The protest also comes after Amazon, like other Big Tech companies, cut tens of thousands of jobs beginning late last year amid broader macroeconomic uncertainty. All told, Amazon has said this year that it is laying off some 27,000 workers over multiple rounds of cuts.

Lukashenko said a few days ago that if "anyone is worried about the issue of nuclear weapons, they should join the union of Russia and Belarus, and everyone will have nuclear weapons."

According to the latest "Natural Gas Market Sector Report" by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK), imports were predominantly sourced via pipelines, amounting to roughly 3.70 bcm, while liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities contributed an additional 1.487 bcm.

... but still gaining 4.4% vs dollar year-to-date

Economy grew 7.2% in full fiscal year; infrastructure drive fuels optimism

According to the monthly economic review, the economy of Georgia is expected to grow by 5.8% in 2023.

The Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili is scheduled to participate in the 2nd European Political Community (EPC) Summit.

Increases in energy prices, which drove inflation immediately after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, were much lower in May at 2.6% — in part because of the sharp rises a year earlier and government efforts to offset their impact.

Official value of the greenback became 2.5972 GEL.

International institutions have positively assessed the effective response of the National Bank of Georgia's macroeconomic policy, Archil Mestvirishvili, Acting Governor of the National Bank of Georgia, stated this during his speech in the Parliament.

July 2023 will mark seven years since the implementation of the DCFTA between Georgia and the EU, nevertheless, the projected benefits have not yet materialized. Various studies have explored the reasons why Georgia has failed to fully utilize the potential benefits of the DCFTA.

The announcement was hailed by Moldova's pro-Western president, Maia Sandu.

The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) announced on Wednesday its decision to increase the liquidity requirement for deposits made by foreign individuals, specifically targeting capital inflows from Russia.

China’s official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped to 48.8 this month, down from 49.2 in April, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday

The National Bank of Georgia warns commercial banks, that they should be more careful in those credits, which are focused on real estate rental because currently the leading cause of increased prices can be considered as a temporary factor, - according to the decision published by the Financial Stability Committee on Wednesday.

GDP realized 245,464,000,000 US Dollars in the first quarter of 2023

"If the countercyclical buffer is increased, it would become more expensive for commercial banks to attract financial resources", - the NBG said.

As the head of the service, Gogita Todradze, noted at the briefing held in Geostat, the number of registered new enterprises is mainly due to the decrease in the number of foreign entrepreneurs.

The US debt ceiling deal still needs to pass in the voting round expected to take place in the House of Representatives.

Accoridng to the research published by TBC Capital, EBITDA was up by 24.8% YoY in 2022, with the EBITDA margin reaching 60%. Revenue from mobile services constituted for 57% of total commercial revenues and grew by 22.6% YoY in 2022.