Daily Archives: January 23, 2013

Petitioning to decriminalize white collar crime

By | January 23rd, 2013|Categories: Economy, News|Tags: |

The National Movement Party’s Secretary General, Vano Merabishvili, says Georgia’s economy is in an alarming state. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch — The party of President Mikheil Saakashvili has started a campaign to gather signatures in support of his initiatives about tax amnesty and decriminalization of financial crime. The president presented his new initiatives to the government a few days […]

Alasania to focus on defense

By | January 23rd, 2013|Categories: Elections, Elections '12-'13, News|Tags: , |

Irakli Alasania is no longer vice prime minister, only defense minister. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has relieved Defense Minister Irakli Alasania of his additional responsibilities as vice prime minister. The press office of the PM says a decree was issued January 21 and that Ivanishvili will explain […]

Alasania not a candidate for president

By | January 23rd, 2013|Categories: Elections, Elections '12-'13, News|Tags: , |

Defense Minister Irakli Alasania in the funeral of Sergeant Giorgi Kikadze Jan. 5, 2013. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch — Defense Minister Irakli Alasania says the Georgian Dream coalition has had ‘an awkward discussion’ about selecting a candidate for the presidential election, but he doesn’t consider himself a candidate, as he feels responsibility for the post he […]

Georgia pays back old debt to Gamsakhurdia family

By | January 23rd, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: |

Manana Archvadze Gamsakhurdia, widow of Georgia’s first president after independence. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s new government will transfer USD 80 000 to the family of Zviad Gamsakhurdia, the country’s first president after independence. Finance Minister Nodar Khaduri told journalists on Tuesday that this money was debt that Eduard […]