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.
Despite arduous government efforts to reduce regional disparities, population and wealth are very unevenly distributed across Georgia’s territory.
Recently the Georgian government started a campaign for attracting foreign capital to the country. A whole page ad (pictured above) runs on one of the first pages in the print edition of The Economist for already a month.
One thing few visitors to Tbilisi fail to notice is the rich and layered architectural heritage of the city. There are medieval churches in Old Tbilisi. There are art nouveau buildings in Sololaki.