The Gurian Economist

Bonded lives

Why did Georgians get slammed with a $15k bond requirement for applying for a tourist visa to the US?

Mar 19 • The Gurian Economist

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February 2026

Fifty billion deep

Or, where three decades of underinvestment gets you

Feb 13 • The Gurian Economist

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January 2026

Money machine

Georgia’s banks are among the world’s most profitable. That’s not a good thing.

Jan 28

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Adventures in accounting

On the surprising recent surge in Georgia's financial services exports

Jan 13 • The Gurian Economist

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December 2025

Tax haven blues

On why Georgia’s GDP has even less to do with reality than you may have thought

Dec 24, 2025

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How to steal a billion

(by transfering valuable state land for free to a JV with foreign partners)

Dec 8, 2025 • The Gurian Economist

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Varieties of transition

Why, in the 1990s, did some post-Communist countries fare a lot worse than others?

Dec 2, 2025 • The Gurian Economist

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November 2025

No jobs: Georgia's #1 problem

On Georgia's 31% de facto unemployment rate, the reasons for it, and what it means for the country's future

Nov 18, 2025 • The Gurian Economist

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October 2025

Global Hunger Index: Is Georgia really ahead of everyone?

It isn't.

Oct 25, 2025 • The Gurian Economist

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