The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Tuesday revised upward its growth forecast for Turkey, while it slightly lowered global and the U.S. economic projections, warning of an “uneven” recovery around the world.

The Asian Development Bank has revised upwards the growth forecast for Armenia in fiscal year 2021 to 5.2%, from 1.8% predicted earlier, according to a fresh report published on Wednesday, September 22.

In January-August 2021, the premiums on life insurance stood at AZN 260.931 million, up 21% from the previous year, Report informs, referring to the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA).

Georgia is committed to all international obligations and the principles of the Vienna Convention, which ensure the full and uninterrupted operation of the diplomatic missions in the country.

The price of AI-95 gasoline at the Saint-Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) has once again hit a record, Report informs, citing foreign media.

Lithuania's Defense Ministry advised against purchasing Chinese mobile phones and recommended that people discard any they might have now following a government report that censorship abilities had been installed in the phones.

Some 93% of the new coronavirus cases in Israel in the past week were identified among the population unvaccinated or vaccinated over six months earlier, according to a Wednesday report by the Health Ministry.

The draft state budget of Ukraine for 2022 envisages 21% of expenditures on the security and defense sector.

After a two-month decline, Turkey’s consumer confidence index bounced back in September, the country’s statistical authority said.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released a 2021 Asia Development Outlook report, according to which the organization raised Georgia's economic growth forecast by 5 percentage points. According to the previous forecast, the financial institution forecasted a 3.5% growth in Georgia this year, while according to the updated forecast, the expected growth is by 8.5% this year.

The national currency strengthened against the US dollar as a result of trading on September 22. The change in the exchange rate was 0.08 tetri, as a result of which the official value of the dollar became 3.1155 GEL.

Belarus is determined to increase its export up to $46 billion in 2022, Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov said.

Kazakhstan’s economy has reached pre-pandemic levels and continues to recover, achieving a three percent growth in the first eight months of 2021, said Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin.

From January through August this year, Georgia imported 1,715.9 million kWh of electricity.

"We are not really having a discussion about compulsory vaccination at this stage," the health minister told reporters after the opening of an outpatient clinic in the village of Mukhrovani in Gardabani municipality.

On September 21, 13,962 people were vaccinated.

According to the Agency, the problem was created only for one group, in another case, according to them, there were no problems between the employer and the employee.

The parties also discussed deepening trade and economic relations even further, pointing out that joint projects of regional importance are good examples of effective strategic partnership, sustainable development, and robust Georgia-Turkey partnership.

Georgian citizens, employed on the seasonal work in Germany are suing the Employment Promotion Agency and demanding GEL 18,000 in compensation. Relevant information was provided to BM.GE by the employees who returned from Germany ahead of the schedule.