This paper offers a brief overview of competition law in Georgia. Apart from the fact that “competition is the basic organising principle of our economic system,” the importance of an examination of competition practices is underlined bec

Since the “Rose Revolution” one of the most significant changes in the fiscal field has been the continued expansion of the Georgian state budget. This has undeniably shown the increase of the state’s capacity, in this case illustra

Citizens have little information about the activities of parliament Tbilisi, Georgia – Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) published the results of a public opinion survey on the Georgian parliament that was conducted by the Caucasus

Citizens have little information about the activities of parliament FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 20 May 2008 Tbilisi, Georgia – Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) published the results of a public opinion survey on the Georgian parliame

In March and April of 2006, within the frameworks of the Majoritarian Project financed by the British Embassy, Transparency International Georgia together with majoritarian MPs of the Parliament of Georgia conducted meetings in their respective dis

On January 28, 2008, opposition presidential candidates and opposition political parties released a joint memorandum addressed to Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia Nino Burjanadze and world governments and international organizations. The me

The internal political stability and economic development of a country greatly depend on the function of its energy sector. In 1991 immediately after gaining independence, Georgia’s energy sector found itself under heavy attack. The wishes and h

Georgia has a significant potential for the development of many sources of renewable energy. The rough calculations prepared by the Georgian Energy Academy in fall 2007 upon the request of the United States Agency for International Development put

The share of energy in the Gross Domestic Product of Georgia is three times greater than in the developed countries of Europe. This means that energy costs per unit of product produced in Georgia are three times more than in the developed countries

Tariffs on electricity and natural gas in Georgia are the highest in the region and throughout the post-soviet area. One probable reason for this is that the country’s natural gas supply is completely imported. The situation in the area of electric