FDi Intelligence: "fDi’s Virus Diaries: ‘Location is more important now than ever’"

Even though Georgia has managed to weather the coronavirus storm well, the country's entrepreneurs will look at opportunities to overhaul their operation once the pandemic is over, Enterprise Georgia CEO has told FDi Intelligence.

The business platform's conversation with Mikheil Khidureli, published this week, reveals his insights about lessons of the outbreak as well as prospects for Georgia with its geopolitical location in mind.

Among his points, Khidureli argues that the "essential" nature of technology in business organisations has been revealed by the COVID-19 experience.

After the virus, I’m sure many organisations will revisit their operations and implement more technology" - Mikheil Khidureli

The head of the entrepreneurial body also tells the Financial Times service he believes a new approach to supply chain organisation for European states will see Georgia well-positioned after the pandemic.

We’re the only country in the [Caucasus] region to have free trade agreements with both China and the European Union, which means that both Chinese and European companies can utilise Georgia as a supply chain destination" - Mikheil Khidureli

Georgia's prospects for serving as a destination for more than warehousing or storage operations, and restarting the country's tourism sector are other subjects of the interview.

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