Georgia (Country)

EXPLAINER-What is Georgia's 'foreign agents' costs and why does it matter?

Georgia's parliament got rid of a presidential veto of a controversial costs on foreign. agents on Tuesday, setting the phase for the speaker to sign it. into law in coming days in the most recent chapter of a political. crisis that has actually roiled the South Caucasus nation. Here's what you require to know about the law, the reaction to. it in the West and Russia, and why it matters. WHAT IS THE 'FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES' EXPENSE AND WHO CALLED FOR IT? The Law on Openness of Foreign Impact will need all. organisations getting more than 20% of their financing from.

Energy Markets

What is Georgia's 'foreign agents' costs and why does it matter?

Kazakhstan resumes gas exports after 2-year hiatus, sources state

Kazakhstan resumed gas exports in May that had actually been on hold since May 2022, sending 2,000 metric tons of the fuel to Georgia in May, 3 market sources familiar with the matter stated on Wednesday. Kazakhstan banned fuel exports 2 years ago to protect its domestic market from fuel lacks. Before the ban was introduced, in April 2022, Kazakhstan delivered some 26,000 tons of gas to foreign markets. Prior to this Kazakhstan likewise suspended fuel exports in 2021, while in 2020 its fuel exports totaled up to 494,000 tons. The Condensate refinery, an independent refinery in Kazakhstan, was granted

Ukraine

Ukraine restores ferry service to Georgia's Black Sea Port of Batumi

Chinese-Singaporean consortium to construct port in Georgia, government says

A ChineseSingaporean consortium has actually won a contract to develop a container port at Anaklia on Georgia's Black Sea coast, Georgian media on Wednesday cited Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili as stating. Of the 2 bidders, the consortium and a Swiss-Luxembourg business that passed the last stage of competitors in September, only the consortium sent a proposal before the due date, the local news website Civil.ge pointed out Davitashvili as saying. The Georgian federal government itself will buy the port and own 51% of shares, while the consortium will own the rest. Georgia has said it plans to start building and