
Georgia
Chinese national accused of recruiting 56 Georgians into pyramid scheme
The charges were brought in absentia.

The charges were brought in absentia.

The payment system is often considered an alternative to SWIFT.

Georgia joins a limited group of central banks permitted to operate in the market.

They illegally tried to purchase two kilogrammes of uranium.

While new Chinese funding has appeared to reinvigorate the long-stalled and controversial deep-sea port in Anaklia, scepticism remains.

Armenia is the last country in the South Caucasus to have signed a similar agreement with China.

The announcement came a week after the foreign minister’s first official visit to China.