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Leading Global Chemical Company BASF Enters Georgia

saqarTveloSi qimiuri produqciis warmoebis sferoSi msoflio lideri - BASF-i Semodis, - kompaniis regionuli ofisis saqarTveloSi gaxsnasTan dakavSirebul sazeimo miRebas premier-ministri giorgi kvirikaSvili daeswro. mTavrobis meTaurma BASF-is menejments, gansakuTrebiT pirvel vice-prezident loren tenturies regionuli ofisisTvis saqarTvelos SerCevisTvis madloba gadauxada da aRniSna, rom es cxadyofs saqarTvelos winsvlas, romelsac safuZvlad udevs mTavrobis efeqtiani reformebi. „sasixaruloa, rom kompania BASF-ma saTanadod Seafasa saqarTvelos momgebiani strategiuli mdebareoba da, zogadad, evraziis regionSi erT-erTi yvelaze momxibvleli biznesgaremo da gadawyvita warmomadgenlobis gaxsna saqarTveloSi - biznesis, logistikisa da transportis mniSvnelovan centrSi. es faqti aseve usvams xazs Cveni Ria da liberaluri ekonomikis mqone qveynis miRwevebs, romelic izidavs investorTa mzard raodenobas da sTavazobs maT biznesis ganviTarebis mniSvnelovan SesaZleblobebs. BASFi aris didi istoriis mqone umniSvnelovanesi kompania, romlis warmoebisa da gadamuSavebis STambeWdavi portfeli moicavs bevr ZiriTad segments, magaliTad, qimiur nivTierebebs, funqciuri masalebi da xsnarebi, soflis meurneobaSi gamoyenebuli xsnarebi, navTobi da bunebrivi airi”,

BASF, a leading global chemical producer, is entering Georgia. The opening ceremony of the company’s regional office in Georgia was attended by Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili. The Head of Government thanked BASF management, especially Senior Vice-president Laurent Tainturier, for establishing the company’s regional office in Georgia, which, according to the Prime Minister, highlights the progress country has made due to effective government reforms. “We are pleased that BASF has taken the advantage of Georgia’s strategic location and one of the most attractive business climates in the whole Eurasian region and has established its representation in Georgia, a genuine hub for business, logistics and transportation. [This fact highlights] our achievements of being an open and liberal economy state attracting an increasing number of investors and offering vast business development opportunities. BASF is a historic and distinguished company, with an extraordinary portfolio of manufacturing

Leading Global Chemical Company BASF Enters Georgia saqarTvelos premier-ministri donald tramps aSS-is saprezidento arCevnebSi gamarjvebas ulocavs

Prime Minister of Georgia Congratulates Donald Trump on Winning US Presidential Elections Sexvedra indoeTis samoqalaqo aviaciis ministrTan

Meeting with India’s Civil Aviation Minister Tb ilisSi xuT vas kvlaviani sastumro „hilton Tbilisi“ gaixsneba Five-star Hilton Tbilisi Hotel to Open in Tbilisi

„awa r mo e s a qar T ve lo Si “ programiT gaxsnili sawarmoebi saerTaSoriso organizaciebis warmomadgenlebma daaTvalieres

Representatives of International Organizations Examined Companies Opened with State Program Produce in Georgia zurab pataraZe axali sawarmos saqmianobas gaecno

Zurab Pataradze visits the New Plant wina welTan SedarebiT, saqarTvelodan Rvinis eqsporti 37%-iT gaizarda

