{"id":191157,"date":"2024-12-06T22:13:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T18:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forbes.ge\/ekonomistebis-mimarthva-qarthul-otsnebas\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T22:23:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T18:23:27","slug":"economists-statement-to-the-georgian-dream-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.forbes.ge\/en\/economists-statement-to-the-georgian-dream-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Economists&#8217; Statement to the Georgian Dream Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following Irakli Kobakhidze&#8217;s official announcement of the suspension of Georgia&#8217;s EU integration, the country&#8217;s economic stability has been seriously threatened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This decision contradicts Article 78 of the Constitution of Georgia, which affirms the nation&#8217;s commitment to European integration. Economic development in Georgia requires the rule of law and the strengthening of democratic institutions\u2014elements that are jeopardized by recent political decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under Bidzina Ivanishvili\u2019s government, Georgia is increasingly veering towards isolation from the West. Each year, the country receives $9 billion in trade, investments, tourism, remittances, and other economic activities from Western nations. The stability of Georgia\u2019s national currency and overall macroeconomic conditions are heavily dependent on continued Western capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, the adoption of Russian-style laws and economic policies\u2014such as the mismanagement of National Bank reserves, the &#8220;offshore law,&#8221; pension law changes, and questionable Chinese investments in infrastructure\u2014are introducing further risks to the country&#8217;s economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>The violent suppression of peaceful protests, the mistreatment of demonstrators, and illegal detentions are likely to escalate Western sanctions. These sanctions will pose significant challenges for Georgia\u2019s financial sector and overall business climate.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In light of these imminent economic consequences, we urgently call on Bidzina Ivanishvili&#8217;s government to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immediately release those unlawfully detained during protests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identify and hold accountable the police officers responsible for the violence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Return Georgia to a path of democratic development, where citizens&#8217; freedom of expression and choice are protected.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5><b>Joining the Statement:<\/b><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lasha Chochua<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Associate Professor, International School of Economics (ISET); Doctor of Economic Sciences, Bielefeld University, Germany.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Eteri Kvintradze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Association for Economic Education and Research (PEER), Academic Council ISET, MA Williams College CDE 1999, PhD Georgetown University 2007.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nino Abashidze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sandro Sharashenidze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 PhD Candidate, Stanford University.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tamari Matiashvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 PhD Candidate, Stanford University.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Robizon Khubulashvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Assistant Professor, University of San Francisco.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Givi Melkadze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Assistant Professor, Georgia State University, PhD Georgetown University 2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Beso Namchavadze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Chief Economist, Transparency International.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Akaki Tsomaia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Head of the Institute of Economics, University of Georgia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lasha Labadze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Economist, PMCG.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mikheil Giorgadze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Williams College, Center for Development Economics (CDE) 2001.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>David Djibouti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Economist, UBS, PhD Charles University Prague.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Giorgi Mekerishvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Senior Vice President, AlixPartners, LLP.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Salome Goglichidze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 PhD Candidate, Northeastern University.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Giorgi Khishtovani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Research Director, PMCG; Associate Professor, Ilia State University.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ioseb Berikashvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Researcher, UGSPN; Associate Professor, University of Georgia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nino Javakhadze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Economist, PMCG.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Levan Pavlenishvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Founder, Researcher, Galadh Analytics O\u00dc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maya Grigolia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Senior Consultant, Deloitte; USAID Contractor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Giorgi Bakradze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Williams College, Center for Development Economics (CDE) 2003; ISET, CU, IBSU.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Giorgi Piriashvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Assistant Professor, Head of Undergraduate Program, International School of Economics (ISET), University of Notre Dame, USA.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Irina Guruli<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Deputy Executive Director, Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC); Associate Professor, Ilia State University.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Giorgi Papava<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Leading Economist, ISET Research Institute; Associate Professor, Ilia State University.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nino Davitaia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Professor, University of Georgia School of Business and Public Administration; Williams College, 1997.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Zurab Lukashvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Williams College, Center for Development Economics (CDE) 1995.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nikoloz Pkhakadze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Assistant Professor, International School of Economics (ISET), PhD Georgetown University 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rati Gabrichidze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Economist, PMCG.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Giorgi Mamatelashvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Pension Agency, Williams College, CDE 2013.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tamar Giorgadze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Economist, Bachelor of Arts, Williams College, 2016.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Irakli Shalikashvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Notre Dame; PhD in Economics, University of Notre Dame, 2024.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Giorgi Barbakadze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Williams College, Center for Development Economics (CDE), 2009.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Miraim Silveri Machavariani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 AI CoE, Citi; Williams College, CDE 2011.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tornike Surguladze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Senior Researcher, ISET Research Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Giorgi Nebulishvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Senior Researcher, ISET Research Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Davit Keshelava<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Chief Economist, ISET Research Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nino Dogonadze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 ISET MA, Penn State PhD, Uber Scientist.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tamar Bliadze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Senior Researcher, ISET Research Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Salome Baslandze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Research Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, PhD University of Pennsylvania.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ana Burduli<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Deputy Head of the Direction, ISET Research Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tamar Jugeli<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Senior Consultant, Deloitte Luxembourg, PhD University of Groningen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Giorgi Chabakauri<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Associate Professor, London School of Economics; PhD London Business School.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mariam Lobjanidze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Leading Economist, ISET Research Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Zakaria Babutsidze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Professor, SKEMA Business School.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Giorgi Shavreshiani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Senior Researcher, ISET Research Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Elene Seturidze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Deputy Head of the Direction, ISET Research Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tatia Khidasheli<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Senior Researcher, ISET Research Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lika Goderdzishvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Economic Development Consultant, Ilia State University, Visiting Lecturer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mariam Katsadze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Senior Researcher, ISET Research Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Salome Solomnishvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Senior Researcher, ISET Research Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Archil Iakobashvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Full Professor, Georgian-American University School of Business; Foreign Exchange Reserves Portfolio Manager, National Bank of Georgia; Western Europe Regional Director, The Economist Intelligence Unit Researcher; Member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sophio Mkervalidze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Junior Researcher, ISET Research Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Erekle Pirveli<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Professor, Director of the Research Center, Caucasus Business School.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lukas Kalandia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 ISET BA, Newton Free School, IB MYP &amp; DP Economics Tutor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Roni Kvachadze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Consultant, PMCG; Visiting Lecturer in Circular Economy, ISET.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>David Lezhava<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Williams College, Center for Development Economics (CDE), 2002.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>David Papuashvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Professor, Georgian-American University; University of New Mexico, 2005.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Levan Gogichadze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Visiting Lecturer, Georgian-American University.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Shota Digmelashvili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Economist, Public Sector Researcher; Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Georgia and Squander Detector.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following Irakli Kobakhidze&#8217;s official announcement of the suspension of Georgia&#8217;s EU integration, the country&#8217;s economic stability has been seriously threatened. 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