Daily Archives: September 22, 2015

Georgian PM says lari has bottomed out as it near historic low

By | September 22nd, 2015|Categories: News|Tags: |

Irakli Garibashvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s national currency is four cents away from reaching its lowest point ever against the US dollar. When the lari began to drop rapidly in November, 2014, one USD was about 1.75 laris. Today, the Georgian National Bank’s official exchange […]

Georgian MP wants ‘sexual orientation’ deleted from anti-discrimination law

By | September 22nd, 2015|Categories: Minorities|Tags: , |

Soso Jachvliani. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A conservative MP from the ruling Georgian Dream coalition wants to make changes to the anti-discrimination law passed by parliament last year which he himself voted for at every hearing. Soso Jachvliani, an armwrestler, actor and film director, […]

North Caucasus Watch (5–18 September 2015)

By | September 22nd, 2015|Categories: Caucasus region, News|

DFWatch (5–18 September 2015) Daghestan On September 13 local elections took place in the republic. The Party of Russia’s Veterans earned 69% of votes in the city of Buynaksk, while United Russia earned 66% […]