Export of Georgian Wine Increased by 37%

- ganacxada giorgi kvirikaSvilma premier-ministri imedovnebs, rom axali wamowyeba regionSi, kompanias kidev ufro did warmatebas moutans. „saqarTvelos sWirdeba Tqvennairi investorebi - kompaniebi, romlebic acnobiereben Cveni qveynis, rogorc evropisa da aziis karibWis rols, romelic warmoadgens xids aRmosavleTsa da dasavleTs Soris da axali abreSumis gzis nawils. Tqveni Semosvla aseve warmoadgens saqarTvelos ekonomikuri da maregulirebeli garemos maRali xarisxis dasturs. saqarTvelos mTavroba gegmavs Tavisi efeqtiani reformebis dRis wesrigis ganxorcielebis gagrZelebas da biznesisTvis xelsayreli garemos kidev ufro gaumjobesebas. amas emateba Tanamedrove infrastruqtura da gamarTuli sagadasaxado sistema, risi wyalobiTac biznesis warmoeba saqarTveloSi kidev ufro martivi xdeba. Cven ukve SevimuSaveT amomwuravi strategia da samoqmedo gegma, romlebic miznad isaxavs inovaciuri gadawyvetilebebisa da damwyebi biznesebis waxalisebas saqarTveloSi, da Cveni aqtiuroba am mimarTulebiT dRiTidRe izrdeba. darwmunebuli var, kompania BASF-is uprecedento gamocdilebisa da saqarTvelos inovaciuri da SemoqmedebiTi biznesgaremos kombinacia iZleva TanamSromlobis marTlac did potencials”,- ganacxada giorgi kvirikaSvilma. premier-ministrma warmatebebi usurva kompaniis gunds, saqarTveloSi - Ria da biznesze orientirebul qveyanaSi da imedi gamoTqva, rom gundis TiToeuli wevri Tavs Sin igrZnobs. BASF-ma, romlis istoriac ganviTarebisa da warmatebis xangrZliv periods moicavs, gasul wels 150 wlis iubile aRniSna. kompania, qimiuri produqciis warmoebis sferoSi, msoflioSi lideria.

and processing in many key segments, such as Chemicals, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas,” Giorgi Kvirikashvili stated. The Prime Minister remains hopeful that this new venture in the region brings the company even greater success. “Georgia needs investors like you, companies which acknowledge our country’s strategic role as a gateway between Europe and Asia a bridge between east and west and a part of the modern Silk Road. Your presence here also provides a quality stamp to Georgia’s economic and regulatory environment. Georgian government plans to continue its effective reform agenda and further advance the favorable business climate coupling it with the cutting-edge infrastructure and a streamlined taxation system to make business even easier. In fact, we have a sound strategy and a plan of action to encourage the innovative solutions and start-up industry in Georgia, and we are accelerating this direction. I believe that with the combination of BASF’s unrivalled experience and Georgia’s innovative and creative business climate, cooperation potential is truly huge,” Giorgi Kvirikashvili said. The Prime Minister wished success to the company’s team members in open and business oriented Georgia where they will feel at home. BASF, which last year celebrated its 150th anniversary, is the world’s leading chemical producing company.

saqarTvelos premier-ministri donald tramps aSS-is saprezidento arCevnebSi gamarjvebas ulocavs

Prime Minister of Georgia Congratulates Donald Trump on Winning US Presidential Elections

saqarTvelos premierministri giorgi kvirikaSvili donald tramps amerikis SeerTebuli Statebis saprezidento arCevnebSi gamarjvebas ulocavs. premieri aRniSnavs, rom saqarTvelos mTavroba mowodebulia, ganagrZos TanamSromloba amerikis SeerTebuli Statebis axal administraciasTan. „msurs, gulwrfelad mivuloco amerikis SeerTebuli Statebis saprezidento arCevnebSi gamarjveba donald tramps. amerikelma xalxma xma misca cvlilebebs, romelic orientirebulia SeerTebuli Statebis gaZlierebaze. saqarTvelos damoukideblobis aRdgenis Semdeg, Cveni urTierTobebi efuZneba ori qveynis interesebs. urTierTndobis wlebma safuZveli Cauyara Zlier, yovlismomcvel da Rrma strategiul partniorobas saxelmwifoTa Soris. mowodebuli varT, ganvagrZoT TanamSromloba amerikis SeerTebuli Statebis axal administraciasTan mSvidobis, usafrTxoebis, ganviTarebisa da Tavisuflebis uzrunvelsayofad Cvens qveynebSi, regionSi da mis miRma”, - naTqvamia saqarTvelos premier-ministris milocvaSi.

