🏰 Ancient Georgian buildings can be leased for commercial use.
This initiative was introduced by several members of parliament. In their opinion, it can be started with 20-30 fortresses, which can be given a new life by this. The parliamentary group has already completed work on the preparation of the relevant bill.
“I can state with all responsibility that the two most well-groomed and fully protected historical monuments are the estate of the Chavchavadze princes in Tsinandali, as well as the Chateau Mukhrani in Mtskheta. At one time, both of them were in a terrible condition. It is thanks to private capital that these places have now acquired a new life” MP Aliko Elisashvili said.
ℹ️ Currently, there are 3,088 historical fortifications throughout Georgia. Most of them are destroyed and are in a dilapidated state.
📷 Map on photo is from my office
This initiative was introduced by several members of parliament. In their opinion, it can be started with 20-30 fortresses, which can be given a new life by this. The parliamentary group has already completed work on the preparation of the relevant bill.
“I can state with all responsibility that the two most well-groomed and fully protected historical monuments are the estate of the Chavchavadze princes in Tsinandali, as well as the Chateau Mukhrani in Mtskheta. At one time, both of them were in a terrible condition. It is thanks to private capital that these places have now acquired a new life” MP Aliko Elisashvili said.
ℹ️ Currently, there are 3,088 historical fortifications throughout Georgia. Most of them are destroyed and are in a dilapidated state.
📷 Map on photo is from my office
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🛫 Kutaisi Airport, after the repair of the runway, will restore its work later than expected (approximately 31.10).
It has been closed since October 10, 2022. Earlier it was reported that flights would resume on 24.10, but the Georgia Airports Association reports that flights in October were transferred from Kutaisi to Tbilisi.
ℹ️ The following airlines mainly operate flights from this airport: Wizz Air, Belavia, FlyAristan.
It has been closed since October 10, 2022. Earlier it was reported that flights would resume on 24.10, but the Georgia Airports Association reports that flights in October were transferred from Kutaisi to Tbilisi.
ℹ️ The following airlines mainly operate flights from this airport: Wizz Air, Belavia, FlyAristan.
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🇬🇪➡️🍷The export of Georgian wine has increased, but it is sold mainly to Russia.
In the first nine months of 2022, 65 million liters worth $173 million were exported from Georgia. The growth of foreign exchange earnings, compared to the same period last year amounted to +3.5%, and the increase in volume of supplies was +17%. Despite efforts to diversify the geography of wine sales and numerous statements by entrepreneurs, Russia remains the main outlet for Georgian wines with 63% of exports or $109 million (+$15 million). If not for the war, then Ukraine would definitely have been in the top three, but now it has dropped to fourth place behind China and Poland. The largest increase in deliveries (+50%) was recorded in the Japanese market. Although sales volumes amounted to just over $1 million, Asian direction is very promising. Georgian premium wine, by local standards, is sold quite inexpensively. Another fact: Belarus, although it still ranks 7th in the list decreased purchases by 30%.
ℹ️ TOP-6 export markets of Georgian wines for the 9 months of 2022:
🇷🇺 Russia - $109 million
🇵🇱 Poland — $11 million
🇨🇳 China — $9 million
🇺🇦 Ukraine - $7 million
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — $6 million
🇺🇸 USA - $4 million
In the first nine months of 2022, 65 million liters worth $173 million were exported from Georgia. The growth of foreign exchange earnings, compared to the same period last year amounted to +3.5%, and the increase in volume of supplies was +17%. Despite efforts to diversify the geography of wine sales and numerous statements by entrepreneurs, Russia remains the main outlet for Georgian wines with 63% of exports or $109 million (+$15 million). If not for the war, then Ukraine would definitely have been in the top three, but now it has dropped to fourth place behind China and Poland. The largest increase in deliveries (+50%) was recorded in the Japanese market. Although sales volumes amounted to just over $1 million, Asian direction is very promising. Georgian premium wine, by local standards, is sold quite inexpensively. Another fact: Belarus, although it still ranks 7th in the list decreased purchases by 30%.
