PM Gakharia appoints Mikheil Daushvili new business ombudsman
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has appointed a new business ombudsman, Mikheil Daushvili, earlier today.
For me it is a great honour to be Business Ombudsman,” said Daushvili.
Mikheil Daushvili thanked PM Giorgi Gakharia for trust and spoke about the main challenges in the country.
The main mandate and responsibility of a Business Ombudsman is to be a major supporter of business rights and legitimate interests,” said Daushvili.
Daushvili said that the main challenge for the country is creating new jobs and developing a social and supportive environment for the Georgian population. He said that in order to reach this goal, supporting and developing business is crucial.
The new Georgian Business Ombudsman Daushvili said that the main function of the Business Ombudsman’s Office will be to find out all the problems businesses have in the country, meet with representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises as well as large enterprises and help them solve these problems.
Georgian Business Ombudsman Irakli Lekvinadze resigned on November 11, citing "agreed alternative plans" as the reason for his resignation.
Irakli Lekvinadze had held the position of Business Ombudsman since January 2018.
Georgian Business Ombudsman Irakli Lekvinadze has resigned, citing "agreed alternative plans" as the reason for his resignation.
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The Business Ombudsman of Georgia Irakli Lekvinadze says that the main challenge that the Georgian business environment faces today is the expected ramifications of the Russian tourist embargo.
A predictable, stable and positive business and economic environment will be crucial for the Georgian government for the next year, said the Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia at a meeting with the members of the Business Association of Georgia earlier today.
Otar Danelia, Georgia’s former first deputy economy minister and Head of the National Agency of Mines, has been appointed business ombudsman by prime minister Irakli Garibashvili, with the decision revealed on Wednesday.