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential elections. The Prime Minister pointed out that the Government of Georgia is committed to continuing cooperation with the US under the new Administration. “I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to Donald J. Trump on his victory in the presidential elections. American people voted for change, oriented on making US even stronger. Our relations have been built for the interest of both nations, since Georgia regained its independence. Based on the history on mutual trust and confidence, we have developed strong, comprehensive and deep strategic partnership between our two nations. We are committed to continue working with the US under the new leadership and administration for ensuring peace, security, development and freedom in our countries, region and beyond,” reads the Prime Minister’s congratulations letter.

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Sexvedra indoeTis samoqalaqo aviaciis minis trTan

Meeting with India’s Civil Aviation Minister

saqarTvelosa da indoeTis respublikas Soris TanamSromloba Rrmavdeba - amis Sesaxeb saqarTvelos premier-ministr giorgi kvirikaSvilisa da indoeTis respublikis samoqalaqo aviaciis ministr aSok gajapaTi rajus Sexvedraze aRiniSna. saqarTvelos mTavrobis meTaurma indoeTis samTavrobo delegaciis pirveli maRali donis viziti or qveyanas Soris urTierTobebis gaaqtiurebis gamoxatlebad Seafasa. mxareebma ganixiles TanamSromlobis farTo speqtri da xazi gausves saqarTvelos ekonomikisa da mdgradi ganviTarebis saministrosa da indoeTis respublikis samoqalaqo aviaciis saministros Soris samoqalaqo aviaciis sferoSi TanamSromlobis gaRrmavebis Sesaxeb gaformebuli memorandumis mniSvnelobas. saubari Seexo or qveyanas Soris turizmis, transportis, kulturisa da ganaTlebis sferoebSi arsebul did potencials da aRiniSna, rom saqarTvelosa da indoeTs Soris pirdapiri aviafrenebis dawyeba xels Seuwyobs am urTierTobebis kidev ufro ganviTarebas. Sexvedraze gansakuTrebuli yuradReba gamaxvilda savaWro-ekonomikuri TanamSromlobis perspeqtivebsa da sainvesticio urTierTobebze iseT sferoebSi, rogoricaa: energetika, soflis meurneoba, sainformacio teqnologiebi. xazi gaesva saqarTvelo-indoeTis savaWro, ekonomikuri, samecniero da teqnologiuri, kulturuli da saganmanaTleblo TanamSromlobis samTavrobaTaSoriso komisiis rols partniorobis Semdgomi ganviTarebisTvis. giorgi kvirikaSvilma indoeTis samoqalaqo aviaciis ministrs saqarTvelos mTavrobis reformebis 4-punqtiani gegma gaacno da qveynis sainvesticio SesaZleblobebze informacia miawoda. mxareebma pozitiurad Seafases saqarTveloSi msxvili induri korporaciebis saqmianoba, maT Soris, „tata jgufis” mier ganxorcielebuli investiciebi. saubari aseve Seexo saxelmwifo programis - „awarmoe saqarTveloSi” kinoindustriis ganviTarebis komponents - „gadaiRe saqarTveloSi”, romliTac indoeli prodiuserebi arian dainteresebulni. mTavrobis administraciaSi gamarTul Sexvedras saqarTvelos pirveli vicepremieri, ekonomikisa da mdgradi ganviTarebis ministri dimitri qumsiSvili da sagareo saqmeTa ministri mixeil janeliZe daeswrnen.

