Research Reports
- Europe Foundation
- Global Development Network - GDN
- East-West Management Institute - EWMI
- Center for Social and Economic Research - CASE
- Association of Young Professionals in Energy of Georgia - AYPEG
- Ecorys
- Economic Prosperity Initiative - EPI
- United States Agency for International Development - USAID
- UNICEF
- Policy, Advocacy, and Civil Society Development Project in Georgia - G-PAC
- Asian Development Bank - ADB
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH - GIZ
- Management System International - MSI
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC
- CARE International
- World Bank
- Deloitte
- Heifer International
- United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA
- German Economic Team in Georgia - GET
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD
- Good Governance Fund - GGF
- Pricewaterhousecoopers - PwC
- USAID Governing for Growth - G4G
- OXFAM
- United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
- TBC Bank
- Open Society Georgia Foundation - OSGF
- HEKS/EPER
- Market Opportunities for Livelihood Improvement in Kakheti - MOLI
- IHK for Munich and Upper Bavaria
- Capacity Building to the Agricultural Cooperatives Development Agency - ENPARD
- Evoluxer S.L.
- International Centre for Migration Policy Development - ICMPD
- Millennium Challenge Account Georgia - MCA Georgia
- Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia Activity - PROLoG
- ELKANA
- Good Governance Initiative in Georgia - GGI
- International Fund for Agricultural Development - IFAD
- Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus - REC Caucasus
- Land O'Lake
- US Department of Agriculture - USDA
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - EBRD
- CAREC Institute
- UN Women
- Development Alternatives Incorporated - DAI
- USAID Economic Security Program
- National Bank of Georgia - NBG
- National Statistics Office of Georgia - Geostat
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization - UNIDO
- International Republican Institute - IRI
- International Labour Organization - ILO
- European Union
- Sweden
- Macroeconomic policy
- Agriculture & rural policy
- Energy & environment
- Inclusive growth
- Private sector & competitiveness
- Gender
- Governance
- Green and sustainable development
- Media & democracy
- Covid19
- Regional
The underrepresentation of women in entrepreneurship in Georgia is a significant problem that disproportionately affects women’s ability to start and to sustain businesses. Despite legislative efforts and economic strategies intended to enhance the business environment, women face considerable challenges, such as limited access to finance, which hamper their ability to start and grow businesses.
The goal of this study is to provide the UNDP Inclusive Access to Markets (IA2M) project with the selection of at least six sectors/subsectors in the Georgian economy where small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have established or potential opportunities for exporting to the European Union (EU) and European countries.
Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) is a process of evidence-based policymaking, which helps in designing better regulations. This process creates evidence for political decision-makers on the advantages and disadvantages of proposed policies by assessing their potential impacts. The results are summarized and presented in the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) report.
The Law of Georgia on Water Resource Management (the Law), passed by the Parliament in its third reading on June 30, 2023, outlines the principles of basin management according to which the country will be divided into seven river basins, and corresponding basin management plans will be created.
The assessment of the progress in capital market development reform is based on the implementation of the initiatives outlined in the 2023-2028 strategy for capital market development. The objective of this strategy is to enhance access to finance through capital market instruments and to stimulate and mobilize capital for the Georgian market. The strategic vision aims for Georgia to position itself as the leading capital market in the region by 2028.
Assessing the progress of the SME Development reform (henceforth "SME reform") relates to the activities that have been implemented and are planned in accordance with the SME Development Strategy of Georgia 2021-2025. The strategy aims to restore positive trends that were present prior to the onset of the pandemic and to support the continued growth of small and medium-sized enterprises.