Georgia, Qatar Finance Ministers meet
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili met with Qatar’s Minister of Finance Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari.
The two sides discussed financial, trade and other areas of cooperation between Georgia and Qatar.
The meeting highlighted Georgia’s progress in fiscal reforms and the role of fiscal discipline in supporting economic growth. The strategic importance of connectivity was also discussed, along with the role of strengthening Georgia’s transport and logistics capabilities in this regard.
Khutsishvili briefed his Qatari counterpart on current trends of high economic growth and progress in ensuring macroeconomic and fiscal stability.
The ministers expressed readiness to continue and further deepen cooperation.
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CEC confirms diagnostics and software calibration complete for 3 October by-elections
30.09.2026.21:34
The Central Election Commission (CEC) is finalising preparations for the 3 October by-elections, confirming that technical diagnostics and final software calibration for its electronic voting hardware are now complete at its operational logistics hub.
According to the CEC, technical preparations involved testing and configuring eight electronic voting and vote-counting machines, nine voter verification devices, and seven tablets. Three of the tablets are designated for polling stations where voting will be conducted using traditional paper-based methods.
“The CEC logistics team has dispatched the electronic voting technology to district election commissions in accordance with the pre-approved schedule. The district bodies will transfer the equipment to relevant precinct election commissions on the eve of polling day. A total of seven polling stations will open for the 3 October by-elections, four of which will utilise electronic voter verification and automated vote-tallying technology,” the statement read.