The cooperation between Georgia and India will deepen, as was emphasized at today’s meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and Indian Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju. The Head of Georgian Government assessed the first high-level visit of India’s government delegation as a demonstration of growing relations between the two countries. The parties discussed a wide range of cooperation aspects and emphasized the importance of the Memorandum on Deeper Civil Aviation Cooperation signed between the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia and the Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Republic of India. The discussion also involved the great potential the two countries have in the fields of tourism, transport, culture, and education. It was emphasized that the launch of direct flights between Georgia and India would further develop these relations. During the meeting, special attention was paid to prospects of trade and economic cooperation and investment relations in such industries as energy, agriculture, and information technology. The role of the Georgia-India Council for Cooperation in the Fields of Trade, Economy, Science and Technology, Culture and Education in further deepening the partnership between the countries was pointed out. Giorgi Kvirikashvili communicated to the Indian Minister of Civil Aviation information about the Georgian Government’s fourpoint reform agenda and the country’s investment opportunities. The parties commended the work of large Indian corporations in Georgia, including Tata Group’s investments. The discussion also involved “Film in Georgia”, a component under the “Produce in Georgia” state program that seeks to develop Georgian cinematography, in which Indian producers have taken much interest. The meeting, held at the Administration of the Government, was attended by Dimitri Kumsishvili (Georgia’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development) and Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze of Georgia.

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TbilisSi xuTvaskvlaviani sastumro „hilton Tbilisi“ gaixsneba

Five-star Hilton Tbilisi Hotel to Open in Tbilisi

TbilisSi 2019 wels xuTvarskvlaviani sastumro „hilton Tbilisi“ gaixsneba. igi yofili soflis meurneobis saministros SenobaSi ganTavsdeba. 200nomrian sastumroSi 20 milioni dolaris investicia ganxorcieldeba. Sesabamisi kontraqti korporacia „hiltonsa“ da kompania „granats“ Soris gaformda. kontraqts xeli moaweres korporacia “Hilton Worldwide”-is vice-prezidentma maikl kolinim da kompania „Granat Georgia“-s prezidentma elguja cincaZem. xelmoweris ceremonias pirveli vice-premieri, ekonomikisa da mdgradi ganviTarebis ministri dimitri qumsiSvili daeswro. „2019 wels TbilisSi gaixsneba xuTvarskvlaviani sastumro „hiltonis“ brendiT, sadac „miSlenis“ restorani ganTavseba. es aris saxelmwifosa da kerZo biznesis urTierTobis kidev erTi kargi magaliTi. Tbilisi da Tbiliselebi didi xania elodebian qalaqis centrSi mdebare am lamaz SenobaSi mniSvnelovani obieqtis gaxsnas,“ ganacxada dimitri qumsiSvilma. misi informaciiT, uSualod sastumros mSeneblobis procesSi ramdenime aseuli, sastumros amoqmedebis Semdeg ki 200ze meti adamiani dasaqmdeba. 2015 wels kompania „granatsa“ da saqarTvelos mTavrobas Soris gaformebuli xelSekrulebiT, kompaniam aiRo valdebuleba TbilisSi kostavas quCaze mdebare yofili soflis meurneobis saministros SenobaSi gaexsna saerTaSoriso brendis 5 varskvlaviani sastumro.

In 2019, a five-star hotel Hilton Tbilisi will be opened in Tbilisi. The hotel will be situated in the former building of the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia. For this purpose, $20 million investment will be implemented in the 200-room hotel. The contract has been signed between the Hilton Corporation and the Granat Company by the vice-president of Hilton Worldwide Michael Collin and the president of Granat Georgia Elguja Tsintsadze. First Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Dimitry Kumsishvili attended the signing ceremony. “In 2019, a new five-star hotel under the brand of Hilton will be opened in Tbilisi, where it is intended to arrange the Michelin restaurant. This is another good example of cooperation between the state and the private business sector. Tbilisi and its settlers have long waited for opening such an important facility in this beautiful building, which is situated in the center of the city,”- Kumsishvili said. According to him, the construction of the hotel will employ several hundred people while after the enactment of the hotel, over 200 people will be employed in the facility. In 2015, upon the agreement signed between the Granat Company and the Government of Georgia, the company undertook the responsibility to open a 5-star International Brand Hotel in the former building of the Ministry of Agriculture, in Kostava Street.

