Business in Georgia, Tbilisi. Georgian Economy

1. Introduction to the Georgia (Europe)
2. Georgian Economy
3. Doing Business in Tbilisi
4. International Trade of Georgia
   1. European Union-Georgia trade relations
5. Investment in Georgia
6. Transport and Logistics
7. Business Opportunities in Georgia
8. Access to the Georgian Market
9. Business Plan for Georgia

Sample:

The educational aims of the Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Georgia” are:

1. To analyze the Georgian Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in Georgia
3. To research the trade relations with the student's country
4. To learn about Georgian Trade Agreements
5. To develop a business plan for the Georgian Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Georgia” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

მაგისტრი საერთაშორისო ბიზნესის (Georgia).

Languages: Georgia Géorgie.

1. Subject Credits “Doing Business in Georgia”: 1

1. Europe-Caucasus-Asia Logistics Corridor
2. Trans-Caspian Logistics Corridor
3. Afghanistan-Turkey Logistics Corridor
4. Access to the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Corridor (ITI-ECO)
5. Access to the China-Central-West Asia Corridor

Georgian Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Georgia and the Orthodox Economic Area
2. Regional Organization for Democracy and Economic Development
3. Black Sea Economic Cooperation
4. Central Asia Cooperation (CAREC)
5. European Union
   1. European Union-Georgia Free Trade and Agreement
   2. European Neighborhood Policy
   3. European Union-South Caucasus
   4. EU's Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) +
   5. Black Sea Synergy
   6. EU Eastern Partnership
6. EFTA-Georgia Agreement
7. Turkey-Georgia Agreement
8. China-Georgia Agreement
9. Georgia-Hong Kong China Agreement
10. Georgia-Ukraine-Azerbaijan-Moldova Agreement
11. UK-Georgia Free Trade and Economic Integration Agreement
12. Georgia-Armenia Agreement
13. Georgia-Azerbaijan Agreement
14. Georgia-Kazakhstan Agreement
15. Georgia-Russia Agreement
16. Georgia-Turkmenistan Agreement
17. Georgia-Ukraine Agreement
18. Georgia-Uzbekistan Agreement
19. SICA (observer)

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   2. Agreement on the Application of Sanitary Measures
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD)
4. COTIF Convention
5. CIM, CIT Rail Rules
6. BIC
7. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
8. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
   1. Convention for Safe Containers
   2. Istanbul Convention
9. Customs Convention on Containers
10. Hamburg Rules
11. International Road Transport Union (IRU)
    1. TIR Convention
    2. Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport
12. Transit and Transport Cooperation Agreement (Lapis Lazuli Route Agreement)

European Organizations:

1. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
2. European Council
3. Economic Cooperation and Development

Global Organizations:

1. United Nations
2. World Bank
3. World Trade Organization (WTO)
4. International Monetary Fund
5. CPLP (observer country)

Sample:

1. Georgia shares borders with Russia, Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
2. The official languages of Georgia are Georgian and Abkhaz
3. Capital of Georgia: Tbilisi
4. Georgian Currency: Lari
5. Georgian Population: 3.7 million people
6. Area of Georgia: 69,420 km²
7. Independence of Georgia from the Soviet Union: 1991

Religion in Georgia: Most of the Georgian population practices the Eastern Orthodox Christianity (84%).

Georgia belongs to the Orthodox Economic Area.

The Georgian Economy.

1. Georgia is a link between Europe and Asia, Georgia offers direct access to the EU, the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) markets (1 billion consumers)
2. Georgia is a key location for centralized regional market operations in the Black Sea Region
3. Georgia ranks thirteenth out of 183 economies (Doing Business Report, World Bank)
4. Previous to the global economic crisis, Georgia experienced a sole Economic growth
5. Notwithstanding recent slowdowns in the GDP growth and Foreign Direct Investment caused by the Global financial crisis, a real GDP of Georgia growth rate was 6.4%. This growth has been fuelled by substantial local and Foreign Direct Investment

International Trade of Georgia.

1. Total Foreign Trade turnover of Georgia was 6.7 billion dollars
2. Georgia is a partner in the TRACECA corridor

Foreign Trade regimes of Georgia:

1. Free Trade Regime - with the Commonwealth of Independent States countries and Turkey (since 2008)
2. Most-favoured-nation Regime (MFN) - with WTO member countries
3. Preferential Regime (Generalized System of Preferences) - with the United States, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, and Norway
4. Preferential Regime (GSP+) - with the EU (7,200 products duty-free)
5. Possibility of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the EU in the nearest future (European Neighborhood Policy - Black Sea Synergy)

The Georgian National Investment Agency is a sole public agency responsible for promoting and facilitating Foreign Direct Investment in Georgia.