PMCG’s Practice Leader Discusses Challenges of EU Accession at International Conference in Kosovo

On May 15-16, PMCG’s Zaza Chelidze, Practice Leader in Statistics, Economy and Public Administration participated in the international conference “Activating the Sources of Economic Growth in Kosovo”.

The event organized by local think-tank Riinvest Institute served as a platform for debate about the potential sources of economic growth in Kosovo.

Chelidze participated in the panel together with the Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Trade and Industry of Kosovo, and the former Minister of Finance of Albania.

His topic was “Agricultural and Rural Development in Georgia – Challenges of EU Accession” and also discussed Georgia’s successfully implemented reforms in areas including: trade liberalization, tax system simplification, deregulation and other free-market enabling reforms that resulted in Georgia being ranked very highly in The World Bank’s Doing Business, Economic Freedom Index and Corruption Perception Index.