Asia Georgia The single-chamber parliament approved in its 3rd and final reading the law on so-called foreign agents, modeled on a similar law in force for years in Russia, used to shut down independent media, NGOs and civil society associations
Asia Georgia Around 5.000 employees, over half of thetotal employed by Evolution Georgia online casino, are participating in the strike that began on 12 July, according to Evo-Union
Asia Georgia All the electricity consumed by EFES Georgia now comes entirely from renewable energy sources; in 2008 the company started construction of a biological treatment plant for waste water generated by the production cycle, fully operational since 2012
Asia Georgia Women entrepreneurs from across Georgia gathered for an empowerment forum; women own only a third of economically active enterprises and occupy only 16,5% of management positions in private companies
Asia Georgia The country ranked first out of 125 nations in the world in the Open Budget Index, which assesses the transparency of the budget process