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Investor Day

Cven miznad visaxavT saqarTveloSi ufro maRali evropuli standartebis damkvidrebas da amavdroulad, vcdilobT, viyoT gacilebiT ufro moqnilebi, vidre ti piuri evropuli qveyanaa liberaluri vaWrobisa da regulaciebis simZimis kuTxiT, - amis Sesaxeb saqarTvelos premier-ministris movaleobis Semsrulebelma giorgi kvirikaSvilma investoris dRisadmi miZRvnil RonisZiebaze sityviT gamosvlisas ganacxada. giorgi kvirikaSvilis ganmartebiT, biznesis ganviTareba xelisuflebis umTavres mizans warmoadgens, radgan saqarTvelos aqvs biznes SesaZleblobebis srulad realizebis yvela resursi. “rogorc TqvenTvis cnobilia, saqarTvelom evrokavSirTan asocirebis xelSekrulebas moawera xeli. aRniSnuli xelSekrulebis nawilia Rrma da yovlismomcveli Tavisufali savaWro sivrcis Sesaxeb SeTanxmeba, romelic saqarTvelos aZlevs udides SesaZleblobas, Tavisi produqti da momsaxureba evropul bazrebze gaitanos. sul axlaxan Cven es SeTanxmeba evropis Tavisufali vaWrobis asociaciis wevr-qveynebTanac davdeT. kidev 4 saxelmwifosTan Tavisufali vaWrobis Sesaxeb SeTanxmebis gaformebam saSualeba mogvca, wvdoma gvqonoda damatebiT 14 milion momxmarebelze. saqarTvelom Tavisufali vaWrobis Sesaxeb SeTanxmebasTan dakavSirebuli molaparakebebi aseve daasrula CineTTan, SeTanxmebas uaxloes momavalSi moewereba xeli,” -

“We aim to introduce high European standards in Georgia and thereby aspire to become more flexible than typical European countries in terms of liberal trade and regulatory burden” stated Mr. Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Acting Prime Minister of Georgia while addressing the audience gathered to celebrate the Investor Day on November 22, 2016. In the opinion of the Acting Prime Minister, main goal of the Government of Georgia is to develop businesses as the country has all the resources and potential to fully materialize the business opportunities of Georgia. “As you may well be aware, Georgia concluded an Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union (EU). Deep and Comprehensive, Free Trade Area is an integral part of it and offers tremendous opportunities to the country for exporting its output to the European markets. Very recently we concluded the AAs with Member States of the Free Trade Association of Europe. Signing of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with 4 more countries enabled us to gain access additionally to the markets with 14 million consumers. Georgia also concluded negotiations on

Investor Day saqarTvelos aSS-dan mcire da saSualo mewarmeebi e wve vi a n

Georgia to be Visited By US SME Investors dimitri qumsiSvili OPICi s mmar Tvel di re qtor s qeneT enjels Sexvda

Dimitry Kumsishvili Met OPIC Managing Director Kenneth Angell

aWaris a.r. mTavrobis ekonomikuri sabWos sxdoma

Economic Council Session of Ajara AR Government

ucxoeli vizitorebis 72% a Wa r a Si da s ve n e b i T k ma yo f i l i a

Average Tourist Spends GEL 1 059 in Ajara

aRniSna giorgi kvirikaSvilma. premier-ministris movaleobis Semsruleblis TqmiT, saqarTvelos aris yvelaze Ria, liberaluri da Tavisufali ekonomikis mqone qveyana regionSi da aqvs strategiulad mimzidveli geografiuli mdebareoba. giorgi kvirikaSvilma msoflio bankis monacemebis daasaxela, romlis mixedviT, biznesis keTebis TvalsazrisiT, saqarTvelo 190 qveyanas Soris me-16 adgilzea da gasul welTan SedarebiT, qveynis pozicia 7 adgiliT gaumjobesda. “yovelwliurad, saerTaSoriso avtoritetuli organizaciebi saqarTvelos ufro da ufro ukeTes Sefasebebs aZleven. msoflio mmarTvelobis indikatoris Tanaxmad, saqarTvelo msoflios erT-erTi umTavresi reformatori qveyanaa, romlis biznesgaremo, sasamarTlo sistema, kanonis uzenaesoba, ZaladobasTan brZola, stabiluroba da regulaciebis xarisxi mdgrad aRmasvlas ganicdis. freizeris institutis monacemebiT, saqarTvelo msoflios yvelaze ekonomikurad Tavisufal xuT qveyanas Sorisaa. es marTlac RirsSesaniSnavia,” ganacxada giorgi kvirikaSvilma. premier-ministris movaleobis Semsrulebelma RonisZiebis monawileebs mTavrobis reformebis 4-punqtiani gegma gaacno. investoris dRe, romelic sainvesticio jguf BGEO-s organizebiT gaimarTa, saqarTveloSi ucxouri sainvesticio kapitalis mozidvas isaxavs miznad.

