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ECONOMY
cooperation memorandum with the US Trade and Development Agency and launched five pilot drills for the extraction of methane from the Tkibuli
Plant has also collaborated with leading European companies such as the German CLAAS, Swedish SKF, Italian Fantuzzi and FIRI and the Czech Tatra and Zetor.
GIG has also been in talks with Japanese corporation ITOCHU about possible joint ventures in the fields of energy, machine engineering, communications, trade and logistics. Given the technological advantage, the
GIG wants to establish a unique corporate identity for itself.
STRATEGY
company is looking at collaborative projects in the sectors of power and solar energy.
LOOKING AHEAD
Going forward, GIG wants to establish a unique corporate identity for itself based on the following key targets:
• To become a market leader in the
region, marked by reliability and
Western best practices.
• To continue developing strong ties
with international institutions and
foreign partners.
• To be a highly admired organisation
for its employees.
• To play a central role in taking
Georgia’s economy ahead in international trade and commerce. GIG’s vast portfolio in some of
Georgia’s most sought-after industries ensures that it will be a preferred
business partner for many foreign
understands that this is both a privilege and a challenge.
about its future prospects, given that the Georgian economy has shown tremendous resilience and promise in the recent past and come through as a leader in the entire post-Soviet region.
the availability of plentiful skilled and inexpensive labour, Georgia has even managed to hold up relatively better than many peers in the wake of the global recession.
Emboldened by this business- friendly and fundamentally strong economy, GIG looks set to meet its ambitious objectives. It will be exciting for the world to see how this story from the Caucasus unfolds.
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