"In total, we have 27,000-28,000 certified doctors in the country who have medical education and are not employed today due to various conditions. It is desirable to retrain them. Some of them have retired, while others are not working due to various conditions," Amiran Gamkrelidze said.

The e-commerce giant on Tuesday said the seasonal workers would pack and deliver items, among other roles, during the holiday shopping rush. The additions build on the company’s hiring spree this year to meet soaring demand during the pandemic, even as companies across a range of industries have cut their workforce and filed for bankruptcy.

A U.S. appeals court has denied the Trump administration’s request to immediately ban Chinese-owned app WeChat from smartphone app stores over national security concerns, backing a decision made by a California federal court judge who had previously blocked the ban - Forbes reports.

Airlines in June agreed to ban passengers from future flights for refusing to wear masks. But the airlines are not sharing information with one another about the passengers they have banned. So, for example, a passenger banned on Delta can still book a flight on American (AAL) and vice versa.

The meeting was organized within the framework of the Economic Policy Research Center’s ongoing project "Supporting the Government of Georgia (GoG) in Mitigating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Promoting Inclusive and Evidence-based Governance in Key Policy Areas” supported by USAID Good Governance Initiative (GGI).

"We have several scenarios, but now we see that the healthcare system is dealing with about 2,000 new cases a day, so I think we are not going to get to the level where Plan B will be needed. Healthcare sector must withstand this great challenge,” said Amiran Gamkrelidze.

According to the Geostat, exports of berries from Georgia are growing y-o-y since 2018. However, 960.1 thousand USD worth berries were exported in January-September, 2019, which is 117.5% up (441.3 thousand USD) comparing to the same period of 2018. Export growth made up 295.8% in January-September, 2020.

“Any decision from the Georgian government about the flights from and to Georgia has a good effect on our operation. We currently plan to open Kutaisi base for the next summer season and give more people the opportunity to fly to Europe” – Rado told BM.GE

However, Amiran Gamkrelidze, head of the National Center for Disease Control, said that 10 vaccines are already available in the third phase of the clinical trial.

According to Gamkrelidze, COVID-19 cases are mounting; however, if all the recommendations are fully met and principles followed, the toll of the pandemic will be minimal.

Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Natia Turnava presented a report on the work carried out within the framework of the three-year program on the construction of natural gas supply infrastructure.

Kakhetian Traditional Winemaking (KTW) published financial report of 2019. According to the document, company’s sales exceeded 100 million GEL and amounted to 105.2 million GEL.

Based on public records, there appears to be close financial interests between Poti FIZ and high-level people connected to Georgian Dream – Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) issued a special statement today.

According to the Reuters, the decline was even more marked in the four months to August, at 21.5%, with both domestic sales and exports hit, industry association Chocosuisse said in a statement on Tuesday.

GNERC launched the "Net Accounting" system in Georgia in 2016.

According to NBG, four commercial banks participated in the auction. The total demand amounted to GEL 130 530 000. Minimum yield was 8.270%, maximum yield was 8.350% and the weighted average yield was 8.288%.

According to the Consortium, the Government has damaged its reputation in the global investment community by misleading investors and diplomats who were led to believe that the Government is still committed to a project at Anaklia.

70% of infrastructure works ongoing in Batumi International Airport have been finalized – The Airport itself states in an official Facebook post.

"The project would be quite successful if an additional field had been provided in the application for travel companies in order to reach more people. It should have been a lifeline for the tourism sector".

According to Giorgi Gakharia, a total of 659 million GEL will be spent on gasification in Georgia in 2013-2021.