On May 19th, representatives of the ISET Policy Institute presented the ReforMeter platform to the local public and private sector, non-governmental and international organisations in Batumi.
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On May 18th, representatives of the ISET Policy Institute visited Kutaisi International University and introduced ReforMeter to the university representatives and students.
On April 5the, the ReforMeter team participated in a public-private dialogue organised by the Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Committee of the Parliament of Georgia with the support of the USAID Economic Governance Program.
On February 17th, ReforMeter hosted a public-private dialogue on E-commerce reform.
The ReforMeter and USAID Economic Governance Program hosted the first public-private dialogue.
On November 10th, the ISET Policy Institute and The USAID Economic Governance Program hosted ReforMeter introductory event at the Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metechi Palace.
ISET summarized the 3 phases of ReforMeter
On June 20, 2019, Reformeter’s third phase continued with the evaluation of the pension reform and the government research revealed that 82.4% of the reform has been fulfilled. In Phase II, this indicator was at 38.8%
Effective settlement date 10 September 2018, Clearstream Banking S.A. will offer settlement, custody and asset servicing for selected Georgian corporate bonds.
Upon the initiative of the government, the turnover tax for small entrepreneurs will be reduced five times, in addition, the enterprise with a turnover of up to 500,000 GEL will be included in the category of the small entrepreneur.
On February 2 2018, the second phase assessment of SME/Innovations Development reform was conducted within ReforMeter.
ISET created a pension calculator, based on Pension Reform concept.
“In addition to causing severe damage to hazelnut trees, pharosana destroyed all the fruit trees, particularly tangerines and feijoa. It damaged maize as well,” – said Marina K, 67, village Repi, Abkhazia region.
Norberto Pignatti (ISET) on Georgian Pension Reform
Giorgi Abashishvili, Head of the Administration of the President of Georgia, joined the ReforMeter Steering Committee
In 2019, as well as in 2020, pensions will increase by 20 GEL, - First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Dimitri Kumsishvili said at the parliament’s plenary session.
The Government of Georgia introduced a new Supplementary Pension Scheme
Gigla Mikautadze, the manager of ISET’s “ReforMeter” project, was invited by the International Monetary Fund to the annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the IMF which took a place in Washington D.C. October 9-14.
Within ReforMeter, the VET reform has been evaluated
According to the NBG's data of August 2017, the annual market interest rate on loans is 17.4% (in 2016 -14,4%).
On September 27, 2017, the first assessment of Pension Reform was conducted, within “ReforMeter”. Based on the Government Survey, 38.8% of the reform is already implemented. At this stage, the reform concept is elaborated and approved by the Government. I
In the framework of the program, it will be allocated from 15 thousand to 100 thousand small and medium-sized grants for young entrepreneurs.