Economic Monitor Georgia
The “Economic Monitor Georgia” provides an overview over the most important economic indicators and also offers an assessment of current topics by GET Georgia. The Monitor is a semi-annual publication.
Issue 10 | August 2019
- Russian sanctions. Impact on Georgian economy
- DCFTA. Effect on exports to the EU
- DCFTA. Effect on composition of exports to the EU
- Export potential. Agro-food products on EU market
Issue 9 [updated] | January 2019
- Presidential elections.New President has been elected
- Banking. Measures to curb household debt
- Turkey. So far only moderate effect of depreciation of Turkish Lira on Georgia
- Pension reform. Start on 1 January 2019
Issue 8 [updated] | June 2018
- Mining of cryptocurrencies. Own estimation of contribution to GDP
- Mid-term fiscal plan. Higher public investment combined with a lower budget deficit
- Banking sector. Stability and concentration
- De-dollarisation. Partial success in 2017
Issue 7 | January 2018
- Inventory write-offs. State should allow enterprises to write off actual losses; verification by plausibility checks founded on databases
- Remittances. Increase by 20% in Jan-Sep 2017 supports private consumption
- Doing Business Ranking. Improvement from rank 16 to rank 9
- Capital market development in the context of the DCFTA. Possibility for larger enterprises to mobilise capital
- Introduction of capital-funded pensions. Successful introduction of capital-based pensions only in case of simultaneous reform of the 1. pension pillar
Issue 6 | June 2017
- New IMF programme signed. Important stability signal for investors
- GET Georgia recommends economic policy priorities. Comprehensive package of measures by all relevant government departments is needed
- Unlocking the export potential of Georgian agriculture. Land consolidation and productive alliances can help exploit the export potential
- DCFTA implementation in Georgia. Implementation mostly on track
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