Daily Archives: March 17, 2016

Koba Gvenetadze appointed new head of Georgia’s National Bank

By | March 17th, 2016|Categories: Economy|Tags: , |

Koba Gvenetadze. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s president has appointed a new head of the National Bank (NBG). The appointment was signed by President Giorgi Margvelashvili on Thursday. Outgoing NBG head Giorgi Kadagidze will be replaced Koba Gvenetadze, a former politician […]

Building of new fire trench discussed at South Ossetia field meeting

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(EUMM.) TBILISI, DFWatch–As representatives of Georgia and the breakaway region South Ossetia sat down on Tuesday for a regular field meeting, one of the major topics of discussion was the situation in the village Jariasheni, where construction work is in progress. […]

Students leave Tbilisi State University after nearly a week’s sit-in

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(DF Watch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The protests at Tbilisi State University are over. Auditorium No 115 and members of student government (Tvitmmartveloba) have left the main building after occupying it for about a week. Police, security guards and journalists also left the building. The student […]

Russian diplomat criticizes Georgian leaders for anti-Russian rhetoric

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Grigory Karasin. (Atlantic Council.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A Russian deputy foreign minister has criticized Georgian politicians for engaging in anti-Russian rhetoric, warning that patience has its limits. Gregory Karasin made the statement in Prague on Wednesday after meeting with Georgian […]