BUSINESS GEORGIA Organizes Kvemo Kartli Business Forum
On May 25, in Rustavi, the Kvemo Kartli Business Forum was organized by BUSINESS GEORGIA. The main supporters of the forum were Kvemo Kartli Regional Development Agency and Administration of the State Representative-Governor in the Kvemo Kartli region.
General Director of BUSINESS GEORGIA, Governor of Kvemo Kartli Grigol Nemsadze and Rustavi Mayor Davit Jikia officially opened the event. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Business Georgia and the Governor of Kvemo Kartli.
Particular attention was paid to the dynamics of regional development and tendencies of the high potential fields such as: agriculture, tourism, industry, trade and infrastructure. The available resources for commercial sector activities were discussed and the role of the region for transit was rewieved: the Marabda-Akhalkalaki Railway, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline, and Tbilisi-Yerevan Railway.
Successful businessmen, foreign investors, representatives of embassies and government, international and non-governmental organizations, and representatives of the municipalities, agriculture and national investment agencies attended the forum. Participants discussed business opportunities and the importance of regional development, as well as about state’s role in creating a favorable investment climate in the country.
Attendees particularly focused on access to financial resources, governmental support and decentralization of business activities, as well as international support, regional development programs and investment opportunities.
Business Georgia's strategic mission is to promote and support business development in Georgia, which means attracting more investment and implementing new projects for the development of the Kvemo Kartli region.
“Our goal is to highlight existing potential and interest the business sector in Georgian trade or investment opportunities, " said Ana Gogishvili, General Director of BUSINESS GEORGIA.
With such regional forums, BUSINESS GEORGIA intends to increase the quality of development throughout Georgia, raising interest in investment resources, for which each region of Georgia can greatly benefit.