Changi Airports International executive team formally expresses interest in investing in and operating the new Vaziani Airport - Economy Minister
“Today we met with the executive management team of Changi Airports International, who have now formally expressed their interest in investing in and operating the new Vaziani Airport,” declared Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Mariam Kvrivishvili.
According to Kvrivishvili, during the high-level meeting with the Prime Minister, the Chief Executive Officer of Changi Airports International confirmed the company’s readiness to participate in the upcoming tender to be launched by the Government of Georgia.
“The Government of Georgia has taken a momentous decision to construct a new international airport designed to accommodate 20 million passengers. Vaziani Airport will exert a profound and transformative impact on the development of our national economy, transport sector, and tourism industry. Consequently, ensuring the airport becomes fully operational by the end of 2031 stands as an absolute priority for us.
We are seeing immense global interest from renowned brands looking to invest in and manage Vaziani International Airport. Crucially, the sustained expansion of our country’s transport and tourism sectors continues to generate significant interest among major global investors and airport operators to invest in and manage the Vaziani facility,” Kvrivishvili stated.
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Georgia’s gross domestic product expanded by 6.9 per cent in Q2 2026 - Geostat
18.09.2026.18:13
According to preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (GeoStat), nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached GEL 28,147.0 million in the second quarter of 2026, marking a real GDP growth rate of 6.9 per cent year-on-year.
The percentage change in the GDP deflator stood at 3.0 per cent for Q2 2026.
GeoStat reported that key positive drivers of economic expansion during the second quarter included information and communication (16.6 per cent), wholesale and retail trade alongside motor vehicle and motorcycle repair (8.0 per cent), transportation and storage (19.8 per cent), arts, entertainment and recreation (17.4 per cent), manufacturing (7.3 per cent), and human health and social work activities (15.0 per cent).
Conversely, notable contractions were recorded in construction (-4.8 per cent) and agriculture, forestry, and fishing (-3.5 per cent).
According to the agency’s report, wholesale and retail trade alongside motor vehicle and motorcycle repair accounted for the largest share of GDP by economic sector at 14.9 per cent, followed by real estate activities at 9.1 per cent. Subsequent shares were held by manufacturing (8.9 per cent), information and communication (7.6 per cent), public administration and defence including compulsory social security (6.5 per cent), construction (6.5 per cent), agriculture, forestry, and fishing (6.4 per cent), education (6.4 per cent), and transportation and storage (6.3 per cent).