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Private sector and human-resource development in Georgia

TBILISI, GEORGIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private Sector and Human-resource Development in Georgia

Author: Lasha Martashvili

E-mail: lmg@bk.ru

 

 (18.02.2004)

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS


1.      Government Policies.. 5

1.1        Government promotion policies of small and medium size enterprises.. 5

1.2        National Investment Agency of Georgia.. 5

1.3        Georgian Investment Center.. 5

1.2.1     Government’s Export Promotion Policy. 6

1.2.2     Georgian Export Promotion Agency (GEPA) 9

1.4        Foreign Investment Promotion.. 14

1.3.1     Government’s Foreign Investment Promotion Policy. 14

1.3.2     Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC) 21

1.5        Tax Regime. 23

1.3.3     Taxation System and Tax Rates in Georgia. 23

1.3.4     Existing Taxation Practices. 34

1.3.5     Tax Reform Areas. 38

1.6        Legislative Basis for the Operation of the Private Companies. 44

1.5.1     Law of Georgia on Entrepreneurs (LoE) (Corporate Law) 44

1.5.2     Law of Georgia on Securities Market (SML) 51

1.5.3     Employment Regulations in Georgia. 57

1.5.4     Regulations about Real Estate in Georgia. 59

1.7        The Business Environment in Georgia.. 61

1.8        Institutional Arrangements. 64

1.3.1     Securities Industry. 64

2.      Society.. 65

2.1        Poverty issues.. 65

3.      Economics.. 70

3.1        Main economic indicators.. 70

3.2        Agriculture. 77

3.3        Trade. 104

3.4        Construction.. 106

4.      Business.. 110

4.1        Company Registration and Licensing System... 110

4.1.1     Company Registration System.. 110

4.1.2     Company Licensing System.. 117

4.2        Local Enterprises.. 119

4.1.3     Joint Stock Companies traded at Georgian Stock Exchange. 120

4.1.4     Joint Stock Companies not traded at Georgian Stock Exchange. 132

4.3        Human-Resource Development in the Private Sector.. 134

5.      Other Donors’ Activities.. 138

5.1        The World Bank and IMF. 138

5.1.1     List of the Active World Bank Projects in Georgia. 138

S – Satisfactory. 138

U - Unsatisfactory. 138

5.1.2     List of the Closed World Bank Projects in Georgia. 139

5.1.3     Description of the Closed World Bank Projects in Georgia. 140

5.1.4     The World Bank and IMF Cooperation in Georgia. 149

5.1.5     The World Bank Country Assistance Strategy for Georgia. 154

5.1.6     The World Bank Partners in Georgia. 161

5.2        USAID.. 162

5.3        EBRD.. 162

5.4        EU.. 162

5.5        GTZ.. 163

5.6        CIDA.. 163

5.7        DFID.. 163

5.8        The Government of the Netherlands.. 163

5.9        IFAD.. 164

5.10       UNDP. 164

5.11       UNICEF. 164



Currency

(Exchange rate as of 01 Feb. 2004)

Currency Unit = Georgian Lari (GEL)

1 USD = 2.11 GEL

1.0 GEL = 0.47 USD

 

 

Abbreviations and Acronyms

CAS

Country Assistance Strategy of the World Bank

CFAA

Country Financial Accountability Assessment

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

CPIA

Country Policy and Institutional Assessment

DFID

Department for International Development, U.K.

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

EDPRP

Economic Dev’t & Poverty Reduction Program

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FIAS

Foreign Investment Advisory Service

FSAP

Financial Sector Assessment Program

FSU

Former Soviet Union

FY

Fiscal Year

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GEL

Georgian Lari

GNP

Gross National Product

GoG

Government of Georgia

GSE

Georgian Stock Exchange

GTZ

German Technical Cooperation

IDA

International Development Association

IDF

Institutional Development Fund

IDP

Internally Displaced Persons

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IOSCO

The International Organization of Securities Commissions

JSC

Joint Stock Company

KfW

German Financial Cooperation





LLC

Limited Liability Company

MDGs

Millennium Development Goals

MoF

Ministry of Finance

NBG

National Bank of Georgia

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

NBG

National Bank of Georgia

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

OECD

Organization For Economic Coop’n & Development

PER

Public Expenditure Review

PPP

Purchasing Power Parity

PRGF

Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility

PRSP

Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

SAC

Structural Adjustment Credit

SATAC

Structural Adjustment Technical Assistance Credit

SEC

Security and Exchange Commission

SIDA

Swedish International Development Agency

SIF

Social Investment Fund

SME

Small and Medium Enterprises

SRS

Structural Reform Support Project

TACIS

Technical Assistance to the CIS (EU)

UNDP

United Nations Development Program

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

VAT

Value Added Tax

WTO

World Trade Organization








1.    Government Policies


1.1  Government promotion policies of small and medium size enterprises

 

 


[To be described:] "Small and Medium Enterprise State Support Program for 2002 - 2004 in Georgia"


[To be described:] Law of Georgia "On Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises"



1.2  National Investment Agency of Georgia


[To be described:] Law of Georgia "On National Investment Agency of Georgia"


[To be described:] Activities of the National Investment Agency of Georgia



 

1.3  Georgian Investment Center


[To be described:] Activities of the Georgian Investment Centre


1.2.1        Government’s Export Promotion Policy

Foreign Trade Regimes. Reforms carried out in recent years in Georgia, including serious legal reforms, are working successfully to create a favourable foreign trade regime in the country. Since 1995 the following major reforms have taken place in Georgian legislation:

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