The economy of Georgia is an emerging free market economy. Its gross domestic product fell sharply following the dissolution of the Soviet Union but recovered in the mid-2000s,growing in double digits thanks to the economic and democratic reforms brought by the peaceful Rose Revolution. Georgia continued its economic progress since,"moving from a near-failed state in 2003 to a relatively well-functioning market economy in 2014". In 2007,the World Bank named Georgia the World's number one economic reformer,and has consistently ranked the country at the top of its ease of doing business index.
The economy of Kenya is market-based with a few state enterprises. Kenya has an emerging market and is an averagely industrialised nation ahead of its East African peers. Currently a lower middle income nation,Kenya plans to be a newly industrialised nation by 2030. Major industries within the Kenyan market include financial services,agriculture,real estate,manufacturing,logistics,tourism,retail and energy. As of 2020,Kenya had the third largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa,behind Nigeria and South Africa. Regionally,Kenya has had a stronger and more stable economy compared to its neighboring countries within East Africa.By 2023,the country had become Africa's largest start-up hub by both funds invested and number of projects.
Nicolae Văcăroiu is a Romanian politician,member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD),who served as Prime Minister between 1992 and 1996. Before the 1989 Revolution,he worked at the Committee for State Planning,together with Theodor Stolojan. He was the President of the Senate of Romania for almost eight years,during two legislatures.
Zurab Nogaideli is a Georgian businessman and a politician who served as the Prime Minister of Georgia from February 2005 until he resigned,citing health problems,on 16 November 2007. In December 2008,Nogaideli withdrew into opposition,setting up the Movement for a Fair Georgia party.
Vladimer Papava is an Academician-Secretary of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences,a professor of economics at the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University,the former Rector of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University,and the former Minister of Economy of Georgia.
Mahmoud Mohieldin, is an economist with more than 30 years of experience in international finance and development. He is the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt. He is an Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund. He has been the United Nations Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda since February 2020. He was the Minister of Investment of Egypt from 2004-2010,and most recently,served as the World Bank Group Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda,United Nations Relations and Partnerships. His roles at the World Bank also included Managing Director,responsible for Human Development,Sustainable Development,Poverty Reduction and Economic Management,Finance and Private Sector Development,and the World Bank Institute;World Bank President's Special Envoy on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),the Post-2015 Development Agenda,and Financing for Development;and Corporate Secretary and Executive Secretary to the Development Committee of the World Bank Group's Board of Governors. Dr Mohieldin also served on several Boards of Directors in the Central Bank of Egypt and the corporate sector. He was a member of the Commission on Growth and Development and was selected for the Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2005. His professional experience extends into the academic arena as a Professor of Economics and Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science,Cairo University and as a Visiting Professor at several renowned Universities in Egypt,Korea,the UAE,the UK and the USA. He is a member of the International Advisory Board of Durham University Business School. He also holds leading positions in national,regional and international research centres and associations. He has authored numerous publications and articles in leading journals in the fields of economics,finance and development.
Kakha Bendukidze was a Georgian statesman,businessman and philanthropist,founder of the Knowledge Foundation and head of the supervisory board of Agricultural and Free Universities.
Vladimer "Lado" Gurgenidze is a Georgian career banker,business executive,and the former politician,who was the sixth Prime Minister of Georgia,from 22 November 2007 to 1 November 2008.
Tigran Sureni Sargsyan is an Armenian political figure who was Prime Minister of Armenia from 2008 to 2014. Previously he was Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia from 1998 to 2008. After leaving office as prime minister,he served as ambassador to the United States from 2014 to 2016 and as chairman of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission from 2016 to 2020.
Nikoloz "Nika" Gilauri is a Georgian politician who was 8th Prime Minister of Georgia from 6 February 2009 to 30 June 2012. He had served as Minister for Energy (2004–2007) and Minister for Finance (2007–2009) and First Vice Prime Minister in the Cabinet of Georgia (2008–2009).
Healthcare in Georgia is provided by a universal health care system under which the state funds medical treatment in a mainly privatized system of medical facilities. In 2013,the enactment of a universal health care program triggered universal coverage of government-sponsored medical care of the population and improving access to health care services. Responsibility for purchasing publicly financed health services lies with the Social Service Agency (SSA).
Kakha Baindurashvili is a Georgian politician who was the country's Minister of Finance from 6 February 2009 to 17 June 2011.
Deepak Nayyar is an Indian economist and academician. He is a professor of economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi and Chairperson of the Board of Governors of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) New Delhi. He has taught at the University of Oxford,the University of Sussex,the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C),and the New School for Social Research,New York City. He was Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi from 2000 to 2005.
Azer Kamal oglu Amiraslanov is the Head of the Department of Economy of the Office of Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Free University is a private research university in Tbilisi,Georgia,founded by Kakha Bendukidze,Georgian statesman,businessman and philanthropist often regarded as the Man Who Remade Georgia. Founded in 2007,the university has grown to comprise seven undergraduate and graduate schools,among which are,the university's oldest,School of International Relations,School of Business,Architecture,Governance and Social Sciences,Mathematics and Computer Science,Physics,Electrical and Computer Engineering,Law,and School of Visual Arts and Design.
Ivane (Vano) Chkhartishvili is a Georgian and is the 48th richest businessman in the region with an estimated wealth of around $100million. He is a former Minister of the Economy and Member of Parliament in Georgia.
Mikhail Mikhailovich Zadornov is a Russian economist,chairman of the management board of Otkritie FC Bank,President and chairman of the management board of VTB 24 in the years 2005–2017,government official,Russian Minister of Finance from 1997 to 1999,Russian State Duma Deputy,1st –4th Convocations. Recipient of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class and a Certificate of Honour from the Russian Government.
David Amaglobeli is a Georgian economist who was acting president of the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) between October 2007 and February 2009.
Giorgi Vashadze is a Harvard Business School Executive Education alumnus,Georgian politician and international policy expert who served as a member of the Parliament of Georgia from 2012 to 2016. He is a founder and international key expert of Innovation and Development Foundation (IDF),international think-tank that is committed to design public policy solutions and reform packages. In May 2016,Giorgi Vashadze founded a political party ‘Political Platform - New GeorgiaArchived 2020-08-10 at the Wayback Machine’. He is also a founder of Computer Literacy Foundation that was established in 2012 and Georgia Reforms and Partnership Enterprise (GRAPE). Giorgi Vashadze previously served as a Deputy-Minister at the Ministry of Justice between 2010 and 2012,and a Chairman of Civil Registry Agency from 2006 to 2010.
Carlos "Sonny" García Domínguez III is a distinguished Filipino businessman who was appointed as Philippine Cabinet Secretary thrice:as Minister of Natural Resources (1986-1987),Secretary of Agriculture (1987-1989),and as Secretary of Finance (2016-2022).
