In addition to the risk of the Ukraine War spreading to Georgian territory, the planned Russian naval base in Abkhazia could threaten Georgia's status as a global east-west connectivity hub.
Georgia's top financial authority went into damage-control mode after its decision to end automatic compliance with international financial sanctions caused a furore.
Discontent simmers while Georgian Manganese, the leading exporter of ferroalloys and manganese ores, says it is unable to sell what used to be the country's key export product.