Posts Tagged ‘Georgia’

The Georgian ‘Dream’ of Opportunity and Competition

It is said in Tbilisi that if many share the same dream, it has the potential to become a reality. Today, Georgia stands at the doorway of that achievable ‘dream’ in that it seems clear tangible change is on the way. Such change is brought to us by Bidzina Ivanishvili and his newfound ‘Georgian Dream [...]

Abashidze Hopes His Defeat of the Bank of Georgia’s Take-Over Bid of Georgia Water and Power Will Be a Victory for Tbilisi Consumers

TBILISI— Free Democrats City Council Vice-Chairman visited the sprawling new Saburtalo headquarters of the Bank of Georgia on Tuesday to send a warning to the monopoly Georgia Water and Power that they had better not raise water prices on hard-pressed Tbilisi citizens. “For more than a month I have been seeking answers about what was [...]

Irakli Alasania Raises Questions and Requests Guarantees About Government’s IPO Plans

Free Democrats leader Irakli Alasania recently released an open letter addressed to Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri raising questions and requesting guarantees about the Georgian government’s plans for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 20-25 percent of the shares of strategically-vital companies. As a party committed to free markets as well as the protection of fundamental [...]

Free Democrats Call for Bold Action to Loosen Restrictions on Georgian Media

Free Democrats leader Irakli Alasania has called on Georgia’s government to loosen restrictions on broadcast media in the country and reverse the trend of controlling content on television stations with national reach. “We strongly support the recent statement of the Georgian Media Advocacy Coalition which asked the government to disclose more facts in the troubling [...]