The International School of Economics at TSU (ISET) invites applications for the 2015/16 program “Finance for Professionals”, aiming at executives, managers, and administrative personnel who want to upgrade their competency in finance. Managed by Paul Henri Forestier (former director for Caucasus, Moldova and Belarus, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)), the program will be delivered from November 2015 to June 2016.

The report "Financial Soundness Indicators for Sector Stability in Georgia" provides an overview of the health of the Georgian financial sector and the key challenges it faces. Over the medium term, to increase domestic savings, reduce borrowing cost, and improve the credit risk, the report recommends facilitating property registration, improving the credit information-sharing mechanism, ensuring the security of bank deposits, and legislating improvements in reporting standards for firms.

On October 8, ISET hosted Andreja Marusic, the World Bank’s Global Lead for Business Environment. Ms. Marusic delivered a presentation “Doing Business and Beyond”. The presentation covered a general overview and current international practices in business environment reforms as well as the important systemic issues of moving from ad-hoc business environment reforms (such as the Doing Business indicators centric reforms) to a more sustainable approach, including a focus on predictability, transparency, public consultation, and Regulatory Impact Assessment.

On October 6th, ISET-PI research fellow, Levan Pavlenishvili of the Energy and Environment Policy Research Center, participated in a panel discussion organized by World Experience Georgia (WEG) at Ligamus Book shop of Ilia State University. The panel discussed Discussion subsidies in the energy sector and it was attended by representatives of academia and other sector stakeholders including WEG representatives Mr. Murman Margvelashvili and Mr. Giorgi Mukhigulishvili.

სტივ ჯონსონის (პოპულარული ამერიკელი სამეცნიერო მწერალი და მედიის თეორეტიკოსი, ავტორი წიგნისა „საიდან იბადება კარგი იდეები“) აზრით, ყავასა და ყავახანებს დიდი წვლილი მიუძღვის ევროპის სამეცნიერო და ინდუსტრიულ რევოლუციაში. პირველი ყავახანა ლონდონში 1650 წელს გაიხსნა და მალევე სოკოსავით მოედო დანარჩენ ევროპას. ყავახანას ორი დადებითი გავლენა ჰქონდა: პირველი, ის იყო (საშინლად დაბინძურებული) წყლისა და (იმ დროისთვის ფართოდ გავრცელებული) ალკოჰოლის ჯანსაღი ალტერნატივა.