FTA with China. It will be signed in the nearest future” noted Mr. Kvirikashvili. Acting Prime Minister believes that Georgia is the most open, liberal and free economy in the region and has strategically attractive geographic position. Mr. Kvirikashvili referred to the World Bank indicators, according to which Georgia ranks 16th among 190 countries of the world in terms of Ease of Doing Business, thus progressing by 7 positions in contrast with the previous year. “Annually, reputable international organizations rank Georgia high every time. In line with the Open Governance Metrix, Georgia is one of the key reformers with a business environment, judiciary, rule of law, fights against violence, stability and degree of regulations keep advancing in a sound and sustainable manner. According to the Fraser Institute, Georgia is among the Top Five countries of the world with the Highest Degree of Economic Freedom. This is truly remarkable” added Mr. Kvirikashvili. Acting Prime Minister exposed the event participants with the Four Point Plan of the Reform Agenda of the Government of Georgia. Investor Day, which was organized today by BGEO Investment Group aims to attract foreign direct investments (FDI) to Georgia.

saqarTvelos aSS-dan mcire da saSualo mewarmeebi ewvevian

Georgia to be Visited By US SME Investors

saqarTvelos, momaval wels, amerikis SeerTebuli Statebidan, mcire da saSualo mewarmeebis jgufi ewveva, - amis Sesaxeb saqarTvelos premier-ministris movaleobis Semsruleblis, giorgi kvirikaSvilisa da amerikuli sainvesticio kompania Schulze Global Investments-is damfuZneblisa da generaluri direqtoris, gabriel Sulcis Sexvedrisas aRiniSna. Schulze Global Investments-i, romelic msoflios udides bazrebze, asobiT milioni dolaris odenobis investicias marTavs, saqarTveloSi mcire da saSualo hesebis mSeneblobaSi investirebiT aris dainteresebuli. Sexvedrisas saubari saqarTvelos sainvesticio SesaZleblobebs Seexo. Schulze Global Investments-is damfuZneblis SefasebiT, saqarTvelo investorebisTvis Zalian saintereso bazaria da mas sakmaod didi potenciali aqvs. gabriel Sulcma giorgi kvirikaSvils saparlamento arCevnebSi mmarTveli gundis damajerebeli gamarjveba miuloca da saqarTvelos mTavrobasTan nayofieri TanamSromlobis imedi gamoTqva. Schulze Global Investments-i amerikuli sainvesticio kompaniaa, romlis saTavo ofisi singapurSi

Georgia will be visited by a group of small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) from the United States of America (USA) according to the information conveyed to Mr. Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Acting Prime Minister of Georgia by Mr. Gabriel Schulze, Executive Chairman of Schulze Global Investments (US investment firm) at the meeting held at the Government Administration . Schulze Global Investments manages investments of hundreds of millions of USD at the largest markets of the world. It is now keenly interested in getting exposure to the construction of small and medium hydro power plants (HPPs) in Georgia. Investment opportunities in Georgia have been discussed at the meeting. In the opinion of the Executive Chairman of Schulze Global Investments, Georgia is a very interesting market for investors and it has a great potential of growth. Mr. Schulze congratulated Mr. Kvirikashvili with an overwhelming victory in the General Elections and expressed hopes about a fruitful cooperation with the Government of Georgia. Schulze Global Investments is a US in-

