The FINANCIAL -- In January 1998, the America-Georgia Business Development Council was formed on the initiative of several companies and individuals who were dedicated to improving the economic condition of Georgia.

The FINANCIAL -- The goal of USAID’s four-year $40 million Economic Prosperity Initiative (EPI) is to serve as a catalyst to spur investments and increased employment and productivity in agriculture and high-export manufacturing and services sectors.

The FINANCIAL -- Q. Why is Georgia attractive for American investors and especially which fields are the most attractive? How did the tendency change during last years?

The FINANCIAL -- By Steve Horvath, Area Director Revenue Management Eastern Europe, and Rene Mooren, Area Director of Sales and Marketing, talked to The FINANCIAL about developing their business in Georgia and about developing Georgia’s marketplace.

The FINANCIAL -- The popularity of online shopping on US sites is significantly increasing amongst Georgians. Weekly parcels of about 10-15 tons are delivered to Georgia from the USA via more than 10 transportation companies.

The FINANCIAL -- Anthony Cardwell is one of a number of American teachers to have recently come to Georgia. He lives in Adjara with a Georgian family, speaks a little Georgian and feels thoroughly at home in the country.

The FINANCIAL -- Wissol has become an exclusive partner of AS 24 in Georgia. Truck drivers travelling in the Caucasus will have the opportunity to fill up their tanks at Wissol service stations with the AS 24 network system.

The FINANCIAL -- “I started off as a regular college guy in very bad times in Georgia and I am grateful for each and every chance I’ve been given since then that have made me be where I am now,” Zurab Lalazashvili, Managing Partner of public accounting firm BDO, told The FINANCIAL.

The FINANCIAL -- GAA Holding has been operating a union of business and marketing companies in Georgia since 1991. It was the first advertising company on the Georgian market with whom American and international companies started cooperation. Year after year the company integrated different international companies.

The FINANCIAL -- “All businesses, regardless of where they are located, need well educated and experienced managers and professionals,” R. Michael Cowgill told The FINANCIAL.

The FINANCIAL--American tourist Steven Brooks spent ten days in Georgia. Brooks and two of his friends visited the Georgian regions Kakheti, Kazbegi, Vardzia and Svaneti.