Georgian Gov’t to create development plans for each region
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Each of Georgia’s provinces will soon have its own unique plan of development.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili spoke about the new Governmental initiative at today’s meeting with Georgia’s regional governors.
Garibashvili said his economic team had learnt about each region’s economic potential and would soon prepare development plans for each province based on their findings.
"We have identified all priority directions, investment and tourism potential for each region and now we will take concrete actions in all the identified directions,” said PM Garibashvili.
"Central and regional governments, local businessmen and potential investors are being mobilised to be offered the opportunity to launch new projects with full support from us.”
Garibashvili said within the new initiative, entrepreneurs would be offered "maximum support” and state property would be privatised.
"This will see more enterprises open, more people get employed and the provinces strengthen economically,” he said.
The PM and members of the Georgian Government will start their regional tour next week. The first meeting within this initiative will be held in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region in southern Georgia.
"I will personally arrive in each region to ensure implementation of this program is carried out as quickly as possible,” the PM said.
"For me, development is a top priority”.
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Installation of a revolutionary anti-hail system that aims to reduce 95 percent of hail damage to crops has started in Kakheti, Georgia’s famous wine-making region.
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Creative and unique business ideas from Georgia’s regions are starting to be revealed as a way to develop and support entrepreneurship, encourage creation of new enterprises and increase export potential in the country.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili is continuing to promote the economic potential of Georgia’s regions, as part of the Strong Region for Strong Georgia Governmental program.
At today’s meeting with representatives of the Government and the business society, Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili summarised the projects recently implemented by the Government in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, and noted all of them were "very important” for the region’s development.
More than 80 anti-hail firing points in Kakheti have been identified and had equipment installed, in a bid to reduce the damage to crops caused by hail by up to 95 percent.