined with USD 11 609 500 by the National Enforcement Bureau. The reason Cartu Bank, which is facing a series of problems after businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili decided to enter […]