Deputy Economy Minister participates in OECD Ministerial
The Deputy Minister is also set to hold a bilateral meeting with Andreas Schaal, the Director of OECD Global Relations, to discuss priority areas of further cooperation between Georgia and the organisation. Photo via Economy Ministry
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Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Genadi Arveladze is participating in the ministerial meeting of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, under the theme of Promoting and Enabling Responsible Business Conduct in the Global Economy, the Economy Ministry said on Tuesday.
At the session, Arveladze will present a report on the possibilities of digitalisation of the economy in Georgia to the ministers and deputy ministers of the OECD member and non-member countries, as well as to the representatives of international and financial institutions.
The Deputy Minister is also set to hold a bilateral meeting with Andreas Schaal, the Director of OECD Global Relations, to discuss priority areas of further cooperation between Georgia and the organisation. The OECD Eurasia Week, planned to be held in June in Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi, will also be part of the conversation.
An annual report by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Monday said the institution had offered a total of €218 million to Georgia in 2022, with investments ranging from healthcare to energy efficiency and from financing for small and medium-sized enterprises to credit lines to local banks and trade.
Approximation of Georgian customs authorities with European Union conventions, use of new computerised transit systems and artificial intelligence were highlighted by Georgia’s Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili in comments on upcoming projects for the country’s customs service on Thursday.
A fresh project funded by the European Union will aim to create an energy regulatory environment for digitalisation in Georgia following its launch by the Georgian National Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, the body said on Thursday.
Georgian finance minister Lasha Khutsishvili on Wednesday reviewed the post-pandemic economic challenges in the country in his address at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development high-level panel discussion on Overcoming the Current and New Challenges of Transparency and Information Exchange.
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili on Wednesday discussed a pilot programme for the introduction of tax incentives, and the second stage of digital economy taxation in the country with representatives of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.