Analysis

11 July 2022

Review of the OECD Pilot Monitoring Report of Georgia on Anti-Corruption Environment

On May 30, 2022, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a report on the assessment of the corruption environment in Georgia.

23 June 2022

Integrity in Civil Service

Public service integrity is a cornerstone of good governance. The EU enlargement criteria emphasize that countries need to create a strong national public administration where it will be possible to effectively transpose, introduce and implement the principles of good governance.

8 June 2022

IDFI Assessment of Amendments to the Law of Georgia on Facilitating the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing

On May 11, 2022, the Parliament in the third, final reading, considered in an expedited manner and supported the amendments to the Law of Georgia on Facilitation the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism.

24 May 2022

CSO METER - A Compass to Conducive Environment and CSO Empowerment

The complex social-economic developments, political tensions, and the Covid-19 pandemic have all significantly affected the civil society organisation (CSO) environment in Georgia.

13 May 2022

Global Data Barometer Results - Overview of Georgia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia

The Global Data Barometer (GDB) is an international study that examines the importance and benefits of data for the public good, and is based on the Open Data Barometer methodology.

3 May 2022

Overview of the World Press Freedom Index

International organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) annually publishes Global Press Freedom index results and rankings for 180 countries in the world. Results and estimations for 2022 became available to the public today.

27 April 2022

Annexation of History - Russian Hybrid war and Ukraine

On April 20, at a meeting of the Supervisory Board of the non-governmental organization “Russia – Country of Opportunity” (АНО «Россия – страна возможностей»)"), Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the modification of historical education in schools to combat false narratives about the situation in Ukraine.

18 April 2022

Evaluation of the Gender Equality Policies at the Local Level

Ensuring equal rights and opportunities between women and men is of fundamental importance in the process of building democracy. Achieving gender equality and empowering women requires fundamental change at both the national and local levels.

14 April 2022

Overview of the implementation by Georgia of the recommendations on fight against money laundering and terrorism financing

According to 2020 Moneyval Evaluation Report of Georgia, the country has fully complied with the Financial Action Task Force recommendations regarding money laundering offenses, secret legislation on financial institutions, correspondent bank, anonymity and confidentiality, responsibilities of investigative and law enforcement agencies, as well as extradition.

11 April 2022

Healthcare Sector Overview

The present review includes a macro analysis of the healthcare sector; key indicators of the sector and a comparison with other countries; financial indicators of the retail pharmaceutical sector, hospitals, and clinics; government spending on health services; and challenges in the sector.