Nikoloz Sumbadze, guest lecturer of the Energy Training Center at GNERC and co-founder of AYPEG, reviews new opportunities for consumers…
Category: Opinions
The Digital Lari: a New Threat to Freedom
Two years ago, the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) announced its intention to issue a digital version of the national…
Georgia is Bringing Back Tourists Lost During the Pandemic
The economic welfare of the Georgian population depends significantly on revenues from tourism. From a macroeconomic point of view, the…
Uptake of Renewable Energy - Opportunities and Challenges
Salome Janelidze, Board Member of the Energy Training Center of GNERC speaks about development opportunities and challenges of renewable energy:…
What I Consume: a Definite (Not Really) Collection of Startup Growth Resources
A collection of newsletters, podcasts, courses and creators I consume. Don’t read. Skim. In the frenzied world of startups,…
The Founder’s Guide to Entering a New Market
“How hard can it be?” – the four words that’ve sent many a startup into an early grave. The startup…
Why Does Georgia Have Low Wages?
The average monthly salary of employed personnel in Georgia is GEL 1,600. However, average disposable income after tax is GEL…
Why and How Startups Should Run Growth Experiments
You know what’s as predictable as death, taxes, and your mom calling right when you’re in an important meeting? It’s…
Corporate Slaves
It is difficult to identify the cornerstone of modern capitalism. If you were to hold a survey on this topic…
Why Everyone Should Pay More Attention to India
As a frequent visitor and fellow developing country native, I will walk you through why you should be paying more…
From a Startup Founder: Why You Probably Shouldn’t Start a Startup
There’s this romantic vision of founding startup that doesn’t hold up under close scrutiny. Sure, there are a few select…
EVs for the Green Future
Salome Janelidze, Member of the Energy Training Center of GNERC speaks about EVs: “Replacing internal combustion vehicles with EVs is…
Georgia Stuck in the Russian Economic Trap
Since coming to power, ‘Georgian Dream’ has repeatedly denied that trade with Russia would increase Georgia’s economic and political dependence…
The Vision of the Internet Computer
When we think about using the Internet, we often ignore the browser itself. Even, to the extent that the internet…
The AI Revolution: Our Immortality or Extinction?
Snarky and slightly disturbing journey through the realm of AI, where immortality and extinction collide in a dystopian (or utopian?)…
Mechanisms to Grow Investment in the Georgian Renewable Energy Sector
Renewable energy (RE) markets rely heavily on climate change circumstances and have a high cost of capital with approximately zero…