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PSP - “Georgia Needs a GMP Regulatory Institution”

The FINANCIAL -- “Of course it is very difficult to change people’s perceptions on a large scale, but we have managed to make Georgian-quality medicines not only popular medically, but also throughout the whole of society,” Gocha Gogilashvili, General Director of PSP, told the FINANCIAL. ...

Chairman of RBI Board assured NBU Governor in the support for Ukraine’s economic recovery

The FINANCIAL -- During the meeting on 6 May, 2013 in Kyiv, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Stepan Kubiv and Chairman of the Board of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) Karl ...

European Road Safety Day - Dedicated to Reducing Pedestrian Fatalities

he FINANCIAL -- In honour of European Road Safety Day the Georgia Alliance for Safe Roads held an event at the European School, which was dedicated to reducing pedestrian fatalities and obeying road ...

Georgian Wine Makers Still Dependent on Russian Market

The FINANCIAL -- Georgian winemakers are feeling the impact of the Ukrainian crisis. Exports of Georgian wine to Ukraine have dropped by almost 40% in Q1 2014, compared to the same period last ...

More than 52 Million Passengers Used Municipal Transport in the First Quarter of 2014

The FINANCIAL -- The number of passengers using municipal transport – buses and the metro – increased by 16% in Q1 2014, compared to the same period of the previous year. A total of 52,907,775 ...

Over 80% of all Georgian Business School Students in Employment

The FINANCIAL -- On average, over 80% of undergraduate students enrolled in the fourth year of their BA program at leading Georgian private universities manage to combine paid work with studying for ...

Despite Concerns about Governance, Ukrainians Want to Remain One Country

The FINANCIAL -- A clear majority of Ukrainians agree that their country should remain a single, unified state, according to a pair of new surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center in ...

RBI with consolidated profit of € 161 million (plus 2.5 per cent) in Q1 2014

The FINANCIAL -- Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) generated a profit before tax of € 240 million in the first three months of 2014, a decrease of € 11 million or 4.6 per cent versus ...

Italian Model Agency Founder Hopes to Find Diamonds in Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- Bruno Pauletta, founder of Brave Model Management in Milan, known for being an agent of supermodel Bianca Balti has started searching for promising talents in Georgia. Mr. Pauletta, ...

Global Leader in Real Estate Colliers International Launches its Georgian Office

The FINANCIAL -- Being among the three largest international real estate services companies, Colliers International now has a presence in Georgian property market. Colliers offers comprehensive real ...

NATO Liaison Office Report Points toward Positive Developments in Georgia

The FINANCIAL -- Since the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine, the level of interest in debate about Georgia’s position as a NATO partner has increased, but Georgia will not become a ...

Government of Ukraine Issues U.S. $1 Billion Bond with U.S. Guarantee

The FINANCIAL -- WASHINGTON D.C. – The National Bank of Ukraine, acting on behalf of the government of Ukraine, closed on its offering of a $1 billion sovereign bond, guaranteed by the ...

Russia-Ukraine crisis threatens recovery in EBRD region

The FINANCIAL -- The crisis in Russia and Ukraine is having a severe impact on the economies of the two countries and is threatening to slow down the recovery in the wider EBRD region – or ...