TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia has expanded the list of countries subject to trade embargo, but Georgia is not on the list. The move comes as a response to new sanctions by Western countries against Russia and includes Albania, Montenegro, Iceland
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Two former guards found guilty of negligence in Zurab Zhvania’s death
TBILISI, DFWatch–The jury on Friday found two members of the personal security detail of Zurab Zhvania guilty of negligence leading to the PM’s death in 2005.
Ten members of the jury agreed with the charges laid out by the prosecutors, while two were against.
Georgia saw 32% drop in remittances in July
TBILISI, DFWatch–Remittances to Georgia in July went down by 31.8 percent compared to last year, according to the latest monthly report by National Bank of Georgia (NBG).
In total, USD 93.4 million was sent to Georgia in July, 2015.
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Georgia's National Bank adjusts refinancing rate up to 6%
TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Bank of Georgia further increased the refinancing rate to 6.0 percent on Wednesday.
The Bank’s president, Giorgi Kadagidze, said at a briefing that increasing the refinancing rate by half a percent is a response to an increased
Georgia not in a hurry to cancel Saakashvili's citizenship
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is not rushing to suspend the citizenship of its ex-president, Mikheil Saakashvili. The justice ministry is awaiting an official notice from Ukraine.
The former president, who is now governor of Odessa, received Ukrainian citizenship a few months
One Georgian detained on South Ossetia border
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian soldiers a few days ago detained another Georgian for violating the border with breakaway South Ossetia.
Mamuka Samkharadze (36) was out collecting firewood near the village Kirbala, which borders on the breakaway region.