ℹ️ TOP-6 export markets of Georgian wines for the 9 months of 2022:
🇷🇺 Russia - $109 million
🇵🇱 Poland — $11 million
🇨🇳 China — $9 million
🇺🇦 Ukraine - $7 million
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — $6 million
🇺🇸 USA - $4 million
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📲 For the first time in Georgia: from October 24, it will be possible to purchase products for cryptocurrency in any Fresco supermarket.
You can pay for any purchases with cryptocurrency using the citypay terminal. It's fast, easy, safe and at a good rate.
❗️Payment can be made with the following cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Gold, Zcash, Litecoin. Ethereum is planned to be added to the system in the near future.
You can pay for any purchases with cryptocurrency using the citypay terminal. It's fast, easy, safe and at a good rate.
❗️Payment can be made with the following cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Gold, Zcash, Litecoin. Ethereum is planned to be added to the system in the near future.
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🪴 ProCredit Bank has launched an environmental campaign in Georgia.
Environmental appeals can be seen on the banners in Tbilis and the bank's official website. They urge citizens to abandon oil products, incandescent lamps, plastic bottles and plastic bags. Instead, it is proposed to switch to electric cars, thermos flasks, energy-efficient lamps and reusable cloth bags.
💳 At the center of the advertising campaign is the ProGreen bank card made of ... wood. An unusual decision, what can I say. According to the bank, it is made of organic materials. Although it's amazing how they were able to make an organic magnetic stripe and an organic chip?
Environmental appeals can be seen on the banners in Tbilis and the bank's official website. They urge citizens to abandon oil products, incandescent lamps, plastic bottles and plastic bags. Instead, it is proposed to switch to electric cars, thermos flasks, energy-efficient lamps and reusable cloth bags.
💳 At the center of the advertising campaign is the ProGreen bank card made of ... wood. An unusual decision, what can I say. According to the bank, it is made of organic materials. Although it's amazing how they were able to make an organic magnetic stripe and an organic chip?
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🇬🇪🇦🇿 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is on an official visit to Georgia.
This is his second arrival to Georgia after 2015. The meeting was held in an unusual place for such formats, a winery in the village of Mukhrani, which is a symbol of the era of the last kings of Georgia - the royal family of Bagrationi. There are their family estate, vineyards and a winery.
📌 What were the most important things discussed and told about at the subsequent briefing:
📍 Azerbaijan will make additional investments in the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, increasing it's capacity up to 5 million tons per year
📍 Azerbaijan intends to increase oil exports via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in 2023
📍 readiness to activate the trilateral format of political consultations between Baku, Yerevan and Tbilisi was announced
📍 cooperation between Azerbaijan and Georgia will expand in all areas
This is his second arrival to Georgia after 2015. The meeting was held in an unusual place for such formats, a winery in the village of Mukhrani, which is a symbol of the era of the last kings of Georgia - the royal family of Bagrationi. There are their family estate, vineyards and a winery.
📌 What were the most important things discussed and told about at the subsequent briefing:
📍 Azerbaijan will make additional investments in the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, increasing it's capacity up to 5 million tons per year
📍 Azerbaijan intends to increase oil exports via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in 2023
📍 readiness to activate the trilateral format of political consultations between Baku, Yerevan and Tbilisi was announced
📍 cooperation between Azerbaijan and Georgia will expand in all areas
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❗️Political scandal in Georgia: President Salome Zurabishvili was not informed about Ilham Aliyev's visit to the country.
The presidential administration stated that the meeting of the leaders of the countries did not take place, as they were not notified about it in advance and, therefore, the rules of the protocol were not observed. As a result, the meeting of the Azerbaijani president was held only with the Prime Minister of the country Irakli Garibashvili.
ℹ️ This is not the first time that the Georgian president and the government do not find a mutual language on diplomatic and political issues. This year they even threatened to sue each other, and recently Salome Zurabishvili vetoed one of the bills, which Parliament easily overcame.
The presidential administration stated that the meeting of the leaders of the countries did not take place, as they were not notified about it in advance and, therefore, the rules of the protocol were not observed. As a result, the meeting of the Azerbaijani president was held only with the Prime Minister of the country Irakli Garibashvili.
ℹ️ This is not the first time that the Georgian president and the government do not find a mutual language on diplomatic and political issues. This year they even threatened to sue each other, and recently Salome Zurabishvili vetoed one of the bills, which Parliament easily overcame.
