After the break-up of the Soviet Union, Georgia went through a process of civil war and economic collapse. Official estimates suggest that Georgia’s GDP shrunk by more than 70% between 1990 and1994.
As any other labor-exporting country, Georgia faces both the costs and benefits of migration.
The history of Georgian tea began in 1897 when Lao Cheng Zhao came from China to the imperial estate in the village of Chakvi.
As reported in our Khachapuri Index Column, the prices of key khachapuri ingredients have started rising in July, given their strong correlation with the annual cycle of agricultural production in Georgia.
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.