Daily Archives: December 9, 2015

Georgia: Direct foreign investments slump 33% in third quarter

By | December 9th, 2015|Categories: Economy|Tags: |

A new mineral water factory under construction in the Guria region with EBRD financing. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Direct foreign investments in Georgia was 33 percent lower in the third quarter of 2015 than in the same period last year, according to preliminary data from the National Statistics Department. Direct foreign investments amounted to USD 489 million […]

Armenian democracy in freefall after fraudulent referendum

By | December 9th, 2015|Categories: Caucasus region|

The same man voting three times in polling station No. 03/11 in Shengavit, Yerevan. Pictures by Bianca Bernardi for the Citizen Observer Initiative. Widespread electoral fraud allegations and the growing gap between the political élites and the society confirm worrying trends in Armenia’s democratic development. On Sunday, 6 December a nationwide constitutional referendum was held in Armenia. […]

Georgian man will not face trial for marrying 13 year old

By | December 9th, 2015|Categories: News|Tags: |

From a recent street performance by school children to highlight the problem of child marriage. (DF Watch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A man who married a 13 year old girl and now has two children by her will not face trial for sexual relations with a minor, prosecutors have decided. Nadim Paksadze, who is now 21, was under investigation for marrying a minor, which has become […]

Construction worker dies at Sinohydro’s Kobuleti bypass road

By | December 9th, 2015|Categories: In brief|Tags: , , |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A construction worker died on Tuesday during work on a bypass road near Kobuleti in western Georgia. The 40-year-old man is said to have fallen from a 20-meter tall bridge and died from multiple injuries. An investigation has been launched […]