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Russian missile, international group confirms 
An aircraft, coming from Russia, made repeated intrusions into
Georgian airspace before finally dropping a Russian-designed missile
on its third pass. That's the latest version of events for the
August 6 missile incident, according to an August 14 report from
the International Group of Experts (IGE). (more)
A
mighty test for the pen as the Union of Writers faces eviction
The Georgian Union of Writers is the latest evictee in the Ministry
of Economic Development's privatization drive. On August 16, the
organization was informed by letter that they have two days to
vacate their offices at 8 Machabeli Street. (more)
Refugees
evicted from Telavi hotel say they have no place to go
Local police evicted 60 refugee families from the Kakheti hotel
in Telavi on August 15, taking criticism from human rights advocates
who say authorities did nothing to ease the family's transition
to homelessness. (more)
News in Brief
All the Ossetians living together?
Russia's lip service to cultural unity more danger for Georgia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently attended a groundbreaking
ceremony for the construction of the Zaramag hydroelectiric station
in North Ossetia. It should have been a standard ribbon-cutting,
but an otherwise unremarkable photo op attracted attention for
a comment on Ossetian unity. (more)
No
drop in sight for either inflation or the lari
The Georgian lari is continuing its rise against the dollar, and
most experts see no imminent turnaround. Domestic inflation is
also rising, writes the newspaper Rezonansi. (more)
Government
moving to revitalize farming industry
More than half of Georgians are employed in the farming industry,
but most are self-employed. They till small plots of land for
largely subsistence-level harvests; the total economic value of
domestic agricultural is disproportionately small, and on the
decrease. (more)
Turkey
up, wine down in year after Russian trade embargo
Turkey is now Georgia's biggest trade partner. Russia held that
distinction up to 2005, when Turkey came second and Britain, Azerbaijan,
and Germany trailed after, according to government data.
(more)
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