11
May
2025
ISET Policy Institute, as host for the technical secretariat of the Eastern Partnership Road Safety
30
April
2025
The Eastern Partnership Road Safety Observatory (EaP RSO) aims to support evidence-based road safety policymaking by improving data availability, comparability, and analysis across the region. As part of this effort, the EaP RSO has prepared a summary of key road safety indicators in its member countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
30
April
2025
The Polarization Index fluctuated significantly throughout April, peaking in response to several contentious events: Kavelashvili signed laws on the registration of foreign agents and restrictions on the media; Georgian Dream announced a ban on issuing foreign grants without government approval; Davit Doiashvili was dismissed from his position as Artistic Director of the New Theatre; and searches were conducted in the homes of founders of charitable organizations.
30
April
2025
In 2025, President Donald Trump reintroduced a sweeping tariff policy as a central element of his economic agenda. Framed as a “universal baseline tariff,” the new measures impose a 10% duty on all imports and introduce even higher reciprocal tariffs on countries with large trade surpluses with the United States. These policies mark a continuation and an escalation of Trump’s earlier protectionist approach during his first term.
29
April
2025
In April 2025, the average cost of cooking one standard portion of Imeretian khachapuri stood at 6.62 GEL, marking a 6.1% increase compared to April 2024. However, on a monthly basis, the price fell by 4.4% compared to March 2025.
