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Can China revive Georgia’s long-stalled Anaklia Port, and at what cost?
While new Chinese funding has appeared to reinvigorate the long-stalled and controversial deep-sea port in Anaklia, scepticism remains.
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Belgian company wins tender for Anaklia Port
The Georgian government has announced Belgian company Jan De Nul as the winner of a tender for the development of the Anaklia Deep Sea Port in western Georgia. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Economy on Thursday, and confirmed by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. The Economy Ministry stated that Jan De Nul was one of four companies that applied for the tender, all of them ‘European’, with ‘the best international reputation’. In May, the ministry listed Jan De Nul, Boskalis,
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China drops visa restrictions for Georgian citizens
Georgian citizens will soon be able to visit China for up to 30 days without a visa, the latest in a series of diplomatic agreements between the two countries. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the visa liberalisation act in a cabinet meeting on Monday, with Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili stating after the meeting that China would instate the visa-free regime ‘in a matter of days’. Kobakhidze described the move as ‘an innovative and practical result’ of the strategi
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TBC bank founder and Georgian opposition leader found guilty of fraud
Mamuka Khazaradze, one of the founders of TBC Bank and the leader of the Lelo Party, has been found guilty of fraud but spared jail by Tbilisi City Court. Khazaradze, along with TBC co-founder Badri Japaridze and businessman Avtandil Tsereteli were each given seven years in prison, however, their sentences were commuted as the statute of limitations for fraud had expired. All three were on trial for the more serious offence of money laundering, but the court re-qualified the charges to fraud
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Anaklia row reemerges after leak shows Ivanishvili link to rival port
A dispute over the stalled Anaklia Deep Sea Port project has reemerged after revelations from the Pandora Papers suggested that Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream Party, holds hidden interests in a rival project in the city of Poti. The Georgian Government pulled its contract with the Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) to build the $2.5 billion Anaklia port, dubbed the largest international port on the Black Sea, in January 2020. ADC voiced their concern over Po
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Protesters line streets of Tbilisi to greet US Secretary of State Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has concluded a one-day visit to Tbilisi, where he met with government officials, civil society, and the Patriarch. Opposition groups said they were welcoming the US Secretary of State with a ‘silent protest’ over the disputed results of Georgia’s parliamentary elections, reiterating that they intended to boycott runoff elections for 17 majoritarian seats slated for Saturday. Thousands of protesters lined the streets of central Tbilisi during Pompeo’s visit
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Rejected joint EU–Georgia statement reveals raft of criticisms from MEPs
The EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee has failed to adopt a joint statement after officials from the ruling Georgian Dream party rejected critical amendments. A copy of the draft statement seen by OC Media revealed criticisms of the Georgian Government from MEPs in several key areas. At the committee in Strasburg on 12–13 February, MEPs had wanted to include condemnation of the Georgian Government’s ‘politically motivated’ prosecution of opposition leaders, the selection process
