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

Cooperation with the Government

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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

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

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

First National Workshop

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Priority Transport Routes of the BRI

Goal

Achieved Result

❑ 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

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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

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

Transport and Logistic

Thank you for your attention