Meeting of the Investors Council
Agenda, January 2017
Participating Members of the Investors Council:
• Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister, Chair of Investors Council • Dimitri Kumsishvili, Minister of Finance • Giorgi Gakharia, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development • Kakha Kaladze, Minister of Energy • Zurab Alavidze, Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure • Levan Davitashvili, Minister of Agriculture • Zurab Dznelashvili, Business Ombudsman • Michael Cowgill, President, American Chamber of Georgia • Samson Pkhakadze, Vice President, Business Association of Georgia • Nino Chikovani, President, Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry • Zviad Chumburidze, President, EU-Georgia Business Council • Fady Asly, Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce Georgia • Bruno Balvanera, Director for Caucasus, Moldova and Belarus, EBRD • Jan Van Bilsen, Regional Manager for South Caucasus, IFC • Yeshim Elhan-Kayalar, Country Director for Georgia, ADB • Mariam Megvinetukhutsesi, Head of IC Secretariat
Invited Guests:
• Tea Tsulukiani, Minister of Justice • Nino Gvenetadze, Chief Justice • Justin McKenzie Smith Ambassador, British Embassy • Sarah Williamson, Vice President, AMCHAM • George Tabuashvili, First Deputy Minister of Finance • George Welton, Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce • Irakli Aslanishvili, Executive Director, Business Association of Georgia • Zurab Katchkatchishvili, Executive Director, ICC GEORGIA • Tamta Shermadini, Head of Advisory Services, PWC • Nata Beruashvili, Chief of Party, G4G • Beka Injia, GCCI, Legal Council • Mariam Dolidze, Economist for Georgia, World Bank • George Jugeli, Legal Expert, ICS • Erekle Kokaia, Business Analyst, ICS
Progress on decisions of the last meeting of IC dated 20 May 2016
1. Tax Administration:
• Presenter: Mariam Megvinetukhutsesi, Investors Council Secretariat
2. Legislative changes to address the Court injunction practices
• Presenter: Mariam Megvinetukhutsesi, Investors Council Secretariat
3. Reform of Judiciary:
• Presenter: George Jugeli, ICS
Discussion topics
Government’s plan to jumpstart accelerated economic growth and combat Georgian Lari Currency Devaluation
• Presenter: TBD
Pension Reform as one of the main economic reforms on the Country’s agenda.
• Presenter: Government Rep TBD
Approval of the next IC Meeting date and Preliminary Agenda
Miscellaneous