On March 12, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan held a meeting in Antalya, Turkey,…
Category: Opinions
A New Opening for Georgia: Closer to Becoming a Transit Hub Between Asia and Europe?
Since gaining its independence, Georgia has long sought to take advantage of its strategically important location on the crossroads between…
What Are the Chances for Georgia to Become an EU Membership Candidate?
On March 3, Georgia submitted an application to become a member of the European Union. The announcement followed a similar…
Belarus: a New Security Threat in the Making
It has been almost a year since the European Union and the United States enacted sanctions against Belarus due to…
The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Why Now?
Europe is likely to face a war in the upcoming weeks as for over a month after Russia has amassed…
What Is Behind Georgia’s Lack of Solidarity With Ukraine
Europe is likely to face a war in the upcoming weeks as Russia has amassed more than 120,000 troops in…
How Do We Rein in Inflation?
In August this year, annual inflation in Georgia reached a ten-year high of 12.8%, before falling to 12.3% the following…
Transformation As A New Norm
Backsliding occurs when there is no progress. Stability does not equal the absence of change, it is only the result…
21 Notable Changes of Georgian Corporate Law from 1 Jan 2022
Changes of Georgian Corporate Law Georgian corporate law undergoes substantial changes from 1 Jan 2022. Georgian Law on Entrepreneurs in…
Georgia in the Face of Death
„The vaccination process has failed.“ „The death rate is high.“ „The number of cases is rising so fast that the…
The Angela Merkel Pipeline
On 10th September 2021, at 08:45 a.m. Moscow time, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller announced the completion of the Nord Stream…
Problematic Corporate Governance Issues Regulated by a New Law of Georgia on „Entrepreneurs“ and Opinions to Solve Them
The following article describes several problematic corporate governance issues regulated by a new law of Georgia on „entrepreneurs“, which will…
Foreign Source Income in Georgia
What really is the “foreigner source (tax-exempted) income” for Georgian tax purposes? The common misunderstanding of the term Foreign source income…
New Law of “Entrepreneurship” of Georgia in Several Points Defines Barred Proprietary Rights of the Shareholders
Introduction Georgian new law on “entrepreneurship,” adopted on 2 August of 2021, will enter into force from 01.01.2022. The presented…
Green Public Procurement and Circular Economy
Introduction With the support from the Government of Sweden, Georgia is currently implementing a programme aiming to promote and accelerate…
Distinct Approach to Raise the Quality of Corporate Governance in the State-owned Companies
Along with many factors, the specificity of the state-owned enterprises consists of the fact that they are controlled and managed…