Enterprise Georgia receives World Trade Promotion Award
Pamela Coke-Hamilton, the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre, handed over the award to the Director of Enterprise Georgia, Mikheil Khidureli, at the ceremony held in Ghana on Thursday. Photo: Enterprise Georgia.
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Georgia's export promotion agency Enterprise Georgia has received the prize of the World Trade Promotion Organization Award, which the agency won in 2020.
The agency was praised for its efforts in promoting Georgia's export capabilities, with the prize handed over this year as the award ceremony was not held in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Pamela Coke-Hamilton, the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre, handed over the award to the Director of Enterprise Georgia, Mikheil Khidureli, at the ceremony held in Ghana on Thursday.
The final of the competition identified organisations encouraging "innovative and effective export development initiatives". Participants were challenged to demonstrate they were supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to become competitive in international markets.
The win also means Khidureli will serve as a jury member for this year's WTPO Awards, with the event held by the International Trade Centre - itself jointly developed by the United Nations and the World Trade Organization to support internationalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Enterprise Georgia has expanded its programmes from which investors can benefit. Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava stated earlier today that within the programme investors may receive land for symbolic 1 GEL ($ 0.3/€0.25).
Georgian children’s clothing and accessories brand Rko is now exporting its products to Europe and Asia with the support of Enterprise Georgia, the export supporter agency of Georgia.
Enterprise Georgia has been named one of the best export supporting agencies yesterday along with Sweden and Costa Rica at the World Trade Promotions (WTPO).
The International Trade Centre (ITC) has selected 18 national trade promotion organisations including Enterprise Georgia which will take part in the 2020 World Trade Promotion Organization (WTPO) Awards.
About 80 staff of Georgian missions abroad and the country’s Foreign Ministry have been retrained in economic diplomacy, Deputy Economy Minister Irakli Nadareishvili, said on Friday.
Indorama Corporation, a leading Asian chemical company based in Singapore, has bought the Georgian-based Rustavi Azot plant, one of the largest suppliers of mineral fertilisers and industrial chemicals in the South Caucasus region.
Georgian tea will be sold by Oxalis, one of the leading supermarket chains in the Czech Republic, after a Georgian-based company has received support from the Export Assistance Programme of the Enterprise Georgia state project to deliver its products to the store.
Georgia’s Minister of Economy Levan Davitashvili met Peter Ryan and Michael Zdanowski, two international investment consultants and location managers who visited Georgia to introduce the country’s business environment to potential investors, the Ministry said on Tuesday.
Enterprise Georgia will finance projects aiming to produce electricity using renewable energy sources, the body announced on Wednesday.
Mikheil Khidureli, the Director of Enterprise Georgia, the state agency promoting entrepreneurship, investment and exports, on Wednesday said Saudi Arabia was a “one of the priority and strategic destinations” for Georgia’s investment and trade opportunities.