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mdebareobs. kompanias arsebobis 10-wliani istoria aqvs da mis klientebs Soris arian msxvili investorebi msoflios sxvadasxva qveynidan, aseve saerTaSoriso safinanso institutebi da fondebi. saqarTveloSi, Schulze Global Investments-i 100 milion aSS dolarian Caucasus Clean Energy Fund-s marTavs, romelic fokusirebulia mcire da saSualo hidroeleqtrosadgurebis mSeneblobaSi investirebaze.

vestment firm, with a Head Office in Singapore. Company has a track record of almost 10 years and its clients include large investors from all over the world, along with the international financial institutions (IFIs) and funds. Schulze Global Investments manages Caucasus Clean Energy Fund worth of 100 MLN USD in Georgia with a focuse on investments in the construction of small and medium HPPs.

dimitri qumsiSvili OPIC-is mmarTvel direqtors qeneT enjels Sexvda

Dimitry Kumsishvili Met OPIC Managing Director Kenneth Angell

pirveli vice-premieri, ekonomikisa da mdgradi ganviTarebis ministri dimitri qumsiSvili saerTaSoriso kerZo sainvesticio korporaciis (OPIC) mmarTvel direqtors, qeneT enjels Sexvda. Sexvedraze saqarTvelos pirvelma vice-premierma dimitri qumsiSvilma amerikul mxares madloba gadauxada yvela im warmatebuli proeqtisaTvis, romlebic OPIC-is daxmarebiT ganxorcielda saqarTveloSi. aRiniSna, rom OPIC-is delegaciis saqarTveloSi viziti ori proeqtis damtkicebas emsaxureba, romlebzec mimdinareobs amerikul korporaciasTan aqtiuri molaparakebebi. saubaria q. TbilisSi, 120 sawolze gaTvlili dedaTa da bavSvTa amerikuli samedicino centris gaxsnaze, romelic amerikuli standartebiT aSendeba da moemsaxureba pacientebs. gaTvaliswinebulia, rom TbilisSi mdebare centri gaxdeba regionuli mniSvnelobis habi da moemsaxureba pacientebs ara mxolod saqarTvelodan, aramed mezobeli qveynebidan. aRniSnuli proeqtis jamuri Rirebuleba 27 milioni aSS dolaria, saidanac OPIC-is Tanamonawileoba 17 milion aSS dolars Seadgens. es iqneba pirveli pediatriuli saavadmyofo qveyanaSi , romelic flobs JCI akreditacias. meore proeqti iTvaliswinebs qalaq foTSi Sps „peis terminalis“ teritoriisa da axali navsadguris akvatoriis farglebSi navmisadgomis kompleqsis mSeneblobas. aRniSnuli proeqtis jamuri Rirebuleba 100.5 milioni aSS dolaria, OPIC-is Tanamonawileoba ki 50 milion aSS dolars Seadgens. aRniSnuli proeqti iTvaliswinebs 100-mde dasaqmebuls mSeneblobis procesSi da 90-mde axali mudmivi samuSao adgilis Seqmnas portis gaxsnis Semdeg. dimitri qumsiSvilma imedi gamoTqva, rom momavali TanamSromloba korporaciasTan aseve warmatebuli da ormxrivad nayofieri iqneba. OPIC-is saqmianoba saqarTveloSi. saerTaSoriso kerZo sainvesticio korporacia (OPIC) aris amerikis SeerTebuli Statebis mTavrobis safinanso instituti, romelic daarsda 1971 wels. OPIC TanamSromlobs aSS–is kerZo seqtorTan da mas ganviTarebad bazrebze

First Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Dimitry Kumsishvili held a meeting with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Managing Director, Kenneth Angel. First Vice Prime Minister of Georgia confirmed the gratefulness to the OPIC representative for every project which was implemented in Georgia upon the OPIC support. OPIC delegation arrived to Georgia in order to approve two very important projects which were negotiated upon with the Corporation. Opening of a 120-bed maternity and children medical center, which will be constructed in full compliance with the USA standards, is the first project. According to the project, this center will serve as a regional hub and provide service for Georgian patients as well as for those of neighboring countries. The project implementation requires the investment amounting to 27 million USD, with the OPIC participation equal to 17 million USD. This will be the first pediatric hospital in Georgia with the JCI accreditation. Another project covers the construction of a port-complex on the territory of the PACE Terminal Ltd and the new water front in Poti. Total investment amounts to 100.5 million USD with the OPIC participation equal to 50 million USD. This project will employ about 100 people during the construction phase and will generate 90 permanent employments upon the opening of the port. Dimitry Kumsishvili noted that he hopes for further mutually beneficiary cooperation with the OPIC. OPIC in Georgia. Established as an agency of the U.S. Government in 1971, OPIC operates on a self-sustaining basis at no net cost to American taxpayers. All OPIC projects adhere to high environmental and social standards and respect human rights, including worker’s rights. By mandating high standards, OPIC aims to

