Bank of Georgia Financial Overview
Export growth
WTO member since 2000. No quantitative restrictions on
trade; As of November 2007 Georgia has entered into a FTA
with Turkey
One of the two beneficiaries of the EU GSP+ Scheme in the
CIS since 2006, which grants local companies the right to
export 7,200 categories of goods duty-free into the EU. US-
Georgia charter on Strategic Partnership envisions an update
of Bilateral Investment Treaty, expansion of Georgian access
to the GSP and the possibility of entry into Free Trade
Agreement
Export growth of 33% y-o-y nine months 2010 driven by
exports of main export items: agricultural products, ferroalloy,
precious metals, aircraft, rail car, vessels, fertilizers and
machinery
Significant investments made in export oriented companies.
Import of capital goods amounted to c.13% of GDP from 2004
to 2009
Rapidly growing tourism sector. C.US$1.4B of donor money
earmarked for investments in infrastructure. 2010 a record
year in number of tourists visiting Georgia
Huge untapped hydro-power resources. Only 18% of
Georgia's hydro potential of 50 GWh is being utilized; 1,200
MW transmission line to Turkey will become operational in
2013 which will significantly boost export potential to Turkey
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia, Ministry of Energy of Georgia
Labo
BANK OF GEORGIA
www.bog.ge/ir
Electricity Export/Import
mln kWh
2,000
1,500
1,000
1,279
500
236
749
634
679
494
1.327
200
71
122
96
30
(255)
(434)
(649)
(48)
(777)
(500) (1,080)
(1,288) (1,399)
(681)
(1,000)
(844)
(1,217) (1,277)
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Sep-10
Export Import
Net export
(1,500)
Number of tourists
'000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
560
500
368
313
2003
2004
2005
Europe excluding Turkey
1,500
1,290
1,052
983
1,950
2006
2007
CIS
2008
Turkey
2009
2010F
Other
November 2010
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