In the course of our collaboration with the Kyrgyz Republic, we facilitated the diagnosis of its legal and institutional framework and practices with a view to medium-term expenditure planning at its Ministry of Finance (MoF) as well as in sectoral ministries. In addition, we made initial steps towards fostering reinforcement of the interrelationship between mid-term planning and annual budgeting by strengthening the respective policy and legal framework.

We have started a new project designed to provide an independent evaluation of the European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development’s (ENPARD) work in Moldova. This project is funded by the EU and is being implemented by PMCG as part of a consortium led by ADE.

In August 2020, the number of employees receiving salaries recovered almost fully and stood at only 1% less than the corresponding month of last year; During the period of January-August 2020, the month of May saw the largest drop in the number of employees receiving salaries (a dip of 9% or 74 951), compared to the corresponding period of 2019; The month of April experienced the biggest decline in the number of employees for four out of the five higher-income categories, with the highest decline (23%) recorded in the number of people earning more than GEL 4800 per month; The total average monthly earnings of employees in Q2 of 2020 amounted to GEL 1150.1, which represents a 3% decrease compared to Q2 of 2019; According to the data obtained from HR.ge and Jobs.ge, the drop in demand for labor started in March and reached its peak in April, when HR.ge and Jobs.ge experienced an 87% and 78% year over year (YoY) decline in new vacancies posted, respectively. The YoY growth rates started recovering towards the baseline in May, but then registered a significant decline in August.

The study examines the rural tourism value chain in the Tianeti municipality and Lower Pshavi area (Dusheti municipality) of Mtskheta-Mtianeti region in order to introduce more economic opportunities in these deprived rural areas of Georgia. This study was conducted by PMC Research in collaboration with Biological Farming Association ELKANA, as part of an Austrian Development Cooperation project.