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To: The President of the European Commission, Dr. Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council, Mr. Charles Michel

The 21st meeting of the Investors Council chaired by the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili was held on November 15th, 2023.

On November 8, the Business Association of Georgia (BAG) with the support of the Investors Council held a working meeting with the chairmen of the committees of the Parliament of Georgia, where they discussed the issues related to the practical application of the new Law on Entrepreneurs and the implication on the business community.

On October 25, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), jointly with the Maritime Transport Agency (MTA) of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, hosted a meeting to mark the launch of the implementation phase of the EBRD and EU funded Port Community System (PCS)

The Investors Council in cooperation with the UNDP, Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and with the support of the Swedish Government, has launched research on the higher education sector in Georgia.

On October 17, the Investors Council Secretariat and the Sustainability Lab of the Business and Technology University organized a public lecture on “The Role of Impact Finance in Driving the Green Transition”.

On 12th of October, the Investors Council jointly with UN Women Georgia, conducted a workshop called “Gender Pay Gap”

On September 21, 2023, the Investors Council Secretariat organized a kick-off meeting together with ISET Policy Institute and the EBRD to discuss the upcoming Gender Impact Assessment (GIA) of the Law of Georgia on Entrepreneurs.

On September 15, 2023 the Investors Council’s members held a meeting with the team of experts from “FDI Center” and the representatives from “Enterprise Georgia”, to discuss the ongoing work on Georgia’s FDI Strategy 2024-2028.

On September 14, 2023, the Investors Council’s members organized a meeting to discuss “Georgia’s National Transport and Logistics Strategy for 2023-2030”.

On July 19, 2023, an online training "Sustainable Development and Carbon Markets" was held within the scope of Business and Technology University (BTU) Sustainability Lab.

On July 14th, 2023, the 20th meeting of the Investors Council was held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili.

Dr. George Jugeli, the Legal Expert at the Investors Council Secretariat and the co-author of the book “Annotations to the Georgian Law on Entrepreneurs”, jointly with the USAID Economic Governance Program, conducted several trainings for different stakeholders on the subject of the company law (based on the new Law on Entrepreneurs).

On 13th of June, the Investors Council’s members met with the representatives of Enterprise Georgia: Mr. Mikheil Khidureli and Mr. David Tavlalashvili.

The Investors Council continues organizing workshop series for the private sector representatives.

A conference called “Partnerships 4SDGs - Localization of Sustainable Development Goals” was held in Batumi on June 8-9, organized by the UN Global Compact Network Georgia and the Sustainable Development Goals Council, with the support of the Swedish Government.

On 22nd of May, the Investors Council’s members organized a meeting with Ms. Tamila Barkalaia, the Deputy Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia; Mr. Beka Peradze, Head of Labour Inspection Office and his First Deputy, Ms. Nato Natenadze.

On 18th of May, the Investors Council’s members met Mr. Zaza Khundadze, Deputy General Director of the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia; Mr. Zurab Sichinava, Head of Customs Department and other representatives of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia.

On 17th of May, the German Business Association (DWV), member of the Investors Council, held a DWV Business Forum.

To review the progress of ongoing activities and discuss the forthcoming goals for 2023, the Investors Council’s Green Economy Transition working group’s meeting was held on April 27th, 2023.