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The Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Implementation of the DCFTA
03-Aug-2018
On July 25, Ms. Mariam Saghareishvili, Researcher at PMCG, participated in a working meeting about the DCFTA and the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in its implementation. The working meeting aimed to inform CSOs about the possibilities and requirements of t...
morePMC Research Awarded Again for its Transparency
24-Jul-2018
PMCG is excited and proud to announce that PMC Research was recently given a 5-star rating for transparency by international organization Transparify. Such an award is the highest possible rating issued by Transparify, and reflects exemplary transparency in PMC R...
moreNew Simplified Financial Reporting Standard for MSMEs
05-Jul-2018
On June 26, the newly simplified Financial Reporting Standard for Category IV-Entities was adopted with the goal to improve the quality and transparency of corporate financial statements, according to the decree of the Head of Service for Accounting, Reporting and Audit...
moreDiscussing How to Fight Corruption in Armenia
04-Jul-2018
On June 29, Mr. David Lezhava, Public Policy Sector Director at PMCG, participated in a conference entitled “The anti-corruption policies and measures”, which was co-hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria and the EU Delegation to Armenia. Mr. Lezhava’s presen...
moreStudy to Identify Challenges for SMEs Seeking Access to Finance
02-Jul-2018
PMC Research recently launched a new project entitled “Leveraging SME Finance through Value Chains in Georgia”, designed to study the challenges facing SMEs with a particular focus on access to finance in Georgia.On June 21, Goga Khishtovani, Director at PMC Research, p...
moreDiscussing Opportunities and Challenges of the EU-Georgia DCFTA at Georgian Farmers Congress
21-Jun-2018
On June 15, PMC Research participated in the Georgian Farmers Congress, an event designed to support dialogue between farmers and state bodies, a crucial aspect in the development of Georgia’s agricultural sector. Giorgi Khishtovani, Director at PMC Research, prese...
moreWelcoming Our New Public Policy Sector Director
20-Jun-2018
We are delighted to welcome David Lezhava to our team, as our new Public Policy Sector Director. Mr. Lezhava brings with him 20 years of sound experience in the fields of public finance and economic development, regional development, social policy and energy policy...
moreValue Chain Analysis of Broccoli, Tangerine, and Raspberry in Georgia and Their Potential on the EU Value Chain Analysis of Broccoli, Tangerines and Raspberries in Georgia and their EU Market Potential
19-Jun-2018
At the beginning of June, PMC Research hosted three public discussions and presentations in Marneuli, Mtskheta and Misaktsieli about the value chain analyses of three agricultural products, namely broccoli, tangerines and raspberries. The studies into these product...
moreDiscussing Georgia’s Sectoral Integration with the EU at 15th Batumi International Conference
16-Jun-2018
On June 15, PMCG’s CEO and Chairman Aleksi Aleksishvili participated in the 15th Batumi International Conference “Georgia’s European Way.”Giorgi Margvelashvili, President of Georgia, Mikheil Janelidze, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Irak...
moreHosting Networking Lunch with UK Trade Mission to Georgia
06-Jun-2018
On June 4, we hosted a networking lunch with the UK’s trade mission to Georgia.The meeting served as an excellent opportunity for public and private institutions from Georgia and the UK to meet, establish connections and discuss possible collaboration. The trade mission...
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Issue 105: External Trade, January-June 2018
03-Aug-2018
The first half of 2018 produced some interesting figures regarding Georgia’s external trade. Even though the existing data is only preliminary, the analysis thereof unveils some curious results. Georgia’s exports and imports reached their highest point for the observed period of ...
moreIssue 104: External Factors Affecting the Value of Georgian…
10-Jul-2018
For the period of 2014 to 2017, in every first quarter of each year compared to the first quarter of the previous year, the nominal exchange rate of the Georgian Lari (GEL) against the US Dollar (USD) depreciated. This trend stopped this year though as in the first quarter of 201...
moreIssue 103: Gross Domestic Product, 2017
28-May-2018
According to preliminary data, the Georgian economy is characterized by a 5.0% growth in 2017, which is the highest annual real growth rate for the country since 2012. A trend analysis of GDP is useful in comprehending the indicator relative to previous years. Furthermore, a sect...
moreIncreasing Program Budgeting Capacity of Ministry of Labor Social and Health Affiairs of Georgia
25-Sep-2015PMCG, under the consortium led by Tetra Tech ARD, will provide support to the Ministry of Labor, Social and Health Affairs of Georgia in strengthening the program budgeting capacity of the Ministry staff and formulating and implementing a needs-oriented 2016 program budget for the Ministry.
