Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Merabishvili presents USD 12 billion action plan

Georgia's new prime minister Vano Merabishvili Monday night presented an ambitious four year program to parliament. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The government plans to spend four billion lari to develop agriculture, six billion on pensions, three billion on health insurance, three billion on social assistance and four billion on education.

Changes have been made in the government, with

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Agriculture and tourism failing: new report

President Mikheil Saakashvili has brought in tractors, but his strategy has feiled to create more jobs in agriculture. His tourism strategy has also failed, the report says.(IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A new report shows that President Saakashvili turned his back on Georgian farmers in order to develop tourism, but the strategy failed.

Six out of ten employed persons in Georgia are self-employed. More than 50 percent are employed in agriculture,

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