Irakli Gharibashvili: Double-digit economic growth is really remarkable, but it needs to be maintained
With this opening and, in general, with the rapid pace of economic development, our citizens have returned to their jobs, - Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili said at the presentation of Kobuleti mayoral candidate Levan Zoidze.
The Prime Minister stressed that all this needs to be maintained.
"Last year we had a pandemic. Of course, I know this period was very difficult. The country was closed, tourists were not coming in and in general, hotels were closed and so on. I know it was very difficult for our people. This year we started the openings in stages, about 5-6 months ago we lifted regulations, which, as a result of the steps we took, promoted the growth of the economy. We have unprecedented growth not only in the region but all over the world. I talk to many of our colleagues, I know what is happening in Europe, in the world in general, what are the trends. Such growth, which is in our country, double-digit economic growth, is really remarkable, but it needs to be maintained. With this opening and, in general, the rapid pace of economic development, our citizens have returned to their jobs. I know that almost all hotels are full of tourists and a lot of tourists are coming to Adjara and for example in Kobuleti, too many people returned to their hotels, restaurants. They opened their commercial facilities and all this is very good. Wealth and prosperity are being created for our population. Of course, this impacts our citizens.
But, friends, we must speak honestly and sincerely. All of this needs to be maintained. To maintain this, we must manage the pandemic on the one hand, but on the other hand, this management of the pandemic cannot last indefinitely, the government has limited resources. How many times can the government tighten regulations and impose restrictions? These may be temporary measures. We will not be able to close our population permanently and we will not be able to stop our business and economy”, said the PM.
The Prime Minister once again spoke about the need for vaccination.
"The only effective solution is vaccination to maintain this pace and trend, which is very positive. Our population is tired, but it is necessary to explain to citizens, to our people the necessity of vaccination, which is invented, created by science, by the best science in the world, and it is the only solution that will help us defeat the pandemic”, said the PM.
