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Global Finance names Georgia among countries with most dynamic investment attractiveness

Global Finance ranked Georgia among countries which are of particular importance due to sharp growth and interest from investors. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 10 Jun 2019 - 13:04, Tbilisi,Georgia

The Global Finance magazine named Georgia among the countries with the most dynamic investment attractiveness on the basis of economic stability, indicators of management quality and business regulations, announces Georgian Ministry of Economy.

The Ministry of Economy said that Global Finance ranked Georgia among countries which are of particular importance due to sharp growth and interest from investors. Georgia is among the advanced European countries in this group.

In addition, according to economic components, Georgia is named among the top 10 best countries for ease of doing business and perception of corruption”, said the ministry.

The Ministry of Economy said that the Global Finance estimates 2018 as a transition year for many economies due to global trade tensions and internal problems such as fluctuation of currencies, decrease in commodity prices and investor confidence. However, Global Finance reports that Georgia is among those countries that are characterised by impressive growth and growing interest from investors.

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