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Issue no: 836/23
• APRIL 19 - 21, 2016
• PUBLISHED TWICE WEEKLY
PRICE: GEL 2.50
In this week’s issue...
Perennial Crop Areas Increase by 24 thousand ha in Two Years PAGE 2
XXI Century Arrives to Kakheti, with soplidan.ge
FOCUS
The Google Business Group in Georgia to improve digital business- and women's involvement in it!
ON GBG Waste Management to Cost Georgia EUR 130 Million GeoLab lecturer and web developer, Ani Asatiani, who delivered a special lecture within the framework of the GBG Tbilisi 2016 'Women Tech'
BY ANA AKHALAIA
A
ccording to Georgia’s National Waste Management Strategy, measures to be taken from 2016-2030 will cost approximately EUR 130 million (USD 13 million), paid for by donors and the European Union. According to the strategy, 900,000 tons of municipal waste is generated every year in Georgia, which amounts to 200 kg waste per person in an average year. Though the average EU citizen produces 475 kg of waste per year, Europeans recycle 44 per cent of their waste product. Georgia currently only has four landfills in the country that meet international standards. Of the 60 total landfills in the country, 13 have been closed and 28 were renewed and put back into service. Continued on page 2
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ISET PAGE 4
User Experience Expert Helps Georgians in Web and Mobile Application Developments PAGE 7
Government Promotes Georgia’s Filming Potential in India PAGE 11
Ambitions High at Tourism Festival PAGE 13 Prepared for Georgia Today Business by
Markets As of 15ͲAprͲ2016
STOCKS Bank of Georgia (BGEO LN) GHG (GHG LN) TBC Bank (TBCB LI)
COMMODITIES Crude Oil, Brent (US$/bbl) Gold Spot (US$/OZ)
INDICES
Price
w/w
m/m
Price
w/w
m/m
GBP 20.60
+4,6%
+12,6%
GEOROG 05/17
102.13 (YTM 4.82%)
+0,2%
+1,6%
GBP 1.79
+3,0%
+10,9%
GEORG 04/21
BONDS
109.44 (YTM 4.73%)
+0,6%
+2,9%
US$ 10.00
+4,1%
+1,5%
GRAIL 07/22
107.56 (YTM 6.26%)
+0,2%
+2,5%
GEBGG 07/17
103.56 (YTM 4.67%)
Ͳ0,1%
+0,1%
Price
w/w
m/m
43,10
+2,8%
+11,3%
1 233,99
Ͳ0,5%
+0,1%
Price
w/w
m/m
GEL / USD
2,2400
Ͳ1,3%
Ͳ3,3%
GEL / EUR
CURRENCIES
2,5304
Ͳ2,0%
Ͳ1,7%
Price
w/w
m/m
GEL / GBP
3,1850
Ͳ0,8%
FTSE 100
6 343,75
+2,2%
+3,3%
GEL / CHF
2,3203
Ͳ2,8%
Ͳ1,1%
FTSE 250
16 910,82
+0,5%
+1,7%
GEL / RUB
0,0337
Ͳ0,3%
+1,8%
DAX
10 051,57
+4,5%
+1,2%
GEL / TRY
0,7849
Ͳ1,5%
Ͳ1,8%
DOW JONES
17 897,46
+1,8%
+3,7%
GEL / AZN
1,4765
Ͳ0,9%
+5,3%
4 938,22
+1,8%
+4,4%
GEL / AMD
0,0046
Ͳ2,1%
Ͳ2,1%
NASDAQ
Ͳ2,4%
MSCI EM EE
127,43
+1,5%
+7,6%
GEL / UAH
0,0880
Ͳ0,7%
+2,3%
MSCI EM
846,70
+3,7%
+7,1%
EUR / USD
0,8862
+1,0%
Ͳ1,6%
SP 500
2 080,73
+1,6%
+3,2%
GBP / USD
0,7040
Ͳ0,6%
Ͳ0,4%
MICEX
1 907,78
+1,6%
+2,8%
CHF / USD
0,9679
+1,5%
Ͳ2,0%
MSCI FM
2 489,75
+2,3%
+4,1%
RUB / USD
66,4877
Ͳ0,9%
Ͳ6,3%
GT Index (GEL)
796,75
Ͳ
Ͳ10,1%
TRY / USD
2,8547
+0,2%
Ͳ1,5%
GT Index (USD)
698,59
+2,1%
Ͳ5,9%
AZN / USD
1,5328
Ͳ0,3%
Ͳ6,1%