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Israelis arrested on bribery charges
On October 15 Georgian law enforcers detained Israeli businessmen offering Deputy Minister of Finance, Avtandil Kharadze USD 7 million for him to convince the Georgian Government not to challenge a decision of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
“The job will be to ‘court’ specific manufacturers to Georgia”
An interview with Amy Denman, the Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia
Georgia, US sign strategic accord
On the economic front, the two countries intend to pursue an Enhanced Bilateral Investment Treaty and to explore the possibility of a free-trade agreement.
US, Georgia to explore possible FTA, ponder expanded GSP
Georgian Minister of Economic Development Ekaterina Sharashidze said last week that the US and Georgia will explore the possibility of a bilateral free trade agreement during a US delegation’s visit to Georgia this month.
Free trade agreement to be signed between Turkey and Georgia on Wednesday
A free trade agreement will be signed between Georgia and Turkey on Wednesday.
US Senate to mull free trade agreement with Georgia
The US Senate has been discussing a resolution to create a free trade policy and deepen their government’s relationship with Georgia in a proposal authored by Senator Richard Lugar.
New markets for Turkish businessmen
Turkey’s Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade will begin Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with four countries in the first half of this year in order to find new markets for Turkish businessmen and to extend current ones.
EU risks Russian backlash over Georgia trade deal
The EU is considering boosting trade with Georgia in an attempt to neutralise Russia’s sanctions against its neighbour, a move that Moscow is likely to view as a direct challenge to its interests. But according to one EU trade official such a deal would have an adverse impact on the Georgian economy, leaving it open to a flood of EU products and decimating local firms.
US-Georgia BIT (1997)