Georgia

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili claimed a 'diplomatic victory' on October 1, after the publication of an EU report on the country's 2008 war with Russia, which he claims blamed... 2009-10-27

According to latest data from the National Bank of Georgia (NBG), inflation in Georgia ticked back up to 0.5% y-o-y in September, from -3.1% in August. The latest data affirms our... 2009-10-27

Georgian consumer prices grew by 0.1% y-o-y in July, a sharp deceleration of inflation from the 2.3% CPI growth seen in June. The principal drivers of disinflation were the transport... 2009-08-27

The broadly peaceful passing of the first anniversary of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war bodes well for an abatement of immediate crisis risks in the region, given the focus of sabre-rattling... 2009-08-12

Georgian goods exports expanded by 16.3% y-o-y in 2008 to total US$2.4bn, while imports grew by 25.6% y-o-y to reach US$6.3bn. The current account deficit came in at a whopping 22.3%... 2009-04-30

Georgian inflation fell to 4.4% y-o-y in January, down from 5.5% in December, and well below the 10.7% recorded in the same month of 2008. Going forward, we expect falling global... 2009-02-27

While we expect the Georgian economy to recover somewhat during the final quarter of 2008 (following Q3's 3.9% y-o-y contraction), we caution that growth will not surpass 2007's peak... 2009-02-26