The dollarization rate in the private sector is at 70%. Compared to the households’ 41% this number is abnormally high.

The plant will be able to process 6,000 tonnes of metal products annually and supply them to the local market.

Cost of single way ticket will be around 150 GEL.

Kontselidze does not expect changes in consumer lending.

Spring session will open on February 4. In the framework of this calendar, Ekaterine Tikaradze will be one of the first to appear before the Parliament, said Talakvadze.

According to the PM, a thermal power plant with a capacity of 230 mgwt will be added to Georgia from today.

The announcement came less than two days after audio recordings of Honcharuk’s closed meeting with several ministers leaked online. Some comments made by the prime minister on how to talk about the economy with the president “who doesn’t understand how the economy works” might have come across as irreverent.

In December 2019, the volume of money transfers from abroad constituted 172.3 million USD (500.5 million GEL), which is 14.2% (21.4 million USD) more than the amount in December 2018.

According to the countries, the largest volume of gasoline and diesel fuel imports has been made from Russia - 329.9 thousand tons.

For the first time Georgian wine was selected by Japan Airlines.

The unexpected move by Prime Minister Dmitri A. Medvedev fueled speculation that President Vladimir V. Putin was maneuvering to stay in power when his term ends in 2024.