TBILISI, December 6 – Georgia’s government is preparing an overhaul of higher education financing, where university students will be faced with state and private institutions as two separate tracks and the public option will be free. Starting from the 2026 to 2027 academic year, studies at public universities will become free for students. Instead of … Read more
TBILISI, December 6 – Georgia’s power grid is once again proving to be one of the South Caucasus’ busiest transit corridors, with fresh data showing a sharp rise in electricity flows moving through the country toward Turkey. According to figures released on Thursday, Georgia handled 200 million kilowatt-hours of transit electricity in October alone. Most … Read more
TBILISI, December 6 – Georgia’s natural gas imports rose again this year, with new data showing the country bought more than 286 million dollars’ worth of gas in the first ten months of 2025. The figures reported by BMG highlight a small overall increase of 4 percent compared to the same period in 2024, but … Read more
TBILISI, December 4 – The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party confronted the liberal group in European politics Thursday, demanding that ALDE publicly distance itself from opposition politician Aleko Elisashvili. The ultimatum follows Elisashvili’s arrest November 29 on charges of attempting a terrorist act, a case that has fueled intense discussions in Georgia’s divided political scene … Read more
TBILISI, December 4 – Georgia’s Black Sea oil business was rocked again on Thursday as three employees of the Batumi oil terminal were detained on charges of bypassing customs procedures and illegally disposing of more than ten thousand tons of crude. The State Investigative Service said the value of the undeclared oil exceeds 15 million … Read more
TBILISI, December 4 – Starbucks may finally be on its way into Georgia’s food and beverage market, with talks underway for a possible 2026 launch. The negotiations are being led by the Alshaya Group, a franchise operator in the Middle East and Europe, while Starbucks’ regional operations would be handled by Shaya Turkey, the company … Read more
TBILISI, December 3 – A customs officer at Georgia’s main Black Sea port has been arrested on bribery charges after investigators said he sold confidential commercial data from a government database. The Finance Ministry’s Investigation Service reported Wednesday that the officer worked at the Revenue Service’s customs clearance zone in Poti, a major gateway for … Read more
TBILISI, December 3 – Police in western Georgia have arrested two men accused of stealing industrial fuel from a construction site on the runway at Kutaisi International Airport. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, officers from the Imereti Police Department detained two 27-year-olds employed as technicians at Spenus Group, a company working on the … Read more
TBILISI, December 2 – Georgia has cut planned funding for the construction of the Anaklia deep-sea port, one of the country’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, according to the final version of the 2026 state budget submitted to parliament. The government now intends to spend 50 million lari (18 million USD) next year on the port’s … Read more
TBILISI, December 2 – Georgia has unveiled plans for two university towns which will spread out the country’s higher education system geographically and ease some of the pressure on Tbilisi. The government says the new campuses planned for Kutaisi and Rustavi will offer modern facilities, cheaper housing and space for a combined 60,000 students. The … Read more