27
January
2026
For the first quarter of 2026, business confidence in Georgia increased slightly (by 1.7 index points) and reached 9.2. The highest increase in business confidence is observed in the financial (7.3) and agriculture (6.9) sectors.
12
January
2026
According to preliminary indicators, real GDP grew about 6.5% y/y in Q3 2025 (Figure 1), easing from 7.3% in Q2 but still above the pre-2022 norm. Expansion remained services-led: summer tourism, ICT, and transport did most of the lifting, while manufacturing and construction/utilities were softer as re-exports normalized.
30
December
2025
Firms differ systematically by size, and these differences shape how aggregate shocks propagate through the corporate sector. Large and small firms vary in their production technologies, cost structures, financing options, and ability to absorb adverse shocks. These differences become particularly important during periods of macroeconomic stress, when constraints on liquidity, access to finance, and cost flexibility can translate into sharply divergent performance outcomes.
03
November
2025
On October 31 ISET welcomed Dr. Victor Elvira, Associate Professor at the University of Edinburgh, for a public lecture on “State-space Models as Graphs.”
31
October
2025
The Eastern Partnership Road Safety Observatory (EaP RSO) seeks to strengthen evidence-based road safety policymaking by improving the availability, comparability, and analysis of crash data across the region. As part of this effort, EaP RSO has prepared a focused report on Armenia, Georgia, and Moldova, summarizing road crash fatalities and injuries between 2021 and 2023.
