FROM THE EDITOR

Dr. Emzar Djgerenaia

2005 – is a year of upturns
There have been many innovations in economy: tax code, financial amnesty, new deregulation package, entry of many large investors onto our market and another important stage of integration into Europe and NATO.
Naturally enough, the amnesty will serve to toughen the degree of tax bodies’ administration. As a matter of fact, the articles of the new code concern all citizens in different senses. Thus, Georgian business community needs much encouragement as well as economic, legal support and consulting to prevent business from being lost in investors’ racing.
Education reform and enforcement of law on science is of much importance for economic science. From this point of view, young and elderly scientists need substantial arena, as well as advertisement and informational support of the same education reform. Hence, we decided to implement a new project with the new partner ? Chamber of Commerce and Industry ? and to completely change the style, attach attention to the support of businessmen and consideration of their problems. We should point to their problems and concerns. In each publications of the journal we will consider issues of tax code, government’s economic reform and business establishment, among them such issues as the ways of creating and managing companies, book-keeping, obtaining a credit in banks, attracting investors and studying market. The journal will include free economic and legal advice, assistance in practical work and search for jobs as well as for qualified specialists. In the education column we will highlight problems related to science and higher education, and we will help persons wishing to receive education abroad. We will facilitate in retraining people who lost their jobs and wish to change profession. Jointly with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry we will offer them the chance of participating in international exhibitions to make it possible for them to widely advertise their goods and services in order to find partners.
Of much importance is consideration of each European integration-related problem and identification of our businessmen’s role and place within the integration. We hope we will be able to help you in this difficult stage of economic reforms and to support Georgian business in gaining a large market segment.
To realize the targets effectively, we formed “Institution of Free Economy” jointly with the Chamber of Commerce. The institution will do its best to become a centre for economic development, business support, population’s economic education and employment, discovery of new markets and investments, and approaching European structures. We will work for you and Georgia.