Georgia’s Deputy Finance Minister Highlights Country’s Achievements

Vienna, Austria: Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Finance, Mirza Gelashvili, participated in the discussion held at the Euromoney Central and Eastern Europe Annual Forum on January 17, 2024. The forum, which took place in Vienna, Austria, was a must-attend event for financiers interested in the CEE region.

As one of the main speakers, Gelashvili spoke about Georgia’s economic growth in recent years and the challenges faced by the country and the region today. He emphasized the government’s efforts to accelerate reform, strengthen good governance, and enhance engagement with the European Union (EU).

Gelashvili also emphasized the importance of getting candidate status for Georgia, which the European Commission recommended on November 8, 2023. 

He expressed his gratitude for the support from the EU and its member states, as well as from the strategic partner, the United States of America. He said the candidate status was a significant step towards realizing Georgia’s mission of reuniting with Europe and achieving full EU membership.

The forum also featured speeches and panel discussions from other prominent figures from the CEE region, including five finance ministers, six central bank governors, and six sovereign issuers. The topics covered included macroeconomic outlook, fiscal and monetary policy, capital markets, sustainability, and digitalization.

The Central and Eastern Europe Forum 2024 was the 29th edition of the annual event, bringing together issuers, investors, intermediaries, and policymakers from the CEE region since 1995. The forum aimed to provide valuable insights into the region’s direction and financial markets for the year ahead.

Mirza Gelashvili 

Mirza Gelashvili is a deputy minister at the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, bringing experience from previous roles there. Mirza Gelashvili has been a Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Finance for nine years.

As a Deputy Minister, he oversees various critical responsibilities, including macroeconomic and fiscal forecasting, fiscal framework design, fiscal risk management, debt management, investor relations, and sovereign credit ratings.