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February 2024 | The Khachapuri Index increases by 3.3%

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ISET's year in numbers

Highly polarized country context and shrinking policy space posed major challenges for the think-tanks in Georgia in 2023. ISET Policy Institute as an economic policy think-tank had to further accelerate its activities in the complex policy environment. We at ISET Policy Institute believe in #partnerships #dialogue #expertise!

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Business Confidence Index: Slight downturn in confidence

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ISET Policy Institute hosts roundtable on the challenges of digital transformation within tourism

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ISET in media - 2023 in review

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MediaTOR - Economic reforms library for media

MediaTOR is an innovative platform implemented by the ISET Policy Institute and Internews Georgia with the support of the USAID Economic Governance Program. Its purpose is to develop fact-based economic journalism and promote public participation in the process of economic reforms.

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WHO WE ARE

ISET Policy Institute provides independent policy research, analysis, and training, and it reaches out to the broader academic, policy and business community, as well as the general public. Our key areas of expertise are in Agricultural Policy, Macroeconomic Policy, Energy & Environment, Private Sector Development, and Inclusive growth. Within these sectors, ISET maintains a portfolio of regular indices and analytical publications, and implements externally financed projects.

Indexes
Media Polarization Index
The methodology employed in the ISET Policy Institute's Media Polarization Index relies heavily on two primary Natural Language Processing (NLP) models
Agri Review
Summarizes the major developments in the agricultural sector and provides brief analysis of the related economic indicators.
Business Confidence Index
Comprises seven sector-specific sub-indices covering services, retail trade, agriculture, manufacturing, financial services, construction and other sectors.
Consumer Confidence Index
Measures the degree of optimism that consumers feel about the overall state of the economy and their personal financial situation.
Electricity Market Review
Analyses the main trends and key events in Georgia’s electricity market.
Energy Market Review
Analyses the main trends and key events in Georgia’s energy sector, including electricity, oil, and gas.
GDP Forecast
Provides current-quarter and one-quarter-ahead GDP forecasts for those who need to make business and policy decisions and cannot wait until the official statistics are announced several months later.
Gender Equality Index
Following an EU methodology and taking into account regional context, the Index measures progress towards gender equality among 12 former soviet countries.
Khachapuri Index
Inspired by the Big Mac Index of the Economist magazine, it tracks inflation by using the most popular Georgian Food, the Khachapuri.
Macroeconomic Review
Offers a comprehensive review and an economic interpretation of the existing data trends, which are based on monthly statistics from GeoStat, NBG, and other sources.
REMLab
According to the best global practices, residential and commercial real estate price indices are calculated using several measures

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Conduct in-depth ex-ante regulatory impact assessment and gender impact assessment for climate law of Georgia
Georgia is committed to various international agreements on climate change, notably the Paris Agreement and the Association Agreement with the European Union. Recently, in 2021, Georgia announced a new Nationally Determined Contribution, pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35% compared to 1990 levels.
12.02.2024
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Capacity building of civil society organisations (CSOs)
The EaP CSO program, funded by BMZ and implemented by GIZ, strengthens CSOs in EaP countries, focusing on institutional capacity, networking, and grant projects for sustainable local development.
01.11.2023
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