| Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia | |
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| საქართველოს ეკონომიკური განვითარების სამინისტრო | |
| Coat of Arms of Georgia | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Chanturia Str. N12, Tbilisi, Georgia 0118 |
| Agency executives | Vera Kobalia, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Archil Kekelia, First Deputy Minister Giorgi Karbelashvili, Tamar Chelidze, Deputy Ministers |
| Child agency | United Transport Administration |
| Website | |
| www.economy.ge | |
The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development (Georgian: საქართველოს ეკონომიკური განვითარების სამინისტრო) is a ministry of the government of Georgia in charge of regulating economic activity in the country. Its head office is in Tbilisi.[1] It is currently headed by Vera Kobalia.[2]
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The Ministry of Economic Development was established after dissolution of Soviet Union. It was renamed to Ministre of Economy and Sustainable Development during government restructuring in 2010.[3]
The main functions of the ministry are to provide incentives for economic growth in the country utilizing an effective economic policy. The economic policies of the state are described in the action plan of the Georgian Government for 2004-2009 titled For United and Powerful Georgia. The policies include utilization of macroeconomic policy and private entrepreneurship development. The economic reforms undertaken by the government include liberalization of entrepreneurial activities, creation of favorable, transparent and stable legislation for private business owners; realization of active privatization process and support to strengthening of private sector; facilitation of issuance of licenses and permits and reform of the system of technical regulation; economic deregulation and protection of markets against monopolization; development of tourism, transport and communication infrastructure, etc.[4]