Georgia international airports served 105,279 passengers in three months of 2021, which is down by 85.20% in comparison to the same period of 2020, says the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency.

"In order to recover the tourism, increase employment, launch the business, we all must take the COVID-jab and fully reopen the economy. #აიცერი (which means: take the vaccines shot)”, Koba Gvenetadze declares.

“We have very positive expectations, despite that we are facing the third wave of coronavirus. Georgian economy is recovering and developing, local production is expanding its exports and enters the new markets”, - Natia Turnava declared.

NBG President Koba Gvenetadze notes that the share of pension loans is over 1.1%. The NBG President notes, that as a result of legislative amendments, the interest rate on such types of loans is declining.

Georgian citizens will receive at least $1,610 a month in wages if they work 42 hours a week, while if they work 58 hours a week the monthly salary will be about $2,440, says the ministry.

The Government of Georgia, a week following the Easter on May 4-11 has been declared public holiday in Georgia to curb the possible spread of the coronavirus.

37 524 tests were performed in the last 24 hours. As a result, 1 374 newly confirmed cases of the infection were identified in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases detected since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic is 290 129.

"It is important that people who have more social contact with tourists must be vaccinated as soon as possible. This is important for tourists who come to Georgia to feel comfortable. There are good examples of that worldwide, but we still lag behind this trend for months," said Archil Gachechiladze.

The 2021 International Ranger Awards have been announced, and a man from Georgia - Giorgi Abramishvili is among the winners.

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will resume flight program from Kyiv to Batumi from June 10, 2021. At this stage, the flights are scheduled twice weekly every Thursday and Sunday.

The number of unemployed persons in Turkey aged 15 years old and over increased by 250 000 to 4 236 000 persons in February 2021 compared to the previous month. The unemployment rate occurred as 13.4% with 0.7 percentage point increase.

The Dutch environmental sector represented a value-added of 18.8 billion euros in 2019, contributing approximately 2.3 percent to gross domestic product (GDP). In 2001, this contribution still amounted to 1.6 percent.

In February 2021, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade rose by 2.9% in the EU and by 3.0% in the euro area, compared with January 2021, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In January 2021, the retail trade volume fell by 5.2% in the euro area and by 4.6% in the EU.

According to Mikheil Khidureli, Director of the Enterprise Georgia Agency, the Foreign Investment Facilitation Facility (FDI Grant) program has had a great impact on foreign investors and there are companies that are interested in Georgia's investment potential due to this promotion mechanism.

Amiran Gamkrelidze, head of the NCDC, responds to a statement made by a spokesman for China's National Center for Disease Control that Chinese vaccines against coronavirus are ineffective.

On April 9, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Eighth Review of Georgia’s economic reform program supported by a four-year extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). This is the last review under the arrangement and its completion will release SDR 78 million (about $111 million), bringing total disbursements to SDR 484 million (about $687 million).

US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan called on the Georgian government to monitor and implement all the restrictions against COVID-19 in practice. She also focused on the need for vaccination, emphasizing that this process is crucial for managing the pandemic.

Strasbourg, 12.04.2021 – Over the past two years, Georgia has implemented two more recommendations issued by GRECO in 2016, on the prevention of corruption in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors, said the Council of Europe anti-corruption group GRECO in a new compliance report published today.

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies is making business resilience its top priority with a push to develop its software capabilities as it seeks to overcome U.S. restrictions that have devastated its smartphone business.