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Created: 13 April 2018

ISET is accepting applications for the fourth module of the ISET Executive Leadership Program 2018 that starts on May 3, 2018.

Designed for marketing executives and managers, the Marketing & Communications module of the Executive Leadership program delivers strategic tools for approaching marketing as a value creation process. Module will allow participants discover how to create competitive, integrated marketing plans that will enable them to take the right products and services to market more profitably. They will be able to learn about new digital techniques and the evolution of marketing as a data-driven science. In parallel, they will have an opportunity to explore the communication skills needed for leadership and management at a large scale.

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Created: 30 March 2018

According to NBG, the volume of total remittances to Georgia amounted to 1,379 million USD in 2017, a 19.8% YoY increase. The recovery of remittances is a clear sign that the economies of Georgia’s partner countries continue to improve. All top source countries of money inflows to Georgia showed a notable increase: Russia (+15.4% YoY), Italy (+17.9% YoY), the United States (+11.2% YoY) and Greece (+13.4% YoY).

Money inflows from Israel showed unprecedented annual growth of 96.1%. This stemmed from the wave of Georgian emigration that started after the countries ratified a visa-free regime in November 2013. Georgian citizens are allowed to stay in Israel without a visa for a maximum of 90 days in any six-month period. In that year only four Georgian citizens sought asylum in Israel, whereas in 2015 the number was more than 700, and about 6,000 in the following year. However, the situation has recently changed. First, there has been an increase in the number of Georgian citizens denied entry to Israel at the border. Secondly, in February 2017 the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Israel recognized Georgia as “a safe country”.

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