On September 15-16, 2022, Ana Burduli of ISET Policy Institute participated in the Sixth Annual CAREC Think Tank Development Forum (CTTDF) in Baku, Azerbaijan under the theme “Recalibrating Growth Dynamics for Inclusive and Sustainable Economies”.

A slight increase in CCI: consumer confidence increased from -30.4 in June to -25.5 in July. This 4.5 index point increase was mostly driven by a jump in expectations – the Present Situation Index increased by 1.1 index points

Lead contamination has been estimated to account for around 900,000 deaths per year worldwide (IHME, 2019). Typically developing countries suffer the most, where the use of lead in paint and other household products is often not fully regulated or controlled.

On 12 September, ISET hosted Mr. Albert Park, Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In his address, he spoke to the ISET community of students and researchers about “Technology, Globalization, and the Changing Nature of work in Emerging Markets”.

In July 2022, Georgian power plants generated 1,308 mln. kWh of electricity (Figure 1). This represents a 5% increase in the total generation compared to the previous year (in July 2021, the total generation was 1,240 mln. kWh).