Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Foreign investments in Q1 down 34% in 2015

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Sakdrisi gold mine. Much of the foreign investments go into mining. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–There was 34 percent less direct foreign investment in Georgia in the first quarter of 2015 than in the same period last year.

According to preliminary figures from the Georgian National Statistics Department, GeoStat, the amount of foreign investments in the first quarter was

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Storm continues to cause damage in Georgia

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The Gaprinashvili family’s house in Tbilisi was completely destroyed by flood water. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Hailstorm and rain continues to destroy crops, kill poultry and livestock and flood houses in several parts of Georgia.

Last evening, a hailstorm hit the Dusheti region and the flooded river carried away poultry and livestock.

“It was raining with hail for

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Ivanishvili considered arresting the head of the National Bank

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Bidzina Ivanishvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says he once planned to arrest Kadagidze due to ‘personal’ business, but changed his mind by request of representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The revelation comes after weeks of criticism

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