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Issue no: 838/24
• APRIL 26 - 28, 2016
• PUBLISHED TWICE WEEKLY
PRICE: GEL 2.50
In this week’s issue... CiDA Hosts International Conference on Promoting CSR in Georgia PAGE 3
Are Working Women Happy Women? View from the Greater Caucasus ISET PAGE 4
FOCUS
THE GOLD IN THE FLEECE
The revival of the shearing industry, with the help of Caritas Czech Republic and a Slovakian expert
PAGE 6
Tourism Administration and IDS Borjomi Sign Memorandum BY ANA AKHALAIA
T
he Georgian mineral water company IDS Borjomi Georgia has signed a Memorandum of Partnership with the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA) and presented the first international gastronomic portal gastroguide.borjomi.com/ge. General Director of IDS Borjomi Georgia, Zaza Kikvadze, and Head of GNTA, Giorgi Chogovadze signed the Memorandum according to which IDS Borjomi is ready to contribute to the development of the country’s tourism. Continued on page 2
FINCA Bank Georgia First SMART Certified Financial Institution in Georgia PAGE 7
Walsh, SDSU: Georgia Needs More Involvement from the Private Sector PAGE 9
Canadian and Korean Delegations Talk Investment Potential in Georgia PAGE 10 Prepared for Georgia Today Business by
Markets As of 22ͲAprͲ2016
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
Price
w/w
m/m
GBP 21.82
+5,9%
+7,5%
GEOROG 05/17
102.19 (YTM 4.72%)
+0,1%
+1,7%
GBP 1.79
+0,3%
+13,9%
m/m
GEORG 04/21
BONDS
110.89 (YTM 4.41%)
+1,3%
+3,3%
US$ 10.20
+2,0%
+1,0%
GRAIL 07/22
107.88 (YTM 6.20%)
+0,3%
+1,4%
GEBGG 07/17
103.75 (YTM 4.47%)
+0,2%
+0,1%
Price
w/w
m/m
45,11
+4,7%
+7,9%
CURRENCIES
w/w
m/m
1 233,03
Ͳ0,1%
Ͳ1,2%
GEL / USD
2,2400
Ͳ
Ͳ3,0%
GEL / EUR
2,5138
Ͳ0,7%
Ͳ3,0%
Price
Price
w/w
m/m
GEL / GBP
3,2269
+1,3%
Ͳ1,5%
FTSE 100
6 310,44
Ͳ0,5%
+1,9%
GEL / CHF
2,2922
Ͳ1,2%
Ͳ3,4%
FTSE 250
16 871,46
Ͳ0,2%
Ͳ0,2%
GEL / RUB
0,0337
Ͳ
DAX
10 373,49
+3,2%
+3,8%
GEL / TRY
0,7863
+0,2%
Ͳ2,4%
DOW JONES
18 003,75
+0,6%
+2,4%
GEL / AZN
1,4941
+1,2%
+4,4%
4 906,23
Ͳ0,6%
+1,8%
GEL / AMD
0,0047
+2,2%
Ͳ2,1%
MSCI EM EE
130,17
+2,1%
+2,7%
GEL / UAH
0,0884
+0,5%
+0,2%
MSCI EM
845,21
Ͳ0,2%
+1,8%
EUR / USD
0,8909
+0,5%
Ͳ0,1%
SP 500
2 091,58
+0,5%
+2,0%
GBP / USD
0,6941
Ͳ1,4%
Ͳ1,4%
MICEX
1 967,26
+3,1%
+3,4%
CHF / USD
0,9786
+1,1%
+0,6%
MSCI FM
2 501,89
+0,5%
+1,6%
RUB / USD
66,5325
+0,1%
Ͳ1,4%
NASDAQ
Ͳ0,9%
GT Index (GEL)
796,75
Ͳ
Ͳ10,1%
TRY / USD
2,8488
Ͳ0,2%
Ͳ0,6%
GT Index (USD)
705,07
+0,9%
Ͳ7,5%
AZN / USD
1,4995
Ͳ2,2%
Ͳ7,2%