The establishment of commercial chambers within courts of law and insolvency reform were the main topics of the 9th meeting of the investors council, chaired by the Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze.
Held yesterday, the meeting focused on judiciary reform and namely on the significance of commercial chambers to increase the flexibility and efficacy of commercial dispute resolution.
The investors council also focused on consultations related to insolvency reform, which are coming to a close and will soon be presented to the Georgian parliament.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Director for the Caucasus, Moldova and Belarus, Bruno Balvanera, who joined the investors council meeting yesterday. posted on Twitter:
Very important 9th meeting of the Investors Council Georgia under @BakhtadzeMamuka , advancing on Judicial Reform, Agricultural Land, Insolvency and few other important topics with support of UK @JustinMcKenzieS and @ebrd pic.twitter.com/gN2oMAFYNy
— Bruno Balvanera (@brunobalvanera) October 1, 2018
Members of the investors council also discussed the temporary employment of Georgian nationals within the European Union.
In addition, a bill on agricultural land was also discussed. It was noted that criteria for exemptions from restrictions envisaged in the bill towards the titular ownership of agricultural land parcels should be known to potential investors in advance.