In Q2 2025, 95.1% of the passenger flow at Georgian airports was on regular flights.During the same period, the number of passenger flights carried out from Georgian airports reached 8.6 thousand, which is 12.8% more compared to Q2 2024.The volume of cargo and mail handled at Georgian airports in Q2 2025 amounted to 9 thousand tons, of which 92.2% was incoming cargo and mail, while 7.8% was outgoing.According to Geostat, 0.9 thousand cargo flights were carried out at Georgian airports in Q2 2025, which is 86.9% more than the same period last year.In the same quarter, 172.6 thousand passengers were and 38.2 thousand tons of cargo were transported by air. The number of passengers transported increased by 1.5% compared to the same period last year, while the volume of transported cargo decreased by 18.6%.

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Geostat also revised the FDI figures in Georgia starting from 2020. Accordingly, the table below presents the updated data and the main reasons behind the respective changes.In 2024, reinvestments accounted for 85.8% of total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Georgia.According to revised data, the share of the three largest investor countries made up 54.4% of total FDI in 2024.The United Kingdom ranked first with 27.5% ($431.1 million), followed by the Netherlands with 14.7% ($230.9 million), and Malta with 12.2% ($191.7 million).In terms of sectors, the top three accounted for 60.2% of total FDI in 2024.The financial and insurance sector received the most investment, totaling $579.5 million or 36.9% of total FDI.It was followed by the manufacturing sector with $183.6 million (11.7%), and the real estate sector with $182 million (11.6%).

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The most environmentally sustainable airline in Europe, Wizz Air, will operate twice-weekly flights on the Venice–Kutaisi–Venice route using Airbus A321neo aircraft, with flights scheduled on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Intensive negotiations between United Airports of Georgia and the airline have concluded successfully. Tickets are already available for purchase on the airline’s website.At the beginning of the summer navigation season, Wizz Air restored its routes from Kutaisi to Madrid and Hamburg, and in June it launched a completely new route to Lyon, with twice-weekly direct regular flights.Since 2022, the airline has maintained its leading position in Georgia’s aviation market. According to data from the first seven months of 2025, Wizz Air served nearly 900,000 passengers in Georgia. During the same period alone, the airline operated around 4,800 flights to and from Kutaisi, representing a 9% increase compared to the same period last year.Currently, Wizz Air operates flights from Kutaisi International Airport to 24 destinations across 13 countries in Europe and the Middle East.

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This increase partly reflects the effect of the low base of the previous year. Prices continued to grow in both markets, and in the primary market they increased by 2.7% compared to the previous quarter. At the same time, rental prices increased by 1.6% year-on-year in June 2025, and therefore rental yields remained at a high level compared to other cities.Real Estate SalesAccording to the Public Registry, 4,018 apartments were sold in Batumi in the second quarter of 2025, which is 9.5% more than the previous year, of which: Secondary market sales, which show dynamics in real time, increased by 23.4%. Primary market sales, which are affected by delayed registrations, decreased by 0.5% year-on-year. The results of the Galt & Taggart developer survey (which reflects primary market trends in real time) also show growth similar to the secondary market. According to the survey, the number of apartments sold in the second quarter of 2025 increased by 13.1% year-on-year. In total, the number of apartments sold in the primary market grew by 37.4% in the first half of 2025.PricesIn June 2025, the average price per square meter in the primary market reached 1,427 USD, which is an increase of 2.7% compared to the previous quarter. In addition, in new projects in the secondary market (which were built with permits issued since 2013), the average price in June 2025 increased by 0.7% quarterly and by 11.5% annually, amounting to 1,307 USD.RentIn June 2025, the rent price for an average-sized apartment (50-60 sq m) in Batumi increased by 1.6% annually, amounting to 11.9 USD per sq m.