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SesvlaSi exmareba, riTac xels uwyobs kerZo seqtoris Semosavlebis zrdas, axali samuSao adgilebis Seqmnas da ekonomikur ganviTarebas rogorc aSS-Si, aseve sazRvargareT. saerTaSoriso kerZo sainvesticio korporacia (OPIC) 1993 wlidan axorcielebs investiciebs saqarTveloSi. OPIC mniSvnelovan rols TamaSobs saqarTveloSi sxvadasxva ekonomikuri seqtoris ganviTarebaSi, rogorebicaa: safinanso seqtori, turizmi, soflis meurneoba, warmoeba, ganaTleba, samTomrewveloba da uZravi qonebis seqtori. aseve OPIC xels uwyobs mcire da saSualo biznesis wvdomas dafinansebis wyaroze. 1993 wlidan dRemde korporaciam saqarTveloSi ganaxorciela 500 milion aSS dolarze meti investicia 50-ze met proeqtSi sxvadasxva mimarTulebiT. dResdReobiT OPIC CarTulia 20-ze met aqtiur proeqtSi.

raise the industry and regional standards in countries where it funds projects. OPIC services are available for new and expanding business enterprises in more than 160 countries worldwide. Since 1971, OPIC has invested 200 billion US dollars. OPIC represents one of the first development institutions, which has been investing in Georgia since the country declared its independence in 1991. OPIC total investments amount to over 500 million USD in more than 50 projects in Georgia aiming to develop different field of economy including agriculture, tourism, and franchise retail chains. According to the current data, OPIC is financing more than 20 ongoing projects in order to support economic stability in the country.

aWaris a.r. mTavrobis ekonomikuri sabWos sxdoma

Economic Council Session of Ajara AR Government

aWaris mTavrobis aparatSi ekonomikuri sabWos sxdoma gaimarTa. sxdomas uZRveboda aWaris mTavrobis Tavmjdomare zurab pataraZe. ekonomikur sabWoze aWaris finansTa da ekonomikis ministrma ramaz bolqvaZem aWaris mTavrobis Tavmjdomares da ekonomikuri sabWos wevr ministrebs qobuleTis nagavsayrelis proeqtis Sesaxeb miawoda informacia. ministris TqmiT, am etapze cecxlauris nagavsayrelis teritoris gansaxlebis gegmaze muSaoba dasrulebulia. gegmis mixedviT kompensaciis gacema dadgenili sabazro fasebis mixedviT moxdeba. samuSaoebis sawarmoeblad dagegmilia saerTaSoriso tenderis gamocxadeba. qobuleTSi, sofel cecxlaurSi, saerTaSoriso standartebis nagavsayrelis mowyoba 2018 wlis zafxulSi dasruldeba. aRsaniSnavia, rom proeqtis mTliani sainvesticio Rirebuleba 7 milion evros Seadgens, saindanac 3 milioni evro EBRD-s mier iafi sesxis farglebSi gamoiyofa, xolo 4 milioni evro grantis saxiT SvedeTis saerTaSoriso ganviTarebis saagentos (SIDA) mier. nagavsayrelis proeqti iTvaliswinebs axali sanitaruli nagavsayrelis poligonisa da misasvleli gzis mSeneblobas, aseve baTumisa da qobuleTis arastandartuli moqmedi nagavsayrelebis etapobriv daxurvas.

