Georgia

Georgia is a developing, upper-middle-income economy in the South Caucasus that has pursued ambitious free-market reforms since the 2003 Rose Revolution, cutting corruption and improving its business climate.

Strategically located on east-west trade routes, it has cultivated tourism and transit while seeking EU and NATO membership, despite Russian occupation of two breakaway regions since the 2008 war.

Key Sectors

Key sectors include tourism, transit and logistics between Europe and Asia, agriculture and wine (Georgia is one of the world's oldest wine regions), mining, and hydropower.