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Issue no: 908/59
• DECEMBER 27 - 29, 2016
• PUBLISHED TWICE WEEKLY
PRICE: GEL 2.50
In this week’s issue... Georgian Leaders Congratulate Local Jews on Hanukkah NEWS PAGE 5
Kleptocrats Attack Ukraine’s Reform-Minded Central Banker PAGE 6
Georgian Foreign Ministry Hosts Meeting on US-Georgia Strategic Partnership
FOCUS ON SKI RESORTS
An unprecedented example of Public-Private-Partnership is witnessed in the opening of the new Mitarbi Ski Resort
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Georgia, US Sign Agreements to Boost Economic Development
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Welcome to Georgia Wine Campaign Kicks Off for the Holiday Season
BY THEA MORRISON
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he United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is to allocate USD 22 million for Georgia’s economic development. Georgia’s Finance Minister, Dimitry Kumsishvili, and Director of USAID’s Caucasus Mission, Douglas Ball, signed three agreements to that effect on Thursday. Changes were made to previously signed agreements increasing the amount of a pre-existing grant to the current USD 22 million figure. The Finance Ministry reports that the agreements cover a number of high-priority areas, including inclusive and sustainable economic growth, democratic controls and accountable
Christmas Concert Culminates another Year of Successful Growth at Conflict Divide
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governance, and a “stable, integrated and healthy” society. The activities planned within the agreements will be aimed at introducing business standards and increasing competitiveness in various sec-
tors, as well as more effectively managing natural resources and creating market-oriented jobs. Increasing the societal integration of persons with disabilities and of IDPs has also been fingered as a focus.
Bryza: Russia Will Use the Definition of Terrorism to Advance its Own Political Interests POLITICS PAGE 11 Prepared for Georgia Today Business by
Markets As of 23ͲDecͲ2016
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COMMODITIES Crude Oil, Brent (US$/bbl) Gold Spot (US$/OZ)
INDICES
Price
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m/m
BONDS
Price
w/w
GBP 29.59
Ͳ5,6%
Ͳ4,2%
GEOROG 04/21
104.44 (YTM 5.58%)
+0,4%
+0,4%
GBP 3.55
Ͳ5,0%
Ͳ1,5%
GEORG 04/21
109.65 (YTM 4.38%)
+0,5%
+1,3%
GBP 14.69
Ͳ4,9%
+11,9%
GRAIL 07/22
106.88 (YTM 6.26%)
Ͳ0,1%
Ͳ0,9%
BGEOLN 07/23
100.19 (YTM 5.96%)
Ͳ0,1%
+0,3%
Price
w/w
m/m
55,16
Ͳ0,1%
+12,7%
1 133,30
Ͳ0,1%
Ͳ4,6%
CURRENCIES
Price
m/m
w/w
m/m
GEL / USD
2,7450
+1,1%
+10,9%
GEL / EUR
2,8580
+1,2%
+9,4%
Price
w/w
m/m
GEL / GBP
3,3599
Ͳ0,5%
FTSE 100
7 068,17
+0,8%
+3,7%
GEL / CHF
2,6739
+1,5%
+9,8%
FTSE 250
17 909,59
+0,7%
+1,6%
GEL / RUB
0,0447
+1,8%
+16,4%
DAX
11 449,93
+0,4%
+7,4%
GEL / TRY
0,7795
+0,1%
+6,9%
DOW JONES
19 933,81
+0,5%
+4,5%
GEL / AZN
1,5198
Ͳ0,5%
+7,7%
5 462,69
+0,5%
+1,5%
GEL / AMD
0,0057
+1,8%
+9,6%
Ͳ1,1%
NASDAQ MSCI EM EE
+8,4%
GEL / UAH
0,1042
+1,3%
+7,9%
841,60
Ͳ1,7%
Ͳ1,7%
EUR / USD
0,9564
Ͳ0,0%
+0,9%
SP 500
2 263,79
+0,3%
+2,7%
GBP / USD
0,8139
+1,6%
+1,3%
MICEX
+0,0%
+1,0%
MSCI EM
142,37
+9,0%
2 173,18
Ͳ2,6%
+4,2%
CHF / USD
1,0265
MSCI FM
2 360,51
Ͳ1,1%
Ͳ0,2%
RUB / USD
61,3855
Ͳ1,1%
Ͳ4,5%
GT Index (GEL)
1 176,94
Ͳ
+29,5%
TRY / USD
3,5173
+0,3%
+3,6%
GT Index (USD)
838,85
Ͳ3,7%
+16,8%
AZN / USD
1,8262
+2,3%
+2,9%