Israel’s flagship airline and two other local carriers demanded that the government provide them with financial and regulatory support, warning that otherwise they could collapse due to the coronavirus pandemic’s effect on the travel industry.

China's central bank on Friday ruled that all financial transactions involving cryptocurrencies are illegal, the latest in a series of regulatory measures to crack down on crypto trading.

The number of foreigners visiting Turkey hit nearly 4 million in August, according to the Culture and Tourism Ministry.

The WHO announced Friday it was recommending a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies manufactured by the US biotech firm Regeneron and marketed by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche to treat COVID-19 in certain patients.

The Greek Minister of Tourism, Vasilis Kikilia, announced that €2 million have been allocated for tourism in Evia, the second-largest isle in the country, as tourism throughout the summer season has been successful, and the industry is expected to reach €12 billion in revenues for this year. He also pointed out that there has been an average cost of 20 per cent increase of costs per visitor in the country.

Georgia exported 1,409 tons of knitted goods to Turkey for a total amount of $44.5 million from January through August 2021, Trend reports referring to Georgian National Statistics Office (Geostat).

The national currency depreciated against the US dollar as a result of trading on September 24. The exchange rate was 0.02 tetri, bringing the official value of the dollar to 3.1181 lari.

Amiran Gamkrelidze, head of the National Center for Disease Control, says that if there is not enough coverage of Covid vaccination in the country, the so-called fifth wave will end quite heavily. He says a fifth wave is expected in late November.

According to Amiran Gamkrelidze, head of the National Center for Disease Control, the current rate of wearing a mask is 43%. According to him, the rate should rise to 95%.

Minister of Health Ekaterine Tikaradze claims that no vaccine against covid has been spoiled in Georgia. According to her, about 200,000 doses expire at the end of November, which Georgia is guaranteed to be utilized.

Concentrix, a leading global provider of customer experience (CX) solutions and technology, has announced that it will now be operating a virtual work at the home office from Georgia. The entry of Concentrix to Georgia is expected to bring many new job opportunities to the area as Concentrix brings significant new business from some of the world's leading brands to the growing Georgian market.

4 vaccines against Covid-19 are used in Georgia: AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Sinopharm, and Sinovac.

The project will enable the company to finance long-term investments of Georgian MSMEs in upgrading their technology and equipment necessary to meet EU standards in terms of product quality, health and safety measures and environmental protection.

Cushman & Wakefield predicts that over the next ten years, more than 2,000 rooms will be added to the existing supply facilities in Tskaltubo, and the average stay will increase from 1-2 nights to 5-8 nights.

According to the Geostat, Georgia's main export commodities to the EU in 2020 and 2021 were copper ores and concentrates. On the other hand, copper ores are not a net export of Georgia, as almost half of the product is re-export, as Georgia exports part of this commodity from Armenia.

Georgia’s participation in the international gastronomic exhibition contributes to the popularization of Georgian gastronomic culture, raising awareness of gastro tourism, agritourism, and ecotourism. Tens of thousands of visitors will have the opportunity to become acquainted with Georgian products at the exhibition.

"It is important to resume in-person learning, because along with the education, children need to develop other skills”, said the UNICEF representative.

It should be noted that until Q3 of 2021, the issue of a labor shortage was not cited among the five most hindering factors.

ADB’s COVID-19 Vaccine Support Project under the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility for Georgia will procure enough vaccines to inoculate about 300,000 people, or about 8% of Georgia’s total population.

According to TBC Capital’s estimations, based on the projection of tourism inflows, trade balance, remittances and foreign debt the FX inflow-outflow balance will be positive in 2021.