„awarmoe saqarTveloSi“ programiT gaxsnili sawarmoebi saerTaSoriso organizaciebis warmomadgenlebma d a a T v a li e r e s

Representatives of International Organizations Examined Companies Opened with State Program Produce in Georgia

pirveli vice-premieris, saqarTvelos ekonomikisa da mdgradi ganviTarebis ministris, dimitri qum-

Upon the initiative of the First Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Dimitry

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siSvilis iniciativiT saerTaSoriso donori organizaciebisa da finansuri institutebis, iaponiis, CineTisa da germaniis saelCoebisa da saqarTvelos safinanso seqtoris warmomadgenlebisTvis specialuri turi Catarda, romlis drosac stumrebma saxelmwifo programis „awarmoe saqarTveloSi“ farglebSi mxardaWerili sawarmoebi daaTvalieres da sawarmoo procesebs gaecnen. RonisZiebis farglebSi stumrebi ewvivnen Sps „jeokeps“, romelic kavkasiis regionSi pirveli, plastmasis sacobebis, preformebisa da plastmasis boTlebis mwarmoebeli maRalteqnologiuri sawarmoa. vizitorebs megzuroba sawarmos damfuZneblebma gauwies. sainformacio turSi aseve monawileobdnen ekonomikisa da mdgradi ganviTarebis ministris moadgile qeTevan boWoriSvili da ekonomikis saministros ssi p „mewarmeobis ganviTarebis saagentos“ direqtori ana kvaracxelia. „aRniSnuli turis ZiriTadi mizani iyo is, rom Cvens megobrebs sruli informacia hqonodaT saxelmwifo programaze „awarmoe saqarTveloSi. ra gamocdileba gagvigrovda da rogor warmatebebs miaRwieT,“ - ganacxada pirvelma vicepremierma dimitri qumsiSvilma. misi SefasebiT, „awarmoe saqarTveloSi“ Zalian warmatebuli programaa. „im ori wlis ganmavlobaSi, rac programa funqcionirebs, 200-ze meti sawarmoa Seqmnili. samuSao dReebze rom gadaviyvanoT, aRniSnuli programis farglebSi yovel sam dReSi iqmneboda an farTovdeboda TiTo sawarmo. dRes programam 400 milion larze meti investiciis potenciali Seqmna da 10,000-ze meti adamiani daasaqma,“ - ganacxada vice-premierma dimitri qumsiSvilma. specialuri turis farglebSi, vizitorebma „awarmoe saqarTveloSi“ programis farglebSi mxardaWerili sxva sawarmoebi daaTvalieres. maT Soris, Sps „iseko“, romelic foladis milebs awarmoebs; Sps „denola“, romelic paralonsa da aqafebul poliuretanis warmoebazea koncentrirebuli da avejis kompania „embavuds“ amaragebs, romelsac mza produqcia gaaqvs azerbaijanSi. agreTve Sps „Saravandi“, romlis saqmianoba etiketebisa da sxvadasxva saxis polimeruli SesafuTi masalebis warmoebas moicavs; Sps „LG Glass”, romlis saqmianobis ZiriTad mimarTulebas minapaketis warmoeba, minis Termuli damuSaveba, keramikuli dafarva, moxatv, aseve aluminis da metaloplastmasis nebismieri saxis vitraJebis, fanjrebis, da sxva samSeneblo konstruqciebis awyoba da montaJi warmoadgens da Sps „jorjian prodaqtsi“, romelic cxovelebis avejs awarmoebs.

