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Search | 14 Articles

Georgian Dream

On Georgian voters’ minds: A pandemic, a bank robbery, and treasonous cartography

Georgians go to the polls for legislative elections on October 31 after an unexpectedly eventful campaign season.
Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 30, 2020
A bridge to a functioning state? Under construction in Zaporizhia (photo: Fabrice Deprez)

Ukraine: Zaporizhia bridge emerges as measure of Zelensky’s progress

The president bets on a big infrastructure program to reinvigorate his political fortunes.
Fabrice Deprez Oct 27, 2020
South Caucasus gas pipeline

Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict poses threat to regional energy corridor

While it would be wrong to start pointing fingers and formulating conspiracy theories, clearly the risks are many and real.
David O'Byrne Oct 9, 2020
Impact Hub

Georgia beckons digital nomads with COVID-fighting success

A new program is an attempt to maintain the country's enviable epidemiological situation and still attract some visitors to its tourism-dependent economy.
Joshua Kucera Sep 2, 2020
Abkhazia booth

Russian tourists flood into newly reopened Abkhazia

The territory's public health officials have warned against opening up to tourism, and the arrival of tourists has coincided with a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Joshua Kucera Aug 11, 2020
Messaging without fear (photo: David Trilling)

Perspectives | Why Moscow is embracing decentralized tech

The government’s lack of capacity helps explain the about-face.
Miranda Lupion Jul 2, 2020
A tourist visits Georgia's cave city of Uplistsikhe in 2019. (photo: Giorgi Lomsadze)

Georgia’s tourism reopening to be selective

Georgia is getting ready to host tourists, but would-be backpackers should not get their hopes up.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jun 10, 2020
Back to normal: Tucking into some khachapuri acharuli (Giorgi Lomsadze)

Emerging from lockdown: Time for Georgian food?

Georgia is cautiously returning to normal life, but wondering if opening up will threaten its hard-won success in stemming the spread of coronavirus.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jun 8, 2020
A pedestrian street in Tbilisi, usually bustling with tourists and cafes, was deserted last month. (Giorgi Lomsadze)

Georgia hopes to sell its pandemic response to tourists

The nation is working on a coronavirus-conscious tourism plan.
Giorgi Lomsadze May 21, 2020
illustration by Giorgi Lomsadze

Georgians literally laundering their cash during coronavirus

One Georgian bazaar has avoided the government’s order to close by adopting a novel way to clean its money.
Giorgi Lomsadze Apr 10, 2020
(All photos by Giorgi Lomsadze)

Winter comes for Georgian hospitality

The coronavirus pandemic has paralyzed Georgia’s booming tourism and hospitality industry.
Giorgi Lomsadze Apr 8, 2020
(photo: Tbilisi city hall)

Georgian currency falls ill as virus spreads

The Georgian lari has become one of the fastest depreciating currencies in Europe, despite the fact that coronavirus has hit the country relatively weakly.
Giorgi Lomsadze Mar 26, 2020
Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announcing the package on March 13. (gov.ge)

Georgia unveils COVID-19 economic stimulus

The plan targets the tourism sector but leaves others wondering what they will do as coronavirus ravages the global economy.
Mar 15, 2020
A tourist shop in Sheki, Azerbaijan (Shankar S./Flickr CC BY 2.0)

Pre-coronavirus, the Caucasus was liking the Chinese tourism bump. Now what?

Their numbers were growing fast, but Chinese tourists were a tiny fraction of the total.
Sam Bhutia Feb 6, 2020
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