Meeting with the Consul of the People's Republic of China

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The heads of the Association of Georgian Employers met with the Consul of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China Georgia Van Lianpo. The purpose of the meeting was to review the intensified trade and economic relations between Georgia and China and the role and capabilities of the members of the association in these processes. At the meeting, it was announced that the entrepreneurship exhibition planned in Shanghai in November 2018 will be attended by exporters from Georgia. Also, the Georgia-China business forum will be held, which will be attended by the member companies of the Association of Georgian Employers. It should be noted that since January 1, 2018, the free trade agreement between Georgia and China came into effect. As a result, 94% of Georgian products were exempted from customs duty; In addition, a 1.4 billion dollar market was opened for Georgian services and products. Among the export products are wine, nuts, honey, mineral water, beer, non-alcoholic drinks, jams, juices, vegetables, fruits, chocolate products, tea, fish and other sea products, cereals, medicinal products, cables, plastic products, nitrogen and mineral fertilizers. species, ferrosilicomanganese, locomotives, etc. Against this background, it is important to activate the business sector to expand the area of ​​business processes. The Association of Georgian Employers, in active cooperation with the Embassy of Georgia, promotes the availability of these opportunities for its member companies.