Friday, December 5, 2025

Georgian government's economy experts gather as lari continues to fall

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Economy Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili believes the situation will improve in the near future. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–As the Georgian lari reached a new record low, the Georgian government’s “economy team” gathered to come up with a plan to save the country’s economy.

The US dollar is valued at 2.1771 laris in the most recent figures from the National Bank

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Georgia hopes to keep its free trade with Russia

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“We will do our best to continue free trade with Russia,” says Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Georgia’s Economy Minister.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Economy Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said Sunday that his country will try to have free trade with both Russia and the European Union.

An expert meeting between Georgian and Russian bureaucrats is planned for Monday in Prague

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Georgia creates service center to assist exporters

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Grape harvest 2013. Wine if one of Georgia’s export products. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Ministry of Economy Giorgi Kvirikashvili is creating a new service center to protect the interests of exporters.

Kvirikashvili said on Thursday said that the new body will start working from Friday.

“Along with positive trends in Georgia’s foreign trade turnover,

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Georgia's economy is on the right track, says economy minister

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Economy Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s economy is growing and will grow faster after the presidential election, the country’s economy minister said before the opening of a business forum on Friday.

Saakashvili’s party, the National Movement, has frequently criticized the

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Economy minister and UNM candidate cancel meeting

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Economy Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said the UNM’s call for a crisis meeting was election PR. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A planned meeting between two top people in the main political blocs in Georgia has been scuttled by a disparaging remark by one of the sides.

Economy Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili from the Georgian Dream coalition, and Davit Bakradze, the National

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Two ships with Georgian crew in trouble off Croatia and Algeria

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Economy Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Five Georgian sailors are stuck on a ship in Croatian waters. Seven other Georgians are stuck on another ship off the Algerian coast. The sailors haven’t been paid salary for months and cannot return to Georgia.

Owner of both ships is a Slovenian company which

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