04
July
2012
In the last week's Khachapuri Index column in The Financial, we took a break from agriculture and focused instead on the energy sector of Georgia.
28
June
2012
I am writing this post in the wake of Florian Biermann’s excellent piece on the role of culture in the economic life of Georgia. The debate itself is infinitely fascinating, as culture is truly one of those complex, stupendously vast concepts, which I find very difficult to grasp, let alone define or analyze.
26
June
2012
Members of the same nation have the same “cultural background”, which means that they share a good deal of political and social values and ideals, and they tend to believe in the same recipes to solve their problems.
01
May
2012
A recent blog post on tractor service stations generated an interesting discussion in the comment section.
17
April
2012
I have just heard that the French retail giant Carrefour is entering Georgia. This is good news. Carrefour is the master of combining low prices with high (or at least decent) quality.