Coconuts in Georgia: Small Volumes, High Prices and Global Dependencies
Coconut imports in Georgia may look insignificant at first glance: the volumes are small, the value is just a fraction of the country’s overall trade, and coconuts are not a
Georgia’s New AI Ecosystem: Labor Market Transformation and the Demand for Skills
A few years ago, the AI labor market in Georgia was still a vague concept. It was seen as a “global trend” that would eventually reach the country. By 2025,
Brain Drain or Brain Circulation? – A New Portrait of Intellectual Migration in the South Caucasus
In the South Caucasus – Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan – migration has long been a defining theme. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, thousands have left their homelands due
Batumi’s Seasonality Paradox: Platforms, Micro-Apartments, and Informal Employment
Batumi is the sharpest South Caucasus example of how a city economy can become almost entirely dependent on both seasonality and digital platforms. According to the Adjara Tourism Administration, the
Airbnb and Its Competitors in Georgia: Who Dominates the Short-Term Rental Market?
Over the past decade, Georgia has emerged as one of the South Caucasus’s prime tourist destinations, and platformized tourism has transformed how accommodation is supplied and consumed. In 2024 the
Tbilisi’s “Silent Hotels”: How Airbnb is Reshaping the Capital’s Housing Market
Tbilisi has become one of the most striking laboratories of platformized tourism in the South Caucasus. A decade ago, the city’s tourism infrastructure was still dominated by small family hotels
