Georgia

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's United National Movement scored a hefty victory in both the Tbilisi mayoral elections and municipal polls across Georgia over the weekend of... 2010-06-23

Our core view for weak consumer demand to prevent a sharp rebound in real GDP growth in Georgia this year remains firmly on course. A 125bps hike in interest rates reinforces our core... 2010-06-18

Consumer price inflation fell to 2.7% y-o-y in January, down from 3.0% in December, continuing the volatile trend which has been in play since a dip into deflation in August. Despite... 2010-02-25

The Georgian general government deficit continued to widen in Q309, reaching GEL608.0mn for the first nine months of 2009, up from a GEL293.3mn deficit over the same period in 2008.... 2009-12-31

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