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September, 2019
Strengthening Georgia’s Policy Capacities for Jointly Building the Belt and Road towards the Sustainable Development Goals
Georgia as a BridgeDr. Giorgi Abashishvili, National Consultant
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Georgia’s economy has experienced economic growth at a CAGR of 4% (2013-2018)
In 2013-2018 the strongest growth occurred in:
-Financial services (10.5%)
-Hotels & Restaurants (9.6%)
-Construction (9.2%)
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Key Economic IndicatorsIndicators
2015 2016 2017 2018
Nom. GDP, USD mn 13,988 14,378 15,087 16,207
Nom. GDP per capita, USDUSD
3,755 3,857 4,047 4,346
Real GDP growth, % 2.9% 2.8% 4.8% 4.7%
Import (CIF), USD mn 7,300 7,294 7,939 9,121
Export (FOB), USD mn 2,205 2,113 2,736 3,355
Source: National Statistics Office
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RAPIDLY IMPROVING GOVERNANCE
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D oing B usiness
Up from #112 in 2005
N 6
E conomic Freedom
Up from #99 in 2005
N 16
Corruption P erceptions Index
Up from #130 in 2005
N 41
2nd among the countries in Europe
8th among the countries in Europe
6th among the countries in Eastern
Europe
S afety & Crime index
Up from #20 in 2012
N 6
6th place among the 125 countries
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REGIONAL HUB FOR DOING BUSINESS
Very simple and service-oriented customs policyand administration
N o quantitative restrictions or tariff barriers
80% of goods free from import tariff
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Most Favored Nation (MFN) since 2000
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First National Workshop
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Priority Transport Routes of the BRI
Goal
Achieved Result
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❑ Development of transport infrastructure
❑ Development of new transport routes and corridors
❑ Development of legal framework
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Priority Directions
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Transport Network of Georgia
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Transport Infrastructure DevelopmentExtension of Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)
❑ TEN-T is divided into “Core” and “Comprehensive”networks:
➢ ,,Comprehensive“ network – covers the whole EUregion and includes all transport modes
➢ ,,Core“ Network - is a part of the comprehensivenetwork consisting of the most importanttransport connections and is considered as a highpriority
❑ Completion of the TEN-T Core Network is planned by2030 and of the Comprehensive Network by 2050
❑ High-level Understanding between Georgia and the EUon the Trans-European Transport Network Extensionto Georgia was signed in Brussels on 18 July 2018
❑ Extension of the TEN-T to the Eastern Partnership(EaP) region officially came into force on 9 January2019
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Transport Infrastructure DevelopmentTEN-T Investment Action Plan
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Implementation of Large-scale Transport Infrastructure Projects
Railway Modernization
Construction of Anaklia Deep Sea Port
Baku - Tbilisi - Kars Railway East -West Highway Construction
Development of Logistics Centers Expansion of Kutaisi Airport
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Implementation of Large-scale Transport Infrastructure ProjectsDonors and Partners
Kuwait Fund
ADB – Asian Development Bank
WB – World Bank
JICA – Japan International Cooperation Agency
EIB – European Investment Bank
EU – European Union
AIIB – Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
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Development of Transport Routes and Corridors
Georgia is a member since 2016Georgia is a member since 1993
Georgia
საქართველო
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Development of Transport Routes and Corridors
Lapis Lazuli RouteBlack Sea - Caspian Sea Transport Corridor
❑ Participating countries: Afghanistan,Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey
❑ Participating countries: Turkmenistan,Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania
Persian Gulf-Black Sea Corridor
❑ Participating countries: Iran, Azerbaijan,Armenia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Greece
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Northern Corridor
Middle Corridor
Maritime Route
Development of Transport Routes and CorridorsTrans-Caspian International Transport Route - Middle Corridor
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Bilateral and Multilateral Intergovernmental Transport Agreements
❑ In total, 104 bilateral and multilateral
agreements are concluded:
✓ Civil Aviation- 38
✓ Maritime Transport - 22
✓ Road Transport- 31
✓ Railway Transport- 11
✓ Transport Corridor- 2
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➢ Road Transport - 4
➢ Civil Aviation - 13
➢ Maritime Transport - 4
❑ Work continues on 21 bilateral agreements
Singapore South Korea Viet Nam Seychelles Oman Serbia Iceland Turkmenistan Japan Thailand Tajikistan UK Tunisia
Tajikistan Mongolia Turkey Afghanistan UK Singapore Egypt Japan
Planned Bilateral Intergovernmental Transport Agreements
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Georgia-China Trade
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Investment: GEO-China
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Georgia and SDG
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Georgia and SDG
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Georgia and SDG
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Georgia and SDG
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Views / recommendations / suggestions
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Transport and Logistic
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Thank you for your attention