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Gas tariffs will be set by how much you burn — and the new rates land in December
Parliament passed the enabling law on 29 October by 75 votes to five. It does not set any price: that is GNERC's job, and the commission has until the current tariff period…
October inflation was 5.9% — and housing rents rose 12.8%
Transport did most of the work, at 21.9%. But the line that matters to a landlord or a tenant is actual rentals for housing, up 12.8% on the year while core inflation ran at 4.0%.
Foreign investment fell 23% — and a quarter of what arrived went into property
Georgia took in $468.8 million of foreign direct investment in the second quarter of 2026, down from $610.6 million a year earlier. Real estate activities absorbed $119.9 million…
Tbilisi rent reached $11.3 a metre in September — and two analysts disagree on the yield
Galt & Taggart puts September's rental yield at 9.4%. TBC Capital, reading the same market in the same month, puts it at 8.2%. Both numbers sit in the same report.
The property tax floor moved to ₾100,000 — and payment falls due 15 November
The ₾40,000 income threshold that had stood since 2005 was struck out of the Tax Code at the end of September. Owners above ₾100,000 are unaffected, and their payment deadline is…
Two-thirds of company borrowing in Georgia is in foreign currency
Georgian banks held ₾75.43 billion in loans at the end of June. Households borrow mostly in lari; companies, including the ones building the flats, mostly do not.
The average Georgian mortgage is now ₾99,600, and the rate fell to 11.88%
Banks issued 12,835 mortgages worth ₾1.28 billion in the first quarter of 2026. Volume rose faster than the number of loans, which means people are borrowing bigger.
Abanotubani rates 4.3 from 1,083 reviews, and the price depends on which door you pick
Tbilisi's sulphur bath district is the top-ranked spa listing in the city. The reviews praise the place and argue about everything else: prices, bookings, water temperature and…
Saudi and Iranian spending fell while Ukraine's rose 52%, and the visitor mix shifted
Georgia took 3.06 million international visits in the third quarter and $1.9 billion in travel revenue. The totals moved little; underneath them, several source markets moved a…
The average Georgian wage beats Azerbaijan's, and the legal minimum is ₾20 a month
Georgia's average salary runs ahead of Azerbaijan's in dollar terms, its statutory minimum wage is close to meaningless, and the gap between its richest and poorest regions is…
A forecast puts Batumi flat yields at 3.4-5.1%, and hotel rooms at 10-17%
Georgia is completing more flats than it ever has. Galt & Taggart's numbers say the apartment that yielded 10% in 2023 is on course for a third of that, while hotel rooms are…
Prometheus Cave holds 4.4 from 903 reviews, and the complaint is the crowd
Reviewers like the formations, the lighting and the easy route. What they complain about is group size, narrow paths and being hurried along — all of which depend on when you turn…
Virtual Zone pays 0% on profit and 20% on wages. International Company status flips it.
Georgia runs two separate tax regimes for IT businesses, and they are not better or worse versions of each other. Which one wins depends on whether your money leaves as salary or…
Tbilisi commissioned 20% less floor space in the first half, and Adjara 72% more
Georgia commissioned 1,459 buildings and about 1.54 million square metres in January to June 2026. The national total barely moved, but the map underneath it moved a lot.
Anaklia switched to a landlord model, and still has no named operator
The state will build the infrastructure and lease the terminals out. Dredging and breakwater work are running at once, the first vessel is targeted for 2029, and no terminal…
All four ski resorts carry a 20 December opening date this season
Gudauri, Bakuriani, Mestia and Goderdzi are all scheduled to open on 20 December 2026. Prices for the new season are not out yet, and Gudauri's groomed total is going up to 86 km.
The policy rate held at 8.25%, and the growth forecast went up to 7.2%
On 21 October the National Bank of Georgia left its rate unchanged for the fourth meeting running, raised its 2026 inflation projection to 5.4% and lifted its growth forecast to…
Travel insurance of 30,000 lari has been compulsory to enter Georgia since January
The requirement took effect on 1 January 2026 under the Law on Tourism. It applies to tourists generally, with a short list of exemptions, and the policy must cover the whole stay.
Martvili rates 4.5 from 4,894 Google reviews — and the parking is the complaint
The turquoise canyon an hour from Kutaisi rates well and reads worse up close. Two of the recurring complaints are avoidable if you know about them before you arrive.
Kakheti took in 182,210 tonnes of grapes, and 99% graded medium or high
The 2026 rtveli ran at 13,000 to 14,000 tonnes a day across 22 collection points. Behind the volume sits a new grading system and a round of price protests a month earlier.
A $250 million ADB loan will take freight out of central Tbilisi
The Asian Development Bank approved Lots 4 and 5 of the Tbilisi Bypass Project in July 2026. Construction bids closed in August, and the stated purpose is to stop heavy vehicles…
Tax residency without 183 days costs 3 million lari — or a three-year income record
Georgia's high-net-worth route grants tax residency on economic ties rather than physical presence. The thresholds are specific, and so is the second condition most summaries…
A Batumi short-let books 35.5% of its open nights, and August carries the year
One short-let data provider's trailing-year numbers for Batumi put average revenue at 10,108 lari per active listing across 3,813 listings. The seasonality inside that figure is…
Georgia ranks 35th for economic freedom, Armenia 52nd and Turkey 117th
The 2026 Index of Economic Freedom puts Georgia ahead of every neighbour it has. It also shows Georgia well below where it stood five years ago, which is the more useful half of…
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