Kumsishvili a special tour was organized for the representatives of the international donor organizations and financial institutions, Embassies of Japan, China and Germany as well as Georgian financial sector. During the tour, the guests were able to examine the companies opened with the support of the state program Produce in Georgia and studied their production processes. The tour included the visits to the Iseko Ltd, Denola Ltd, Sharavandi Ltd, LG Glass Ltd, Georgian Product Ltd and GeoCap Ltd and the founders of those companies themselves guides the guests. Ketevan Bochorishvili, the Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, and Ana Kvaratskhelia, the Director of LEPL Enterprise Development Agency of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, also participated in the tour. “This tour aimed to inform our friends in details about the State Program Produce in Georgia – about the experiences and success we have achieved,” – the First Vice Prime Minister, Dimitry Kumsishvili stated. The Minister evaluated the Program as very successful. “During the two years of the Program, over 200 enterprises have been created. If we present it in working days, we can conclude that every third day we had the opening of a new company. At this point, the Program has produced the investment potential of more than 400 million GEL and over 10 000 people got employed as well,” – the Vice Prime Minister stated. It should be noted, that Iseko is producing steel pipes, which are used in gas and water supply systems as well as in construction. The company’s products are already exported to Armenia while the export to Azerbaijan is also on the way. Denola Ltd produces flexible foam that is used mainly in furniture and supplies it to the furniture company Embawood, which exports its production to Azerbaijan. Sharavandi Ltd produced different types of labels and polymer wrapping material. The company operates in the country for over 15 years and expanded its production and renewed its equipment within the frames of the State Program Produce in Georgia. The main activity of the LG Glass Ltd includes production of glazing, thermal processing of glass, ceramic coating, painting, as well as aluminum and plastic windows of any kind of stained glass and construction and installation of other types of the assemblies. Georgian Products Ltd is occupied by furniture production for animals and the 100% of its production is export to the EU markets. The company has created more than 360 new jobs.

zurab pataraZe axali sawarmos saqmianobas gaecno

Zurab Pataradze visits the New Plant

aWaris mTavrobis Tavmjdomarem zurab pataraZem da aWaris finansTa da ekonomikis ministrma ramaz bolqvaZem axali sawarmo daaTvalieres da warmoebis process adgilze gaecnen. sawarmo webovan cements, Tunuqis saxuravebs, lursmnebs, mavTuls, safasade da mosapirkeTebel masalebs, wylisa da sakanalizacio milebs, metaloplastmasis kar-fanjrebs da sxva produqcias awarmoebs. axali sawarmo „awarmoe saqarTveloSi“ programis farglebSi amoqmedda. investorma 4 mln. lari dafinanseba miiRo da xelSekrulebis mixedviT 7695 kv. m teritoriaze

The Chairman of Ajara AR Government Zurab Pataradze and the Minister of Finance and Economy of Ajara Ramaz Bolkvadze visited the new plant and got acquainted with the production process. The plant produces sticky cement, tin roofs, nails, wire, facade and surfacing materials, water and sewage pipes, plastic doors and windows and other products. The new plant was opened in the frames of program ‘Produce in Georgia.’ Investor received funding of 4 million Gel and according to the contract built the plant on 7695 square meters’ area. 2 million Gel has been already invested.

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sawarmo moawyo. am etapze ukve 2 mln. laris investicia gan xorcielda da mxo lo d 2 0 1 7 w e ls damatebiT daaxloebiT 1 mln dolaris investicia ganxorcieldeba. dReisaTvis sawarmoSi jamSi 120 moqalaqea dasaqmebuli da kompaniis gancxadebiT samomavlod kidev 50 daemateba. Sps „dar kapitali“ produqciis eqsports mezobel qveynebSi gegmavs. mTavrobis wevrebs sawarmos muSaobis Sesaxeb informacia Sps „darkapitalis“ direqtorma zurab darCiZem gaacno.

