Developments around Georgian ports: what is new?
In March 2020, the Poti Port Operator Company received a land-use permit for the first stage of the port expansion and began construction of a new dock, while the government has not yet begun searching for new investors to build the Anaklia Por
Who are the newly-elected members of the Communications Commission?
Ekaterine Imedadze and Natia Kukuladze were elected as two new members of the Georgian National Communications Commission for a term of 6 years. Both of them are current employees of the regulator. Vacancies appeared after the term of office of
Administrative Expenses of State Representatives – Governors in 2020
Transparency International Georgia analyzed administrative expenses of 9 state representatives in 2020, which in total amounted to GEL 5,182,978.The following research comprises expenses of remuneration, bonus/award and salary supplements, as w
Administrative expenditures of Kutaisi City Hall and City Council in 2017-2020
Transparency International Georgia presents the information regarding the expenditures of Kutaisi municipality from 2017 to December 2020, that amount to GEL 22,551,848 in total.The research compiles the information on remunerations, rewards/bo
Monitoring of 2020 Asset Declarations: Worsened Results and Lack of Focus on Uncovering Corruption
On 31 December 2020, the Civil Service Bureau published its Public Officials’ Asset Declaration Monitoring Report for 2020. The monitoring results show that four years after its introduction, the mechanism of checking declarations is not p
The companies of the member of Batumi City Council and his son-in-law received profits worth a million from Batumi procurements
The former company of the Chairman of the Education and Culture Commission at Batumi City Council Irakli Pataridze - “Trading Service”, actively participates in the state procurements of Batumi municipality legal entities. Although
The pandemic has reduced Georgia's economic dependence on Russia
The Covid-19 pandemic has reduced Georgia's economic dependence on other countries, including Russia. In 2019, Georgia received USD 1.6 billion in revenue from Russia through tourism, remittances and exports, which was 9% of Georgia's G