Lion Finance is considering a possible acquisition of a stake in HSBC Malta

According to TBC, with the new functionality of the Business Internet Bank, the company will be involved in the payroll project in a few minutes, without additional procedures, activate payroll cards for employees, and save time.To do this, you need to select a payroll offer from the TBC Business Internet Bank offers page and fill in the required data, after which a TBC representative will contact the company.“For us, customers' time is very valuable. We are constantly trying to offer remote products for businesses. I am confident that the new service will save time equally for HR managers and executives of both startups and large companies,” - said Ia Kalmakhelidze, captain of the TBC Payroll Team.

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Similarly, the largest year-over-year increase was +6.2% for sales and procurement, while the largest decrease was -13.7% for administration and management.From March 2025 to May 2025, the total number of vacancies published on jobs.ge amounted to 20,032, which was 13.1% lower compared to the same period of 2024. The administration and management category saw the largest decrease of 17.7%, contributing the most to the overall decline during this period.From March 2025 to May 2025, a total of 4,103 vacancies were published in the field of finance and statistics, which was 1.7% higher compared to the corresponding period of 2024.From March 2025 to May 2025, a total of 768 vacancies were published in IT and programming, which was 6.6% lower compared to the corresponding period of 2024.From March 2025 to May 2025, a total of 4,972 vacancies were published in sales and procurement, which was 7.7% lower compared to the corresponding period of 2024.Finance and statistics was the only category that saw an increase from March 2025 to May 2025 compared to the corresponding period of 2024.

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However, year-over-year growth rate slowed by 2.8 percentage points compared to May 2024.In May 2025, the share of persons receiving a monthly salary up to 600 GEL amounted to 12.6%, which was 0.1 percentage points higher than in April 2025 and 2.3 percentage points lower than in May 2024.In May 2025, the share of persons receiving a monthly salary of 2,400 GEL or more amounted to 31.8%, which was 1.2 percentage points lower than in April 2025 and 4.9 percentage points higher than in May 2024.In May 2025, the share of persons receiving a monthly salary of 9,600 GEL or more amounted to 2.8%, which was 0.3 percentage points lower than in April 2025 and 0.3 percentage points higher than in May 2024.

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In detail:• The residential segment index decreased by 0.6 percent compared to the previous month and increased by 7.4 percent compared to the same month of the previous year;• The non-residential segment index increased by 7.8 percent compared to the previous month and increased by 11.7 percent compared to the same month of the previous year;• The civil segment index increased by 0.4 percent compared to the previous month and increased by 2.9 percent compared to the same month of the previous year.In June 2025 the Construction Cost Index (CCI) increased by 1.1 percent compared to the previous month. The change was mainly due to a 4.8 percent increase in average monthly nominal wages of employees in the construction sector, which contributed 1.15 percentage points to the total index change.Compared to June 2024 the CCI increased by 6.1 percent. The latter was largely caused by the 23.5 percent increase in average monthly nominal wages of employees in the construction sector and by the 2.1 percent increase in the prices of construction materials, which contributed 4.85 and 1.25 percentage points to the total index change, respectively. Along with this, the Construction Cost Index posted a 24.4 percent increase compared to February 2022.

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According to the NBG interactive statistics, cash withdrawals (cash withdrawals from ATMs) account for only 7% of card transactions. The proportion of 93% / 6.8%-7.2% has been maintained for the last 2 years.According to the data for the first half of the year (01.07.2025), the largest number of payments through POS terminals outside the country, up to 140 million GEL (+29%Y.Y) falls on Italy (01.07.2024 - Turkey was in the lead). Spain has moved up to the second position with an annual growth of 30%.Payments outside the country, through POS terminals (expressed in GEL)

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"For 250 consecutive days, the brave Georgian people have protested against the anti-American Georgian Dream regime. They demand an end to this regime’s total sellout of their country to Communist China, the terrorist regime in Tehran, and war criminal Putin. We need MEGOBARI!” writes Joe Wilson. For 250 consecutive days, the brave Georgian people have protested against the anti-American Georgian Dream regime. They demand an end to this regime’s total sellout of their country to Communist China, the terrorist regime in Tehran, and war criminal Putin. We need MEGOBARI! — Joe Wilson (@RepJoeWilson) August 4, 2025 In the process of protesting the results of the parliamentary elections of October 26, 2024, people began to take to the streets en masse after the Georgian Dream removed the issue of EU accession negotiations from the agenda for 4 years, until the end of 2028.More than 250 days have passed since then. Protests on the streets of Tbilisi and several major cities in Georgia have not yet subsided.Protesters accuse the government of stalling the European integration process and, along with new parliamentary elections, demand the release of political prisoners.

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"It is not permissible to use your visa solely for giving birth in America, with the aim of granting your child U.S. citizenship. Consular officers will refuse to issue a visa if they have reason to suspect that this is the purpose of your departure," the statement reads.Under U.S. law, any child born on American soil automatically receives U.S. citizenship, regardless of the parents' nationality. However, the embassy emphasizes that misrepresenting your travel intentions can lead to visa denial.

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The conditions for existing depositors will not change. 1.2% will remain for them.At the moment, the annual interest rate on a one-year deposit in US dollars (with withdrawal at the end of the term) is 3.2%, while in GEL - 10.92%.Basisbank, with a portfolio of individual deposits of GEL 1.361 billion, is in the 4th position with a share of 4.09% (H1/2024 – 1.234 billion. 4.16%). Foreign currency deposits are guaranteed for a term of up to 5 years.Hualing Group Bank is preparing for a merger with Liberty, which retail deposit portfolio is up to GEL 2 billion.Basisbank by 1-year deposit interest rate (%)

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