GBW runs profiles of local businesses, stock market information, expert opinion, budget and legislative commentary, financial analysis and other related topics. The newspaper’s readers include diplomats, leading political and economic figures, top business executives. GBW has an approximate circulation of 5,000.[2][3][4][5][6] In 2008 and 2007, Georgian Business Week has been an official media partner of the annual Economic Forum in Crynica, Poland.[7] GBW has also been a media partner of a number of local and foreign business forums including in Tel Aviv, Israel in 2007. "Economic Forum". Retrieved 26 December 2008. The GBW articles have received awards from outstanding local and international organizations, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Tbilisi-based Addiction Research Center Alternative Georgia.[8][9]
In May 2008, along with GBC Media Holding, Georgian Business Week joined ICC-Georgia, which is the Georgian national committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, a global business organization which unites member companies from over 130 countries.[10]
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www.gbw.ge official website of Georgian Business Week
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