Issue no: 1378
• DECEMBER 16 - 22, 2022 • PUBLISHED WEEKLY
PRICE: GEL 2.50
In this week’s issue... Crisis in the Lachin Corridor POLITICS PAGE 4
World Bank and EU Announce Winners for 2022 Best Annual Report and Transparency Award BUSINESS PAGE 6
The Mediator Profession Actively Developing in Georgia BUSINESS PAGE 6
Youth Internal Migration in Georgia - A Need for YouthCentered Policies BUSINESS PAGE 8
FOCUS
ON ISRAELI WEEK Building Bridges between Countries and Encouraging Investment in Georgia
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German Ambassador Peter Fischer on Georgia’s Politics, Equality and Environment EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY EREKLE POLADISHVILI
P
eter Fischer arrived in Georgia at the end of August to take up his posting as the new Ambassador of Germany to Georgia. He came to us from the United Arab Emirates. “My past relationship with Georgia was not very substantial because, unfortunately, I had never been here,” he tells GEORGIA TODAY. “My career took me to Singapore, China, the UK, Israel, the USA and then the United Arab Emirates, so you see, I never came close to this region. When I told people I was coming here, everyone gave it glowing reviews. I suppose one connection that I have to Georgia is growing up and going to university in West Berlin. Berlin was divided and we were, like Georgia, facing the Soviet Union, facing Russia, facing that whole system, and in Berlin, we were freedom loving, just like Georgians are.” We begin our interview by asking the Ambassador for his view of the current Misha Saakashvili situation. Continued on page 5
EU, UNDP and OHCHR Assist Georgian DecisionMakers and Civil Society to Create Discussion Forum on Human Rights SOCIETY PAGE 10
Three Muses. Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Georgian-German Diplomatic Relations SOCIETY PAGE 11 Prepared for Georgia Today Business by
Markets As of 12ͲDecͲ2022
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GRAIL 07/28
88.05 (YTM 6.62%)
+0,3%
+14,0%
Bank of Georgia (BGEO LN)
GBP 26.05
+2,0%
+6,8%
GEBGG 07/23
BONDS
100.52 (YTM 5.12%)
Ͳ0,0%
Ͳ0,1%
Georgia Capital (CGEO LN)
GBP 7.54
+0,4%
+4,6%
GEOCAP 03/24
94.87 (YTM 10.64%)
+0,3%
+1,3%
TBC Bank Group (TBCG LN)
GBP 21.95
Ͳ1,1%
+1,2%
SILNET 01/27
94.45 (YTM 10.04%)
+0,5%
+1,8%
98.36 (YTM 6.91%)
+0,1%
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2,8177
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3,2809
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77,99
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2,8565
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30,21
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62,8374
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963,58
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1,6968
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