DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, October 3 – Georgia has been ranked ahead of several of the world’s most influential economies, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, in a new global index measuring commitment to democratic transformation. The ranking, published within the Coherence Report produced by the Spain-based research network Common Future, is … Read more
TBILISI, October 3 – Georgian businessman and public figure Levan Vasadze has released an open letter, dated 20 September, claiming that British sanctions announced on 19 September led Georgian banks to restrict services not only to himself, but also to members of his family – and a wine company owned by his spouse, BPN reports. … Read more
TBILISI, October 3 – Georgia is set to hold nationwide local elections on October 4, with authorities pledging transparency, security, and swift results through the broadest use yet of electronic voting technology. According to Central Election Commission (CEC) chair Giorgi Kalandarishvili, 3,061 polling stations will open across the country, including 2,284 equipped with electronic ballot … Read more
TBILISI, October 3 – Chinese state-owned companies have won contracts to build many of Georgia’s biggest road projects, but a debate is brewing about fair competition and the future of the country’s own building industry. According to Georgia’s BPN, six of the ten largest road contractors operating in 2024 were Chinese. That dominance has raised … Read more
TBILISI, October 3 – Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have agreed to boost oil shipments along the Aktau–Baku–Ceyhan route, raising export volumes to 1.7 million tons in 2025. The move will strengthen ties between Baku and Astana and forms part of a bigger geopolitical picture of Caspian energy bypassing Russia, finding its way to a Europe hungry … Read more
TBILISI, October 3 – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has passed a strongly worded resolution questioning the state of democracy and rule of law in Georgia. Out of 77 delegates, 68 voted in favor, 7 against, and 2 abstained. The resolution, titled “Democracy and Rule of Law in Georgia,” warns that … Read more
TBILISI, October 2 – Georgia’s Ministry of Economy has rejected claims that construction of the country’s long-delayed Anaklia deep-sea port has stalled, insisting the project is moving ahead on schedule. In a statement, the ministry said preparatory and design works have been completed and a construction permit has been issued. Contractors are now finalizing assessments … Read more
TBILISI, October 2 – Average monthly salaries in Georgia’s business sector rose sharply in 2024, reaching 2,024.4 lari (about USD 750), according to new data from the National Statistics Office (Sakstat). The figure represents an increase of 197.2 lari compared to 2023, reflecting one of the largest year-on-year jumps in recent years. Pay varied significantly … Read more
TBILISI, October 2 – A leading opposition candidate in Georgia’s upcoming local elections has accused the city’s leadership of endangering one of Tbilisi’s last major urban forests by failing to secure it against commercial development. Giorgi Sharashidze, a candidate for Tbilisi City Council chairperson with the For Georgia party, said the Digomi Forest Park, a … Read more
TBILISI, October 2 – A young woman who was brutally attacked and set on fire by her former husband in central Georgia has died from her injuries, the country’s health authorities confirmed Thursday. The victim, 25-year-old Tatia Lominadze, had been receiving treatment at a specialist burns center in Tbilisi since September 25, when the assault … Read more