Economy Minister highlights importance of Georgia’s spatial arrangement plan at int’l conference
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Tuesday highlighted the importance of a “properly” developed spatial arrangement plan for the country at an international conference dedicated to the topic. Photo: Ministry of Economy
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Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Tuesday highlighted the importance of a “properly” developed spatial arrangement plan for the country at an international conference dedicated to the topic and hosted earlier today in the capital city of Tbilisi.
Preparation of the unified spatial plan of Georgia is one of the important tasks facing our country, and economic, ecological and social aspects will be taken into account during the development of the plan, so that the country had a sustainable and correct vision of development, which will not only hinder but also ensure sustainable development”, Davitashvili said.
He added it was important for the country to have the “correct high-level document”, created with the involvement of the “world's leading experts” together with local specialists, for the objective.
Quite a lot of municipalities are already [arranged] by general plans, although we are still far from having an inter-municipal and unified plan”, he said, adding developing spacial planning involved considering “sensitive” topics such as “balancing” cultural heritage, environment and economic development.
Davitashvili said he hoped final versions of municipal spatial plans would be approved throughout this year.
Construction permits issued in Georgia starting next year will require mandatory plans for green spaces, in a move aimed to ensure recreational areas for new residential projects and combat “chaotic development”, Maia Bitadze, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s Environmental Protection Committee, said on Tuesday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday highlighted the ₾3.3 billion ($1.22bln) budget for next year’s projects under the country’s Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, in his summary of the Government’s work throughout the past year.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced today that the Georgian capital will have a master plan for land use within just a couple of months.
German experts will help Georgia to create an ambitious urban development plan for the country.
A total of 2,195 permits were issued in Georgia in January-March 2023 for construction projects spanning an area of 1.68 million square metres, the National Statistics Office of Georgia said in its latest release on Friday.
The Georgian Government will continue to assist industrial producers and businesses through its Enterprise Georgia programmes in a bid to increase the competitiveness of the domestic sector, Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili said on Friday.
Georgia’s export-promotion agency Enterprise Georgia will promote the country’s investment potential in meetings with companies at the ongoing Annual Investment Meeting in Abu Dhabi this week.
The Spatial and Urban Development Agency of Georgia has selected Danish, British, French, Spanish and German consortiums "of the best experience” for the next stage in its selection for providers of consulting services for spatial planning of the country, the Ministry of Economy said on Monday.
The positive trends in the Georgian economy and the priority directions of the 2024 budget were reviewed on Saturday in a meeting of the Government’s Economic Council led by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.