TBILISI, DFWatch–On Thusday, Georgia and Russia resumed their economic and humanitarian talks after a four-month break.
Georgia’s special envoy Zurab Abashidze and Russia’s deputy foreign minister Grigory Karasin discussed trade and reopening
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Seven people detained in Georgia for making counterfeit money
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia detained seven people on Thursday for manufacturing and distributing a large amount of counterfeit money.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that a group of criminals were in possession of special equipment for producing
Opposition groups blame government for lari's fall
TBILISI, DFWatch–There were several anti-government demonstrations in Tbilisi on Thursday in reaction to the thirty percent drop in the value of the national currency, the lari.
Smaller groups that are not represented in parliament made up the brunt
Georgian parliament to meet on Saturday to discuss crisis
TBILISI, DFWatch–As the Georgian government is waiting to hear what ideas experts from the IMF have to deal with the weakened national currency, the lari, the former ruling party will be demanding answers at a special session of parliament on Saturday.
Ivanishvili blames the head of the National Bank for currency crisis
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili weighs in on the question of who is to blame for the more than 30% depreciation of the national currency in recent days.
The businessman blames the National Bank and its head, who he assumes
Parliament approves president's chief justice nominee on third attempt
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian parliament on Wednesday approved Nino Gvenetadze as new Supreme Court chair.
Two hearings on Monday failed because many Georgian Dream representatives didn’t show up and a quorum was not reached. Some were
What are two military trucks with Russian plates doing in Tbilisi?
TBILISI, DFWatch–Pictures of two massive Russian trucks parked in Tbilisi went viral on social media Wednesday and made many think that Russian soldiers had paid Georgia an unwelcome visit.
It caused concern among people to see photos of the trucks, which
Georgia to sell off state properties to deal with currency crisis
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia has presented a list of state properties to be sold off to bring in new money, as a means to deal with an unexpected 30% drop in the value of the national currency, the lari.
Among the properties to be sold are the
Five victims of 1993 plane crash buried in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch–Five more victims of a plane disaster during the Abkhazian war in 1993 were buried in Tbilisi on Tuesday after being recovered from a cemetery inside the breakaway region.
Giorgi Chargeishvili, Malkhaz Piranishvili, Zurab Melishiani, Rusudan
Georgian govt to cut spending as lari drops rapidly
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia has proposed to cut spending in order to deal with a drastic drop in the value of the national currency, the lari.
The lari began falling in November last year, and went from a level of 1.75 lari against the US dollar