1 million Gel will be invested in 2017. At present, the company employed 120 people and as its representatives say, 50 more will be added in the future. Dar Capital Ltd plans to export products in neighboring countries as well. The Government officials were informed about the company and its plans by the Company Director Zurab Darchidze.

wina welTan SedarebiT, saqarTvelodan Rvinis eqsporti 37%-iT gaizarda

Export of Georgian Wine Increased by 37%

soflis meurneobis saministros informaciiT, 2016 wlis ianvar-oqtombris mdgomareobiT, saqarTvelodan msoflios 50 qveyanaSi eqsportirebulia 38 392 510 boTli (0,75 l) Rvino, rac 37%-iT aRemateba gasuli wlis analogiur monacemebs. saangariSo periodSi eqsportirebulia 88,3 mln aSS dolaris Rirebulebis Rvino, rac 14%-iT metia gasuli wlis amave periodis maCvenebelze. uwyebis informaciiT, eqsportis mateba aRsaniSnavia rogorc evrokavSiris qveynebis, ise CineTis da sxva tradiciuli bazrebis mimarTulebiT: CineTSi - 138% (4 307 825 boTli), ukraina - 64% (4 212 110), belarusi - 57% (931 602), didi britaneTi - 47% (74 188), poloneTi - 44% (1 819 542), ruseTi - 40% (20 531 892), estoneTi - 33% (516 048), yirgizeTi - 17% (202 666), iaponia - 12% (141 774), aSS - 12% (234 616), germania - 11% (234 422), kanada 7% (157 860), latvia 6% (978 762) da sxva. eqsportiori qveynebis pirveli xuTeuli ase gamoiyureba: ruseTi (20 531 892), CineTi (4 307 825), ukraina (4 212 110) , yazaxeTi (3 019 147) da poloneTi (1 819 542). saministros cnobiT, amasTan, gasul 10 TveSi, msoflios 16 qveyanaSi eqsportirebulia 7 129 158 boTli (0,5 l) brendi, rac 31%-iT aRemateba 2015 wlis amave periodis maCvenebels. sul eqsportirebulia 16,3 mln aSS dolaris Rirebulebis brendi, rac gasuli wlis analogiur periodTan SedarebiT 15%-iT metia. soflis meurneobis saministros informaciiT, mTlianobaSi, Rvinis, brendis, WaWis, Rvinomasalis, Camosasxmeli brendisa da sabrende spirtis eqsportis Sedegad miRebulma Semosavlebma saangariSo periodSi 148,3 mln aSS dolars miaRwia. gasuli wlis 10 Tvis monacemebiT, es maCvenebeli 115,7 mln aSS dolars Seadgenda - zrdam 28,2% Seadgina.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia, in January-October 2016 a total of 38 392 510 bottles of wine have been exported to 50 countries which is 37% more than in the same period of 2015. In value terms, exports amounted to $ 88, 3 million which is 14% more than in the same period of 2015. According to the Ministry, growth in wine exports to China amounted to 138% and reached 4,037,825 bottles, to Ukraine- 64% (4 212 110), Belarus - 57% (931 602) Great Britain - 47% (74 188), Poland - 44% (1 819 542), Russia - 20% (20,531,892), Estonia - 33% (516,048) , Kyrgyzstan - 17% (202 666 ) , Japan - 12% (141 774), USA- 12% (234 616) , Germany -11% (234 422), Canada 7% (157 860), Latvia - 6% (978 762 ). Russia leads among the countries importing Georgian wine (20 531 892 bottles), China (4 307 825) , Ukraine – 94 212 110, Kazakhstan - (3,019,147), and Poland (1 819 542). In addition, in 10 months of 2016, a total of 7 129 158 bottles of brandy ($ 16,3 million) have been exported to 16 countries which is 31% more than in the same period of 2015. During this period Georgia have exported wine, brandy, vodka and alcohol in the amount of $ 148, 3 million, whereas in the same period of 2015 - 115, 7 million.

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