Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili on Thursday highlighted the “strong economic” performance of Georgia and noted its double-digit growth over the past two years despite global challenges at a Business Session of the Asian Development Bank Board of Governors.
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At the Session held as part of the ADB’s 56th Annual Meeting between Tuesday and Friday in Incheon, Korea, Khutsishvili noted the $4.5 billion portfolio of Georgian authorities’ “successful cooperation” with the Bank.
We hope that future cooperation with ADB will take place in priority areas for Georgia, such as: energy security and independence, green and renewable production as well as connectivity, power transmission and more”, he said.
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Khutsishvili highlighted the role of the ADB in the process of helping its member countries and said “today, we all need strong regional synergy and the support of development-oriented partners”.
The next annual meeting of the ADB members will be held in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi in 2024.