| Start Date: |
July, 2015 |
| End Date: | November, 2015 |
| Region: | Caucasus |
| Country: | Georgia |
| Client: | Government of Georgia |
| Origin of Funding: | USAID/GGI |
Increasing Program Budgeting Capacity of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia
23-Sep-2015PMCG, under the consortium led by Tetra Tech ARD, will provide support to the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia in strengthening the program budgeting capacity of the Ministry staff and formulating the needs-oriented 2016 program budget for the Ministry.
| Start Date: |
July, 2015 |
| End Date: | November, 2015 |
| Region: | Caucasus |
| Country: | Georgia |
| Client: | Government of Georgia |
| Origin of Funding: | USAID/GGI |
The objective of this assignment is to support the Government of Georgia in implementation of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Action Plan through lending support to the Ministry of Finance in designing civic participation mechanisms and providing recommendations for effective implementation with the objective of ensuring participatory budgeting processes in the country.
| Start Date: |
September, 2015 |
| End Date: | January, 2016 |
| Region: | Caucasus |
| Country: | Georgia |
| Client: |
Government of Georgia |
| Origin of Funding: |
USAID/GGI |
PMCG, as part of the consortium led by Tetra Tech ARD, under the framework of the USAID-funded Good Governance Initiative (GGI), is providing support to the Central Harmonization Unit (CHU) to enable it to perform its functions better, and to develop its policy paper and action plan.
| Start Date: |
September, 2015 |
| End Date: | April, 2015 |
| Region: | Caucasus |
| Country: | Georgia |
| Client: |
Government of Georgia |
| Origin of Funding: |
USAID/GGI |
Labor Informality Study
01-Sep-2015The project aims to collect detailed data of the population of Tbilisi, in order to study the behavior of people here in the labor market, and examine how attitudes toward risk, confidence, educational level, previous experience, family size and other characteristics affect individuals’ behavior.
| Start Date: |
September, 2015 |
| End Date: | December, 2015 |
| Region: | Caucasus |
| Country: | Georgia |
| Client: |
Konrad Adenauer Foundation |
| Origin of Funding: |
Konrad Adenauer Foundation |
PMCG, as part of the consortium led by Tetra Tech ARD, provided support to Akhaltsikhe Municipality in strengthening the program budgeting capacity of the Ministry staff and formulating and implementing its needs-oriented 2016 program budget. Medium-term planning and program budgeting will help to define the major program priorities of the Ministry and its sub-agencies in the medium-term and identify the actions that should secure achievement of the institutional priorities in the coming years.
| Start Date: |
September, 2015 |
| End Date: | December, 2015 |
| Region: | Caucasus |
| Country: | Georgia |
| Client: |
Government of Georgia |
| Origin of Funding: |
USAID/GGI |
PMCG, as part of the consortium led by Tetra Tech ARD, provided support to Kutaisi Municipality in strengthening the program budgeting capacity of the municipality staff and formulating and implementing its needs-oriented 2016 program budget. Medium-term planning and program budgeting will help to define the major program priorities of the Municipality and its sub-agencies in the medium-term and identify the actions that should secure achievement of the institutional priorities in the coming years.
| Start Date: |
September, 2015 |
| End Date: | December, 2015 |
| Region: | Caucasus |
| Country: | Georgia |
| Client: |
Government of Georgia |
| Origin of Funding: |
USAID/GGI |
PMCG, as part of a consortium led by Tetra Tech ARD, under the framework of the USAID-funded program “Good Governance Initiative (GGI)”, is providing support to Kutaisi Municipality to establish an effective management system for municipally-owned enterprises.
| Start Date: |
September, 2015 |
| End Date: | December, 2015 |
| Region: | Caucasus |
| Country: | Georgia |
| Client: |
Government of Georgia |
| Origin of Funding: |
USAID/GGI |
The main objective of the assignment is to ensure effective and efficient use of public resources through enhanced capacity and skills of the Batumi Municipality.
| Start Date: |
September, 2015 |
| End Date: | December, 2015 |
| Region: | Caucasus |
| Country: | Georgia |
| Client: |
Government of Georgia |
| Origin of Funding: |
USAID/GGI |
The PMCG team is assisting the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Adjara in developing a process model of Regional Development Strategy (RDS) elaboration as well as gathering information for the RDS context analysis.
| Start Date: |
July, 2015 |
| End Date: | October, 2015 |
| Region: | Caucasus |
| Country: | Georgia |
| Client: | Government of Autonomous Republic of Adjara (GOARA) |
| Origin of Funding: | GIZ |