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🧐🎾 A Georgian condom manufacturer Aiisa released condoms with the image of the first racket of Georgia Niki Basilashvili.
"Justification of violence is unacceptable," is the caption of their Facebook post. Most likely, the company reacted to the acquittal of the tennis player, which was issued by the Tbilisi City Court on Friday. The price of a condom is only 1 GEL.
ℹ️ The Georgian condom manufacturer Aiisa became popular due to the condom's packs with the faces of Vladimir Putin, Joseph Stalin, Queen Tamara. Last year, the company won a trial with the Georgian authorities in Strasbourg over unethical advertising. They challenged the 500 GEL fine imposed by the Georgian court that found that the images of historical and religious nature on condom packages violated moral principles.
"Justification of violence is unacceptable," is the caption of their Facebook post. Most likely, the company reacted to the acquittal of the tennis player, which was issued by the Tbilisi City Court on Friday. The price of a condom is only 1 GEL.
ℹ️ The Georgian condom manufacturer Aiisa became popular due to the condom's packs with the faces of Vladimir Putin, Joseph Stalin, Queen Tamara. Last year, the company won a trial with the Georgian authorities in Strasbourg over unethical advertising. They challenged the 500 GEL fine imposed by the Georgian court that found that the images of historical and religious nature on condom packages violated moral principles.
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🌗 Today in Georgia you will be able to observe a partial solar eclipse.
October 25, 2022 - a partial solar eclipse will take place - a phenomenon when the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth, but the Moon only partially covers the Sun's disk. This is not only amazing, but also very dangerous for the eyes. You shouldn't look at the sun without special protective filter - simple binoculars or a telescope will not protect you.
⏰ In Georgia, the eclipse will begin at 13:48 and end at 16:20, the peak (the black disk of the Moon will cover 58% of the sun) is expected at 15:08. According to forecast the weather is going to be cloudy with clearings, so we have a good chance of seeing a solar eclipse.
October 25, 2022 - a partial solar eclipse will take place - a phenomenon when the Moon comes between the Sun and Earth, but the Moon only partially covers the Sun's disk. This is not only amazing, but also very dangerous for the eyes. You shouldn't look at the sun without special protective filter - simple binoculars or a telescope will not protect you.
⏰ In Georgia, the eclipse will begin at 13:48 and end at 16:20, the peak (the black disk of the Moon will cover 58% of the sun) is expected at 15:08. According to forecast the weather is going to be cloudy with clearings, so we have a good chance of seeing a solar eclipse.
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🇬🇪❤️🇺🇦 The week of culture and art in Tbilisi will be held from 3 to 7 November.
This international project will be held on the territory of "Factory Tbilisi"- former Coca-Cola factory transformed into a contemporary art space. Exhibitions, concerts, performances, master classes, public discussions and other events will take place there.
ℹ️ Tbilisi Culture Week was created to support Ukraine, and after a local debut, it will move to European capitals. The main goal of the project is to tell about current events in the world and Ukraine in the language of art.
📍November 3, 21.00: Georgian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nikoloz Rachveli. Soloists - Ukrainian singer Katya Chili and Nino Katamadze (tickets here)
📍November 3, 23.00: Quattro ballet troupe, accompanied by piano and cello, will present modern ballet at the Bassiani Club
📍November 4, 21.00: a concert of the Ukrainian electro-acoustic group DZ'OB will take place on the main venue. Niaz Diasamidze is a special guest of this event (tickets here)
📍November 7, 20.00: final evening at the Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre. The Ukrainian Contemporary Ballet will present the play "Radio and Juliet" - a unique symbiosis of the music of the Slovenian choreographer Eduard Klug and the world famous band RADIOHEAD (tickets here)
📷 Especially, I would like to highlight a very powerful INSIDE OUT project called “Children of War”, which is being made in Georgia by Ukrainian photographer Marina Karpiy. It consists of photo portraits of Ukrainian war survivors and victims of the 2008 war.
This international project will be held on the territory of "Factory Tbilisi"- former Coca-Cola factory transformed into a contemporary art space. Exhibitions, concerts, performances, master classes, public discussions and other events will take place there.
