Gov’t Economic Council discusses social policy, “specific steps” for economic growth
The council also discussed investment potential in renewable energy sector and the ways to facilitate resort privatization. Video grab
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Reforming the social policy, improving public infrastructure and taking “specific steps” to facilitate economic growth were thetopics of discussion during a meeting of the Georgian Government’s Economic Council, led by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, on Saturday.
During the meeting, Garibashvili highlighted the importance of altering the current social policy by creating additional jobs, which would eventually reduce poverty rates in the country.
The Council also discussed investment potential in renewable energy sector and the ways to facilitate resort privatization, which would contribute to a “faster restoration” of the economy following the pandemic.
The Georgian Government launched a large-scale public employment initiative in March, with Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili leading the programme.
Garibashvili said the initiative would provide socially vulnerable citizens fit for work with jobs instead of the current social assistance, pointing out that over 200,000 out of 600,000 citizens in the socially vulnerable category were able to work, but "do not participate in the economy and are demotivated to be employed legally."
A total of 14,382 vacancies were announced in the new government-initiated public employment programme as of March 1, the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs said on Wednesday.
Georgian experts forecast the inflation rate in Georgia to begin to “decline significantly” from March to April this year, prime minister of the country said on Wednesday, adding a reduction in inflation had already been observed in the final months of 2021.
The government initiative of launching a previously announced employment programme that will replace social benefits with jobs for up to 200,000 citizens will commence on March 1, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced at the government meeting on Monday.
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I started visiting the regions of Georgia to “personally” inspect the progress of the ongoing infrastructure works, said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili during his tour in Georgia’s southwestern Adjara region on Sunday.
Priority areas of the bilateral cooperation between Georgia and Azerbaijan in various transport sectors were discussed during a meeting between Levan Davitashvili, the Georgian Economy Minister, and Rashad Nabi oglu Nabiyev, the Minister of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on Monday.
Construction and infrastructure projects, export potential, tourism, industrial and food supplies were the topics of discussion during a meeting of the Georgian Government’s Economic Council, led by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, on Thursday.
State funding of religious organisations in Georgia has increased by 1 million GEL ($325,743/€299,833) based on a decision of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, the Government Administration announced on Friday.
International companies leaving the Russian and Belarusian markets due to the war in Ukraine is an “opportunity” for Georgia to attract new businesses and new investments, and create new jobs in the country, Irakli Nadareishvili, the Deputy Economy Minister, said on Thursday.
Strengthening governance and financial resources of the self-governing units in Georgia and the development of regions in the country are the “key strategic goals” of the 2022-2023 Action Plan for Decentralisation Strategy of the Government, Levan Davitashvili, the Georgian Economy Minister, said on Thursday.
Georgia's application for European Union membership and the involvement of the country’s Investors Council in ongoing domestic reforms were in the focus of a meeting of the body on Tuesday.
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