Georgië 

Georgië landenbeleid

Beleid vastgesteld op 07 december 2011

• ILC, bankgarantie, centrale overheidsgarantie (onvoorwaardelijk)
• Er is een landenplafond van 1000 mln euro van kracht
• Het signaleringsplafond is 100 mln euro
• - waarvan per 2012-02-29 18 mln euro benut is

Landenklasse: 6

Georgië landenrapport

Atradius Dutch State Business Economic Research
Country Report last updated :  9 September 2011
Country  :  GEORGIA  

Political Situation

Not Stable

Head of State
President Mikhail Saakashvili.

Form of government
Majority for the National Democratic Front-government headed by p.m. Nikoloz Gilauri.

Internal Economic Situation
Strong Recovery

General situation
After the recession of 2009 strong recovery underway with a broad-based real GDP-growth 6.4% in 2010. The rebound was strongly located in manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade and other services. Agriculture remains under-performing, in 2010 output contraction of 1.7%. In 2011 ongoing recovery but slowly abating. Relatively high inflation, reaching 14.3% in May 2011 and only gradually declining. Georgia is a main transit route for oil, gas and military supplies. Moderately high corruption: 68 out of 178.  
 
External Economic Situation
High Current Account Deficits; REASONABLE LIQUIDITY
Main sources of foreign exchange
Cars (re-export), metals, chemical and agricultural products.

Main foreign markets
Turkey (16%), Ukraine, Azerbayan and Romania.

Main expenses of foreign exchange
Energy (16%), food.

Balance of payments 
Structurally very large trade deficits, to be covered by tourist revenues, transfers and capital imports (some FDI, issue of bonds). Although strongly diminished, current account deficits are still amounting appr. 10% GDP, to be financed by concessional capital imports.