Tbilisis first international logistics conference was held on May 8th at the Sheraton Metechi Palace Hotel. The keynote presentation of the conference was “Logistics City Tbilisi”, which was attended by numerous guests from economic research institutes, foreign and Georgian business circles and international transport companies. The event was held with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia, the Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing Company, Georgian National Investment Agency and Trans Care.
The conference was opened by Minister of Economic Development Ekaterine Sharashidze, who made a presentation about Georgias recent economic performance. “Georgia looks attractive from the outside as an investment space, and we take pride in this economic atmosphere, which was achieved by enacting new reforms. We made the so-called ‘Customs Reform which aims at maximally liberalizing the countrys customs policies for the import of marketable goods. The internal economic environment of Georgia is now ready for new businesses to make the first steps without any additional problems. The main reasons why we managed this economic growth is a tough fight against corruption and the liberalization of business laws. We are just shaping our future business management, and this new project is a good example of this,” said Ms. Sharashidze, who welcomed the opening of the conference.
Another person who described the meaning of the project was the President of the Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Jemal Inaishvili: “We all know what part transportation services play in business: they are crucial for transporting goods overseas and aid companies in marketing. Georgia is gearing up to face some big economic projects in the future and it really does have remarkable opportunities along with an improved business atmosphere. It is worth admitting that previous problems were due to transportation shortcomings; yes we have Poti and Baku ports, but their capabilities seem to be too small, and now we are just improving our mistakes and this project will give us a helping hand. Successful management of this project will aid more comfort for investment in Georgia, and we are waiting for even more economic growth during the next ten years.”
