Social and Economic Policy

2 December 2015

Securities Market in Georgia - Problems, Challenges and Perspectives

Securities market is a complex and multidimensional mechanism. Even the lack of a single piece of the mechanism is enough to provoke its failure. Therefore, there are numerous objective and subjective factors that influence normal functioning of the securities market.

18 November 2015

Healthcare costs in line with the recommendations of the World Health Organization and the funding of Georgia’s healthcare system

The aim of the article is to assess whether the critical claims about the expenditures of government on the healthcare system are valid, as well as determine if there exists any type of standard measurement, or recommendation on how much the government should spend on healthcare, considering the economic capacity of the country?

4 November 2015

Assessment of 2016 Draft Budget

The planned deficit budget does not promote the retaining of stable exchange rate in the short term. In the light of 35% depreciation of GEL and high dollarisation level, the trust toward the national currency is significantly decreased, which means that very little is enough to aggravate negative expectations in the society.

22 October 2015

Prospects of Bond Market Development

16 October 2015

Inclusive Economic Growth and Capability Approach - Alternatives for Georgia's Development Policy

According to the social economic development strategy "Georgia 2020", market is the primary driver of the development process. The ideas of the economists, arguing for the inclusive growth and for state's greater role in economy, is practically ignored in the document.

9 October 2015

BDD 2016-2019: Dividing a Small Cake

In the 2016-2019 BDD budget the tax burden is expected to increase, instead of decreasing in terms of GDP.

8 October 2015

First Steps for Primary Health Reform

Tengiz Verulava's blogpost about first steps that need to be implemented for primary health reform

6 October 2015

The Effects of Depreciation of GEL on the Social-Economic Strategy Georgia 2020

GEL started to significantly depreciate by the end of last year. The reason was the decrease in exports and increase in the deficit of current account.

5 October 2015

Contestants Working Meeting at Lopota

Contestants of project Georgia 2020 had a working meeting at Lopota.

2 October 2015

Strategic Plan 2020 – Answers From the Ministry of Finance of Georgia

In accordance to the June 17, 2014 resolution (N400) of the Government of Georgia, the Social Economic Development Strategy “Georgia 2020” was approved. The Ministry of Finance of Georgia was involved in the formulation of the strategy along with the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. IDFI was interested in the implementation process of the strategy.