Lion Finance Group (BGEO LN) shares closed at GBP 106.40/share (-1.85% w/w and -5.59% m/m). More than 331k shares traded in the range of GBP 105.00 - 111.80/share. Average daily traded volume was 60k in the last 4 weeks. The volume of BGEO shares traded was at 0.77% of its capitalization.TBC Bank Group (TBCG LN) closed the week at GBP 43.84/share (- 4.24% w/w and -12.41% m/m). More than 362k shares changed hands in the range of GBP 43.00 - 46.86/share. Average daily traded volume was 61k in the last 4 weeks. The volume of TBCG shares traded was at 0.65% of its capitalization.Georgia Capital (CGEO LN) shares closed at GBP 39.50/share (-2.11% w/w and -5.62% m/m). More than 182k shares traded in the range of GBP 38.90 - 41.70/share. Average daily traded volume was 62k in the last 4 weeks. The volume of CGEO shares traded was at 0.53% of its capitalization.
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Compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year, the unit cost index of agricultural production increased by 15%.The increase in the index was mainly due to an 11.5% increase in the cost of live animals and animal products, which contributed 6.8 pp to the change in the total index.During the same period, the value of annual crops increased by 23.2 percent, and the value of perennial crops by 14.4%, which contributed 3.92 and 4.27 percentage points to the change in the total index, respectively.
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In 2025, the absolute poverty rate in urban areas decreased by 1.8 percentage points, amounting to 6 percent, while in rural areas it decreased by 3.0 percentage points, amounting to 9 percent.In 2025, the absolute poverty rate decreased compared to the previous year across all age groups of the population. Specifically, the indicator was 9.2 percent in the age group under 18 years (-2.9 percentage points), in the 18-64 age group – 7.0 percent (-2.3 percentage points), and in the population aged 65 and older – 5.2 percent (-1.5 percentage points).The absolute poverty rate for women decreased by 2 percentage points, while for men it decreased by 2.6 percentage points and amounted to 7.1 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively.In 2025, the share of the population under 60 percent of the median consumption decreased by 1.6 percentage points, amounting to 17.3 percent, while the share of the population under 40 percent of the median consumption decreased by 1.5 percentage points, amounting to 5.2 percent.In 2025, compared to the previous year, the value of the Gini coefficient decreased by 0.01 based on both total incomes and total consumption expenditures, amounting to 0.34.
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In the I quarter of 2026 the monthly average number of tourist visits of Georgian residents amounted to 665.0 thousand, which is 6.6 percent higher than the corresponding figure of the previous year. The chart №2 illustrates the distribution of monthly average number of visits made by Georgian resident visitors by the type of visit.he majority of visitors, 36.2 percent, were from the age group of 51-70 and women accounted for 55 percent of the total number of visitors.According to the survey results, 37.2 percent of visitors are the residents of Tbilisi, 15.2 percent — Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region, while the rest of the regions are represented by the relatively lower shares.In the I quarter of 2026 the main purpose of the majority of visits (54.7 percent) was visiting friends/relatives.In the reporting period majority of the visits were made in Tbilisi (on average 415.0 thousand visits per month) and Imereti region (on average 322.4 thousand visits per month).In the I quarter of 2026 the monthly average expenditure during the visits equaled 273.6 million GEL, 12.9 percent higher compared to the corresponding figure of the previous year. Meanwhile, the average expenditure per visit increased by 7.4 percent and equaled 172.7 GEL.
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The main source of household income is cash incomes and transfers. In 2025, this share increased by 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous year, amounting to 90.5%. The figure was 94.2% in urban areas and 83.2% in rural areas.The average monthly income per household in urban areas increased by 12.9 percent, amounting to 2 233 GEL, while in rural areas it increased by 11.3 percent, equaling 1 954 GEL.In the structure of cash incomes and transfers, the largest share is held by wages and salaries, which increased by 1.7 percentage points compared to the previous year, reaching 49.3 percent. The share of self-employment income increased by 0.7 percentage points, amounting to 13.3 percent. The share of income from pensions, scholarships, and social assistance decreased by 0.3 percentage points, reaching 21.9 percent. The structure of cash incomes and transfers differs between urban and rural settlements.In 2025, the average monthly expenditures in Georgia increased by 11.6 percent compared to the previous year and amounted to 1 936 GEL per household and 603 GEL per capita.According to the survey results, in 2025, the share of household cash consumption expenditure in total expenditures decreased by 0.5 percentage points compared to the previous year, amounting to 69.3 percent.The average monthly expenditures per household in urban areas increased by 11.1 percent and amounted to 2 015 GEL, while in rural areas it increased by 12.2 percent and equaled 1 799 GEL.In the structure of cash consumption expenditure, expenditure on food, beverages and tobacco was the highest, increasing by 0.6 percentage points compared to the previous year and amounting to 38.7 percent. The structure of cash consumption expenditure differs between urban and rural settlements.
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According to the head of government, negotiations with the Chinese-Singaporean consortium are currently ongoing and there are no plans to start a new process. He noted that since the project is underway, the state has the opportunity not to artificially accelerate the processes, but the final decision will not be made later than the end of the year.“A decision should be made soon, in the coming months, regarding the specific model of continuing cooperation,” the Prime Minister said.Kobakhidze also spoke about the ongoing work directly on the port territory and confirmed that there was a small pause in the process, which was caused by the revision of the financial terms of the contract.“The terms of the contract, the financial side, have been significantly reduced. The state will have to spend much less on deepening works. This took a little time, although the work continues with the appropriate intensity,” he noted.According to the Prime Minister, in parallel with the construction of the port, the state is actively working on the arrangement of the surrounding road and railway infrastructure, so that all related projects can be implemented within the appropriate timeframe.
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Valerian Gabunia to replace Eter Iremadze at the Bank of Georgia
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QR code becomes mandatory on alcoholic beverage bottles
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Bank of Georgia Raises $45 Million from Citi and ADB for Trade Finance
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Over 68% of SME loans are in foreign currency
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Georgia’s electricity consumption to grow by 3.4% on average over the...
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