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Similarly, the largest year-over-year increase was +6.2% for sales and procurement, while the largest decrease was -13.7% for administration and management.From March 2025 to May 2025, the total number of vacancies published on jobs.ge amounted to 20,032, which was 13.1% lower compared to the same period of 2024. The administration and management category saw the largest decrease of 17.7%, contributing the most to the overall decline during this period.From March 2025 to May 2025, a total of 4,103 vacancies were published in the field of finance and statistics, which was 1.7% higher compared to the corresponding period of 2024.From March 2025 to May 2025, a total of 768 vacancies were published in IT and programming, which was 6.6% lower compared to the corresponding period of 2024.From March 2025 to May 2025, a total of 4,972 vacancies were published in sales and procurement, which was 7.7% lower compared to the corresponding period of 2024.Finance and statistics was the only category that saw an increase from March 2025 to May 2025 compared to the corresponding period of 2024.

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However, year-over-year growth rate slowed by 2.8 percentage points compared to May 2024.In May 2025, the share of persons receiving a monthly salary up to 600 GEL amounted to 12.6%, which was 0.1 percentage points higher than in April 2025 and 2.3 percentage points lower than in May 2024.In May 2025, the share of persons receiving a monthly salary of 2,400 GEL or more amounted to 31.8%, which was 1.2 percentage points lower than in April 2025 and 4.9 percentage points higher than in May 2024.In May 2025, the share of persons receiving a monthly salary of 9,600 GEL or more amounted to 2.8%, which was 0.3 percentage points lower than in April 2025 and 0.3 percentage points higher than in May 2024.

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In detail:• The residential segment index decreased by 0.6 percent compared to the previous month and increased by 7.4 percent compared to the same month of the previous year;• The non-residential segment index increased by 7.8 percent compared to the previous month and increased by 11.7 percent compared to the same month of the previous year;• The civil segment index increased by 0.4 percent compared to the previous month and increased by 2.9 percent compared to the same month of the previous year.In June 2025 the Construction Cost Index (CCI) increased by 1.1 percent compared to the previous month. The change was mainly due to a 4.8 percent increase in average monthly nominal wages of employees in the construction sector, which contributed 1.15 percentage points to the total index change.Compared to June 2024 the CCI increased by 6.1 percent. The latter was largely caused by the 23.5 percent increase in average monthly nominal wages of employees in the construction sector and by the 2.1 percent increase in the prices of construction materials, which contributed 4.85 and 1.25 percentage points to the total index change, respectively. Along with this, the Construction Cost Index posted a 24.4 percent increase compared to February 2022.

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As of the document, the annual inflation rate was mainly influenced by price changes for the following groups:Food and non-alcoholic beverages: the prices in the group increased by 10.4 percent, contributing 3.45 percentage points to the overall annual inflation rate. Within the group the prices increased for the following subgroups: vegetables (25.5 percent), oils and fats (17.0 percent), coffee, tea and cocoa (13.6 percent), fish (9.9 percent), mineral waters, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juices (9.4 percent), bread and cereals (8.7 percent), milk, cheese and eggs (8.5 percent), fruit and grapes (8.2 percent), sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery (7.7 percent), meat (4.5 percent);Health: the prices increased by 9.5 percent, contributing 0.8 percentage points to the overall index. The prices were higher for the following subgroups: out-patient services (10.5 percent), hospital services (9.2 percent), medical products, appliances and equipment (8.4 percent);Transport: the prices for the group decreased by 3.8 percent, contributing -0.48 percentage points to the overall index. Within the group the prices decreased for operation of personal transport equipment (-6.1 percent).

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As of the document, in June 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year, the estimated real growth in following activities contributed significantly: Information and communication, Manufacturing, Financial and insurance activities, Transportation and storage, Trade.Decline were registered in Construction and Energy sectors.

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About three-fourths of the all permits have been issued in four regions of the country, namely: 46.1% in Tbilisi, 12.3% in Kvemo Kartli region, 8.5% in Kakheti region and 6.8% in Mtskheta-Mtianeti region. It should be noted that in January-June of 2025, permissions were issued for the construction of multifunctional residential complexes, trade facilities, hotels, industrial enterprises, objects for agricultural purposes, and other buildings.1 540 objects (10.5% less compared to the previous year) with total area of 1 603.5 thousand square meters (0.2% more compared to the previous year) were completed in January-June of 2025.More than two-thirds of the completed constructions are distributed among four regions of the country, namely: 35.9 percent is located in Tbilisi, 12.6% - in Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, 11% - in Kakheti region, and 8.7% - in Kvemo Kartli region.

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