ISET is pleased to announce that from October 30 through November 12, 2012, it will host a number of seminars on topics related to energy markets. Professor Einar Hope, a visiting faculty member at ISET, will deliver this seminar series, which was organized by students and professors of ISET’s Concentration in Energy and Natural Resources Management. The seminars will be open to students, graduates, and ISET faculty.

Supported by the German development organization, GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit), ISET-PI conducted a training program for participants from Georgian government organizations, the national bank, and think tanks.

The literature, typically using panel data covering many countries, shows that higher government turnover rates reduce growth significantly in both economic and statistical terms, even for established democracies.

Several years ago the (now former) Georgian government started successful reforms in the electricity sector and was eagerly looking forward to future projects.

With the recent changes in the Georgian government, the Partnership Fund has received renewed attention. The fund is now headed by two political heavyweights, the former Prime Minister, Nika Gilauri, and the former Minister of Finance, Dima Gvindadze.