ℹ️ Tbilisi Culture Week was created to support Ukraine, and after a local debut, it will move to European capitals. The main goal of the project is to tell about current events in the world and Ukraine in the language of art.
📍November 3, 21.00: Georgian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nikoloz Rachveli. Soloists - Ukrainian singer Katya Chili and Nino Katamadze (tickets here)
📍November 3, 23.00: Quattro ballet troupe, accompanied by piano and cello, will present modern ballet at the Bassiani Club
📍November 4, 21.00: a concert of the Ukrainian electro-acoustic group DZ'OB will take place on the main venue. Niaz Diasamidze is a special guest of this event (tickets here)
📍November 7, 20.00: final evening at the Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre. The Ukrainian Contemporary Ballet will present the play "Radio and Juliet" - a unique symbiosis of the music of the Slovenian choreographer Eduard Klug and the world famous band RADIOHEAD (tickets here)
📷 Especially, I would like to highlight a very powerful INSIDE OUT project called “Children of War”, which is being made in Georgia by Ukrainian photographer Marina Karpiy. It consists of photo portraits of Ukrainian war survivors and victims of the 2008 war.
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🌗 A partial solar eclipse could be observed in Georgia today.
What a beauty!
What a beauty!
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💧🚫💡There are very frequent water and electricity cuts in Georgia, where to check up and monitor information?
Unfortunately, the infrastructure and engineering networks, worn out since the Soviet times, are changing slowly in the country. So, resident of Tbilisi or Batumi face regular problems with energy resources on a common basis. During a month, they turn off either water, or electricity, or gas. Where to check up them? The best thing to do is to talk to the owners of the property, if you are renting it, they usually know or receive text messages from the energy companies.
But there are other resources:
📍 Telasi, the largest power company in Tbilisi – WEBSITE
📍 Telmico power company - WEBSITE
📍 Water distribution company GWP (Georgian water and power). You can set up SMS alerts from them. To do this, send your subscriber number to 90111, WEBSITE
📍 Telegram bot for the districts of the capital, which parses information from the above sites HERE
📍Telegram bot where you can enter your particular address and follow it only @tbilisi_outages_bot
📍Tbilisi for people and about people telegram channel - CHANNEL
📍 Batumi water distribution company Batumi Water - WEBSITE
📍 Batumi water distribution company Batumi Water - WEBSITE
📍 Batumi energy company Energo-pro - WEBSITE
ℹ️ Also, you can follow the updates of all the above organizations on their official Facebook pages
Unfortunately, the infrastructure and engineering networks, worn out since the Soviet times, are changing slowly in the country. So, resident of Tbilisi or Batumi face regular problems with energy resources on a common basis. During a month, they turn off either water, or electricity, or gas. Where to check up them? The best thing to do is to talk to the owners of the property, if you are renting it, they usually know or receive text messages from the energy companies.
But there are other resources:
📍 Telasi, the largest power company in Tbilisi – WEBSITE
📍 Telmico power company - WEBSITE
📍 Water distribution company GWP (Georgian water and power). You can set up SMS alerts from them. To do this, send your subscriber number to 90111, WEBSITE
📍 Telegram bot for the districts of the capital, which parses information from the above sites HERE
📍Telegram bot where you can enter your particular address and follow it only @tbilisi_outages_bot
📍Tbilisi for people and about people telegram channel - CHANNEL
📍 Batumi water distribution company Batumi Water - WEBSITE
📍 Batumi water distribution company Batumi Water - WEBSITE
📍 Batumi energy company Energo-pro - WEBSITE
ℹ️ Also, you can follow the updates of all the above organizations on their official Facebook pages
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🇬🇪❤️ Autumn in Svaneti.
The unique mountainous region of Georgia is beautiful at any time of the year. Interestingly, I have been there four times, but always in winter or early spring, when it was very snowy. When you look at these stunning photos, you just want to take a car and go there right tomorrow to see this beauty live.
📷 Thanks for the photo alex_fridee
The unique mountainous region of Georgia is beautiful at any time of the year. Interestingly, I have been there four times, but always in winter or early spring, when it was very snowy. When you look at these stunning photos, you just want to take a car and go there right tomorrow to see this beauty live.
📷 Thanks for the photo alex_fridee
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