The document says that despite stronger-than-expected recovery in non-tourism economy and higher-then-planned fiscal stimulus, EPID-situation and regional conflicts weighs negatively on the growth projection and the probability of downward revision is higher.

“I would like to congratulate Giorgi Megrelishvili on his new role and wish him success! I will stay with TBC Bank until the end of the year and prepare for new challenges”, Giorgi Shagidze wrote on his official Facebook page.

The price is US$ 362 in Yerevan and US$ 369 in Tbilisi, which makes Georgia’s capital the most costly among the mentioned three capitals of the Caucasus.

According to the document sent by the Minister of Finance, Ivane Machavariani for MP Roman Gotsiridze, 800 MLN USD out of 1.5 BLN USD is already transferred from donors.

The loan agreement was signed by the Minister of Finance of Georgia Ivane Machavariani and Head of the South Caucasus Regional Office of German Reconstruction Credit Bank (KfW) Klaus Veigel.

As the entrepreneur noted the company faced difficulties with sending wines on the international markets due to the pandemic: international exhibitions were postponed amid the pandemic and they could not introduce their wines to the target public. Part of the exports were indefinitely delayed, while it completely stopped for 5 months.

The National Bank of Georgia sold USD 40 000 000 during its Foreign Exchange Auction - the NBG released news today.

As the Minister noted, the data does not include figures from Shida Kartli and other regions, where grape growing is mainly a hobby.

"Georgia has a 3-4 fold more capacity to produce required amount of flour for the country and respectably, the focus is on the wheat as a basic product instead of flour", - said the Minister.

According to him, the citizens who do not need the mentioned assistance can refuse on the basis of the application.

The number of children’s clothing producers is increasing in Georgia. It should be noted that such companies stand out for their sophisticated design and popularity on the local market.

"5% economic growth is not an internal assessment of the Minister of Finance. We have an ongoing program with the International Monetary Fund that arrives, evaluates and calculates. I think it would not be adequate to cast doubt on international expertise. We believe that 5% growth is a realistic figure for 2021", Liluashvili said.

According to the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Natia Turnava, despite the fact that the world is fighting a pandemic globally and Georgia can not be an exception, the first signs of economic recovery are already visible.

According to the Minister of Health Ekaterine Tikaradze, clinics from different regions of Georgia will be involved in the process of infection control in order to prevent all infected people from being transferred to Tbilisi.

The Minister of Health, Ekaterine Tikaradze, does not specify what it costs to manage one covid-patient. As the Minister explains, each patient's treatment is individual, and there is no specific amount. Tikaradze says that the state budget covers the costs of treating covid patients.

According to the Tbilisi City Hall, 23 squares will be added to the Vake district this year.

"We will open the Kutaisi base, which we closed because of the pandemic, during the navigation season next summer," Andras Rado, the corporate communications manager of the Hungarian airline WizzAir, told BMG a few days ago.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $200 million policy-based loan to support Georgia’s recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic by addressing key fragilities in the country’s public financial management and social protection systems

Within the framework of the municipal transport development program, 5 8.5-meter buses were handed over to Telavi. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development spreads information about it.