In 2020 export value of goods of Latvia comprised EUR 13.19 billion, which is EUR 224 million or 1.7 % more than in 2019, and so far this is the highest export value.

Tourism income of Turkey amounted to US$ 12 059 320 000 in 2020, down from US$ 34 520 332 000 from the prior year. The main share, or over 66% of foreigners have visited Turkey for travel, entertainment, sportive and cultural activities.

During this time of “crisis and fragility”, human well-being and prosperity can be vastly improved by prioritizing nature-based solutions.

According to the Deputy Minister of Health, Tamar Gabunia, Georgia, will receive vaccines from AstraZeneca produced in India and South Korea. According to her, the deadline for receiving Pfizer vaccines has been postponed, which Georgia expected by mid-February, and AstraZeneca vaccines may arrive in the country before that.

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The head of the government administration, Kakha Kemoklidze is resigning. He wrote about it on the social network.

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Huawei launched a $40 million lab in Singapore dedicated to helping developers test apps for the Chinese tech giant’s mobile devices. The move comes amid U.S. tech restrictions on Huawei’s access to semiconductors and Google’s suite of software that hit its growing smartphone business.

Apple has acquired about 100 companies over the last six years, the company’s chief executive Tim Cook has revealed.

Tesla boss Elon Musk has lost his title as the world's richest person after a recent slide in the electric carmaker's shares, the main driver of his wealth.

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Ghana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative.

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It is true that the government has created a program "Remotely from Georgia", but the former Deputy Minister of Economy believes that more activity could be done in this regard, because only 913 foreigners entered the country within the frame of the project from August 2020 to February.

According to him, the Turkish government subsidizes the price of medicines and prohibits exports of subsidized medicines outside the country. However, some companies manage to make exports and that is how the medicines from Turkey are found in Georgia.

"He said we need more regulations and more state intervention in the economy. This approach is drastically wrong and it could create a lot of problems in the future," said economist Soso Berikashvili.

Asatashvili declares, that the tourism industry is completely ignored, while it is the shortest way to economic recovery. The country needs FDI most and truism can bring foreign direct investments in the country, as tourists spent money generated in another country.