ECONOMICS
Baku-Tbilisi passenger train service may resume by end of May
The long-suspended passenger rail service between Azerbaijan and Georgia may resume by the end of May, according to a report by Azerbaijani news agency Trend, citing the Georgian government. A Georgian government representative said talks were ongoi...
Fire-affected vendors at Station Square Market to be exempted from tax liabilities
The Revenue Service of Georgia has announced that vendors affected by the recent fire at Tbilisi’s Station Square Market will be exempted from tax obligations on goods and materials destroyed in the blaze. According to the agency, the write-off of t...
IMF and World Bank forecast slower, yet positive economic growth for Georgia in 2025
Georgia’s economy is expected to grow by 6% in 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest World Economic Outlook, released on April 25. The World Bank projects slightly slower growth at 5.5%. While these figures mark a decline ...
Transavia France launches direct flights to Tbilisi
French low-cost carrier Transavia France has officially launched operations at Tbilisi International Airport. The airline, a subsidiary of Air France and Transavia Airlines, made its debut with a Boeing 737-800 arriving from Paris Orly Airport. The ...
Georgian pension assets dip by ₾102 mln following Trump’s tariff decision
Georgia’s pension assets saw a drop of 102 million GEL (1.7%) following a global market downturn sparked by US President Donald Trump’s announcement on April 3 to impose tariffs worldwide. According to the latest operational statistics from the Geor...
Georgian Airways to launch new flights to Russia’s Yekaterinburg
Georgian Airways has announced plans to expand its flight network to Russia this summer, with a new route to the city of Yekaterinburg. The move comes amid “growing passenger demand” following the resumption of direct air travel between the two count...
Dairy company Sante issues statement amid milk scandal
Sante, one of Georgia’s largest dairy companies, has issued a statement regarding the recent investigative report by Radio Liberty. “Sante has been the largest milk processing company in Georgia since 1997, collecting and processing up to 20 million...
Georgian pro-government businessman’s farm used banned chicken manure as cattle feed
Kvareli Baga, Georgia’s largest raw milk farm owned by pro-government businessman Lasha Papashvili, fed its cows chicken manure, a practice banned in the European Union, an investigation by Radio Liberty uncovered. The milk produced by Kvareli Baga ...
IT, professional services lead 7.7% economic growth in February, Geostat chair
Georgia’s economy expanded by 7.7% in February 2025 compared to the same period last year, preliminary estimates from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) said on Monday. The average growth rate for the first two months of the year sto...
British Airways launches direct flights between London and Tbilisi
Direct air travel between Georgia and the United Kingdom has officially begun. British Airways, the UK’s flagship airline, has commenced operations in the Georgian air market, with its inaugural flight landing at Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International...
