Viber app IT services to be provided from Georgian offices
The Ministry also said among the key areas of the company’s activities were software release, computer programming, consulting and related activities, as well as creation and delivery of digital products and website products and provision of software support and updates. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgian-based Viber GA LLC is planning to provide information technology services to the company operating the popular global messaging and calling application Viber, the Georgian Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday.
Viber GA, fully owned by the Luxembourg-based Viber Media Sàrl, plans to hire up to 50 employees by the end of 2022, including developers for both iOS and Android operating systems, as well as quality assurance staff and Java developers.
The Ministry also said among the key areas of the company’s activities were software release, computer programming, consulting and related activities, as well as creation and delivery of digital products and website products and provision of software support and updates.
Registered in Georgia on April 8, Viber GA was granted the status of an international company for activities in the field of IT.
The development follows the announcement of the Georgian Economy Ministry earlier this year that electronic commerce and online retailing company Rakuten would open a Tbilisi-based office for mobile application development of its Viber messaging product.
Electronic commerce and online retailing company Rakuten will open a Tbilisi-based office for mobile application development of its Viber messaging product, the Georgian Economy Ministry announced on Monday.
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In 2021, 6.4 percent of enterprises in Georgia introduced new or "significantly improved" goods on the market, while the share of enterprises that introduced such services was 5.4 percent, the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia on Monday shows.
The turnover received by the Georgian business sector increased by 19.2 percent (y/y) and amounted to ₾41.7 billion (about $14.53 bln) in the second quarter of 2022, the latest data published by the National Statistic Office of Georgia said.
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