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Belgian company wins tender for Anaklia Port

by OC Media

•3 min read

The Georgian government has announced Belgian company Jan De Nul as the winner of a tender for the development of the Anaklia Deep Sea Port in western Georgia. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Economy on Thursday, and confirmed by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. The Economy Ministry stated that Jan De Nul was one of four companies that applied for the tender, all of them ‘European’, with ‘the best international reputation’. In May, the ministry listed Jan De Nul, Boskalis,

Georgian and Chinese flags in Beijing. Image via the Government of Georgia.

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China drops visa restrictions for Georgian citizens

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•2 min read

Georgian citizens will soon be able to visit China for up to 30 days without a visa, the latest in a series of diplomatic agreements between the two countries. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the visa liberalisation act in a cabinet meeting on Monday, with Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili stating after the meeting that China would instate the visa-free regime ‘in a matter of days’. Kobakhidze described the move as ‘an innovative and practical result’ of the strategi

Mamuka Khazaradze. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC media.

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TBC bank founder and Georgian opposition leader found guilty of fraud

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•3 min read

Mamuka Khazaradze, one of the founders of TBC Bank and the leader of the Lelo Party, has been found guilty of fraud but spared jail by Tbilisi City Court. Khazaradze, along with TBC co-founder Badri Japaridze and businessman Avtandil Tsereteli were each given seven years in prison, however, their sentences were commuted as the statute of limitations for fraud had expired. All three were on trial for the more serious offence of money laundering, but the court re-qualified the charges to fraud

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Anaklia row reemerges after leak shows Ivanishvili link to rival port

by Shota Kincha

•3 min read

A dispute over the stalled Anaklia Deep Sea Port project has reemerged after revelations from the Pandora Papers suggested that Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream Party, holds hidden interests in a rival project in the city of Poti. The Georgian Government pulled its contract with the Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) to build the $2.5 billion Anaklia port, dubbed the largest international port on the Black Sea, in January 2020. ADC voiced their concern over Po

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo fist bumps with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia. Photo via Giorgi Gakharia.

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Protesters line streets of Tbilisi to greet US Secretary of State Pompeo

by Shota Kincha

•4 min read

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has concluded a one-day visit to Tbilisi, where he met with government officials, civil society, and the Patriarch. Opposition groups said they were welcoming the US Secretary of State with a ‘silent protest’ over the disputed results of Georgia’s parliamentary elections, reiterating that they intended to boycott runoff elections for 17 majoritarian seats slated for Saturday. Thousands of protesters lined the streets of central Tbilisi during Pompeo’s visit

The European Parliament. Photo: Dato Parulava/OC Media.

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Rejected joint EU–Georgia statement reveals raft of criticisms from MEPs

by Dato Parulava

•6 min read

The EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee has failed to adopt a joint statement after officials from the ruling Georgian Dream party rejected critical amendments. A copy of the draft statement seen by OC Media revealed criticisms of the Georgian Government from MEPs in several key areas. At the committee in Strasburg on 12–13 February, MEPs had wanted to include condemnation of the Georgian Government’s ‘politically motivated’ prosecution of opposition leaders, the selection process

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Georgian government to announce new bidding for Anaklia port after pulling contract with investor

by OC Media

•6 min read

The Georgian government has announced that bidding to take over development of the Anaklia deep sea port will ‘soon’ begin. The government pulled the contract with the Anaklia Development Consortium, who were previously developing the project, earlier in January. On 21 January, Economy Minister Natia Turnava confirmed the government was to announce a new tender to replace Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC), a group of local and international companies responsible previously for the port proj