Ajara A.R Employment Agency awarded the best employers and partners of the year 2012. It should be noted, that International Investors Association was awarded as the best partner.
Construction of new hospital is underway in Batumi…
Friday, 11 January 2013 10:39
Construction of new hospital is underway on Bagrationi street in Batumi. Multi-functional clinic for 92-beds will have radiology, angiography, surgery, cardiology, intensive care units, cardiovascular, neonatal resuscitation, laboratories. 20 million USD will be invested in the hospital’s construction and 180 persons will be employed there. The company “System Insaat” plans finishing of construction in April 2013. The management of the clinic will be given to the well-known Turkish company “Medicana Group.” Chairman of Ajara government has observed ongoing construction works. According to Archil Khabadze, executive government actively supports investment projects ongoing in the region.
International Investors Association carries out charity event…
Friday, 28 December 2012 18:28
On December 28, 2012 International Investors Association and members visited Batumi disabled children. Within the charity event, the children were provided with household inventory, refrigerator, gas cooker, personal computer, toys and various goods. The association is ready to continue its charitable activities and provide support to socially vulnerable segment in the future.
The International Chamber of Commerce holds its first Consultative Board meeting…
Monday, 10 December 2012 17:34
OnDecember 7,2012 ICC-Georgia’snewlyestablished ConsultativeBoard helditsfirstmeeting withICCBoardmemberstodiscussthecurrentbusinessandinvestmentenvironments inthe country. It should be notedalso, that International Investors Association often attends the important meetings organized by ICC Georgia. Inadditiontothegeneralbusinessclimate severalissueswerediscussedsuchasthebanking system,small and mediumenterprises,competitionlaw,labour code,tax issues,therealestate situation and relationswith governmentandparliament. “Itwasavery productivemeeting wheremanyissueswerediscussed and welistenedtotheviews and adviceofthemembersoftheAdvisoryBoard,wealsoexpressed our concernstothe ConsultativeBoardregarding publicstatementsmadeby highranking officialsintheWestin regardtotherecentarrestsinGeorgiaandexpressedourwishthatsuchstatements aremadein thefuturethroughdiplomaticchannelsonlyandnotthroughthemediaconsideringthaton one hand theyinterferewithdue judicial processand ontheother theyruintheinvestmentclimatein the country”saidFadyAsly Chairmanofthe Board. H.E.AmbassadorPieter LangenbergaddressedtheaudienceonbehalfoftheConsultativeBoard and stressedtheimportanceofhaving adialog withICCBoardmembersand withbusinessesin generaltobettercomprehend thedifferentchallenges;Ambassador Langenberg stated that stability was the key for economic prosperity without which there could be no serious investments inthe country.
On December 3rd 2012 ICC Georgia HR commission held a follow up meeting to review new developments regarding current labour code amendments. Special expert, Tamar Kovziridze was invited to the commission in order to provide independent evaluation of the Codex. International Investors Association attended the meeting too. Several commission members expressed their concerns about particular articles of the labour code and supported their arguments with clear examples of conflicts that may occur between the Government legislations and internal company policies. Moreover, ICC Georgia HR commission detected numerous facts of inappropriate interpretations of original International labour organization (ILO) developed Codex, vague statements, several rushed ideas that can potentially fuel irresolvable and unjustified disputes. The commission has set several priorities as well as an action plan in order to avoid otherwise imminent danger, threatening Georgian Businesses. ICC Georgia will continue being heavily involved in all the future decision making regarding the law, attending parliament meetings and working closely with the officials involved in regulating amendments to the codex, in order to defend interests of Georgian businesses.