AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCross-Border Finance: Georgia and Kazakhstan are developing rules to ease financial firms’ access to each other’s capital markets, following a regulators’ agreement signed in September. The plan was discussed at the Tbilisi Finance Summit. Digital Payments: Neo Georgian Bank has partnered with Alipay+ to bring its payment network to Georgia, giving local businesses access to more than 150 million merchants and visitors access to familiar payment options. Data & AI: DataFest Tbilisi celebrates its 10th anniversary on November 26–28, with more than 1,200 participants expected to explore practical AI, data ethics and creative technology. Organizers say local experts now make up most of the festival’s speakers. AI Skills: A World Bank report says fewer than one in 10 firms across Europe and Central Asia use AI, with skills and data systems among the main barriers—challenges relevant to Georgia’s ambitions as a regional technology hub.
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