Economic Council Session has been held at the Government Office today. The session was led by the Chairman of Ajara AR Government Zurab Pataradze. The Minister of Finance and Economy of Ajara Ramaz Bolkvadze informed the Chairman and the council members about the Kobuleti landfill project. As the Minister noted, working on Tsetskhlauri resettlement plan has been already completed. According to the plan, compensation will be determined by market prices. International tender will be announced for works. Arrangement of the landfill of the international standards in the village Tsetskhlauri, Kobuleti will be completed in Summer, 2018. It should be noted that the project’s total investment cost is 7 million Euros, out of which 3 million Euros will be allocated in the frames of EBRD Cheap Loan; 4 million Euros will be allocated from Swedish International Development Agency SIDA. The landfill project envisages the construction of a new sanitary landfill polygon and the access road, as well as the he gradual closure of landfills in Batumi and Kobuleti.

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ucxoeli vizitorebis 72% aWaraSi dasvenebiT kmayofilia

Average Tourist Spends GEL 1 059 in Ajara

aWaris turizmis departamentma 2016 wlis aprilivnisSi Catarebuli ucxoel vizitorTa kvleva gamoaqveyna. kvlevis Sedegad, 909 ucxoeli vizitori saqarTveloSi arsebul yvela sabaJo gamSveb punqtze, qveynis datovebamde gamoikiTxa. kvlevis mixedviT, aprili-ivnisis periodSi aWaraze procentulad yvelaze meti ucxoeli vizitori 45.4% ZiriTadaT megobrebTan, 31,1% ki individualurad stumrobs. maTi umravlesoba ki regionSi saSualod 23 RamiT rCeba. erTi turistis mTliani vizitis xarji aWaraSi saSualod 1 059 lars Seadgens. aRniSnul cifrSi Sedis kvebis, ganTavsebis, garTobisa da aWaraSi yofnisas ganxorcielebuli yvela aqtivobis xarji. maT Soris saerTaSoriso da adgilobrivi transporti, romliTac vizitorma aWaraSi Camosvlamde da regionSi isargebla. wina kvlevebis msgavsad, 2016 wlis april-ivnisSi vizitorebis umravlesoba aWaraSi ZiriTadaT RirsSesaniSnaobaTa, bunebisa da landSaftebis dasaTvaliereblad (55,7%) da azartuli TamaSebisTvis (9,1%) Camodis, Tumca maT mier regionSi yofnisas ganxorcielebul aqtivobebSi azartul TamaSebs mxolod 0,2% uWiravs, maSin roca ekoturizmiT turistebis 90%, Rvinisa da gastronomiuli turizmiT 38,64%, xolo kulturuli turizmiT 31,24 % turistia dakavebuli. kvlevis wina sami etapis msgavsad, gamokiTxul vizitorTa 72 % Zalian kmayofilia regionSi dasvenebiT. xolo maT 95% -s survili aqvs aWaras isev ewvios. vizitorTa kmayofilebis dones mniSvnelovnad gansazRvravs regionis istoriul-kulturuli memkvidreoba (73%), samzareulo (68%), Rvino (47%), buneba (89%) da usafrTxoebis pirobebi aWaraSi (80%). rac Seexeba problemebs, aWaraSi april-ivnisSi myofi turistebisTvis problemebis procentuli maCvenebeli Semcirebulia. problemebs Soris uamindobas 909 gamokiTxulodan 1,03%, koncertis organizebasTan dakavSirebul problemebs 1,25%, sastumros momsaxureba/pirobebs 0,64% da sagzao infrastruqturas 0,42% uWiravs.

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Department of Tourism of Ajara has published a research on the international visitors arrivals in Ajara in April-June in 2016. A total of 909 visitors were interviewed at the border before they left the country. The research revealed that in April-June period most of foreign tourists (45.4%) visited Ajara with their friends while 31.1% travelled alone. Most of them stay in Ajara 2-3 nights. The cost of staying in Ajara for an average tourist amounts to GEL 1 059. It includes food, accommodation, entertainment and other activities as well as international transport tourists use. Similarly to the previous

statistics, most of tourists in Ajara came to see the nature and landscapes (55.7%), for gambling (9,1%). 90% of visitors were eco-tourists, the number of wine tourists made 38,64% and cultural tourists were 31.24%. As the previous three surveys show, 72% of tourists are extremely satisfied with their holiday in the region. 95% of them wish to visit it again. As for problematic issues, the percentage of tourists make complaints is very law. Only 1,03% of tourists complained about weather and 0,42% about the road infrastructure.

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