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Issue no: 962/86
• JULY 11 - 13, 2017
• PUBLISHED TWICE WEEKLY
PRICE: GEL 2.50
In this week’s issue... Georgia Refuses to Grant Refugee Status to Detained Turkish College Manager NEWS PAGE 2
FOCUS ON THE 6 MILLIONTH TOURIST We interview the lady behind the award-winning tourism campaign
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SOURCE: Windfor's
Recycling: Gov’t & NGOs Start Extended Producer Reponsibility Campaign BY DAVID MONGAZON
F
ew people in Georgia think of what happens when they throw something out in the trash. Two decades ago, waste wasn’t a big issue, since nothing was wasted because everything was valued. But with Georgia’s quick economic development has come rising awareness of the risks associated with poorly disposed of products- and Georgia finds itself far behind many others in seeking solutions to the challenge. Continued on page 6
Bank of Georgia Supports Welcome to Georgia! National Tourism Awards as Official Sponsor for 2nd Year PAGE 5
Nelkarisi Winery Opens in Kakheti PAGE 8
Energy Minister Officially Resigns to Run Tbilisi Mayoral Race POLITICS PAGE 10
Polish Ambassador to Georgia on Poland-EU & Georgia-NATO Relations POLITICS PAGE 11 Prepared for Georgia Today Business by
Markets As of 07ͲJulͲ2017
STOCKS BGEO Group (BGEO LN) GHG (GHG LN) TBC Bank Group (TBCG LN)
COMMODITIES Crude Oil, Brent (US$/bbl) Gold Spot (US$/OZ)
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m/m
GBP 36.74
+5,2%
+0,5%
GEOROG 04/21
104.59 (YTM 5.39%)
Ͳ0,8%
Ͳ1,1%
GBP 3.70
+4,0%
+6,0%
m/m
GEORG 04/21
BONDS
111.35 (YTM 3.61%)
Ͳ0,4%
Ͳ0,4%
GBP 16.39
+3,5%
Ͳ5,5%
GRAIL 07/22
109.43 (YTM 5.56%)
Ͳ0,7%
Ͳ1,3%
BGEOLN 07/23
101.57 (YTM 5.69%)
Ͳ0,2%
Ͳ0,3%
Price
w/w
m/m
46,71
Ͳ2,5%
Ͳ2,8%
CURRENCIES
Price
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1 212,46
Ͳ2,3%
Ͳ5,8%
GEL / USD
2,3967
Ͳ0,4%
Ͳ0,8%
GEL / EUR
2,7267
Ͳ0,6%
+0,4%
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w/w
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GEL / GBP
3,0892
Ͳ1,4%
Ͳ1,3%
FTSE 100
7 350,92
+0,5%
Ͳ1,7%
GEL / CHF
2,4861
Ͳ1,0%
Ͳ0,7%
FTSE 250
19 395,14
+0,3%
Ͳ1,5%
GEL / RUB
0,0397
Ͳ3,9%
DAX
12 388,68
+0,5%
Ͳ2,2%
GEL / TRY
0,6625
Ͳ3,0%
Ͳ2,6%
DOW JONES
21 414,34
+0,3%
+1,1%
GEL / AZN
1,4212
Ͳ0,3%
+0,3%
6 153,08
+0,2%
Ͳ2,3%
GEL / AMD
0,0050
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NASDAQ
Ͳ6,1%
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140,41
Ͳ0,4%
Ͳ2,4%
GEL / UAH
0,0920
Ͳ0,3%
Ͳ0,2%
1 002,48
Ͳ0,8%
Ͳ1,3%
EUR / USD
0,8772
+0,2%
Ͳ1,3%
SP 500
2 425,18
+0,1%
Ͳ0,3%
GBP / USD
0,7758
+1,1%
MICEX
1 912,48
+1,8%
+2,4%
CHF / USD
0,9640
+0,6%
Ͳ0,1%
MSCI FM
2 699,59
Ͳ0,0%
Ͳ2,0%
RUB / USD
60,3840
+2,6%
+5,8%
GT Index (GEL)
1 133,66
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TRY / USD
3,6185
+2,8%
+1,9%
GT Index (USD)
922,38
Ͳ0,4%
+0,6%
AZN / USD
1,6861
+0,0%
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MSCI EM EE MSCI EM
+0,5%