DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, September 18 – Georgia’s economy expanded by 6.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, with transport, technology and entertainment among the strongest-performing sectors. According to preliminary figures released by the National Statistics Office (GeoStat) on Friday, gross domestic product reached 28.15 billion Georgian lari at current prices during April-June, up from 25.58 billion … Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – Georgian authorities have opened an investigation after dozens of children and one staff member showed signs of intoxication at public kindergartens across Tbilisi. The city’s Nursery and Kindergarten Management Agency said Friday morning that educational activities had been suspended at seven public kindergartens as a precaution, while another 183 continued operating. … Read more
TSKHINVALI, September 17 – De facto South Ossetia will hold an early presidential election on Friday, nearly three months after its previous leader stepped down to take a job in the Russian presidential administration. Four candidates are running: acting president Marat Kambolov, Zurab Kokoev of the Unity party, Murat Valiev of the Patriots of Alania … Read more
TBILISI, September 17 – A U.S. federal judge has allowed Turkish investor Enka Renewables to pursue enforcement of an arbitration award of more than USD 400 million for Georgia’s abandoned Namakhvani hydropower project. The dispute dates back to the proposed 433 MW Namakhvani hydropower facility, a USD 800 million project that faced massive public protests … Read more
TBILISI, September 16 – Yet another short tenure at the top of Georgia’s powerful State Security Service ended on Wednesday, as parliament approved Tamaz Borashvili as replacement for Gela Geladze, who stepped down two days earlier. Borashvili was backed unanimously by 83 MPs. By law, the State Security Service chief is appointed for six years, … Read more
TBILISI, September 16 – A Tbilisi court on Wednesday sentenced former State Security Service chief Grigol Liluashvili to 13 years in prison for corruption. The judge at Tbilisi City Court found Liluashvili guilty in four cases, involving the Tbilisi kindergarten management agency, fraudulent call centers and two bribery episodes involving former deputy economy minister Romeo … Read more
TBILISI, September 15 – Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party says it will ask the Constitutional Court to ban former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia’s party, For Georgia. Majority leader Irakli Kirtskhalia announced the move on Monday, saying the party would be added to a constitutional lawsuit already seeking to outlaw the United National Movement, Coalition for … Read more
TBILISI, September 12 – Georgia’s pension fund has passed 10 billion lari in total assets, with roughly 30% of that amount coming from investment gains, the fund said Friday. According to the Pension Fund, 7 billion lari of the total came from contributions by participants, employers and the state, while 3 billion came from investment … Read more
TBILISI, September 11 – Former Georgian prosecutor general Otar Partskhaladze is facing a wave of criticism in Georgia after declaring the creation of a volunteer military unit to fight on Russia’s side in Ukraine. Partskhaladze, who now uses the name Otar Romanov-Partskhaladze, said the new unit is called Georgievsky, a reference to the 1783 Treaty … Read more
TBILISI, September 10 – Georgia says it will enforce newly expanded U.S. sanctions that affect airlines currently operating flights between Georgia and Iran. The announcement came Thursday after the United States expanded sanctions against Iran’s aviation sector, including measures targeting companies that continue to support Mahan Air and 27 other Iranian airlines. U.S. Treasury Secretary … Read more