Georgia, Tbilisi, Dec. 18 / Trend ,
N.Kirtskhalia / In 2009, inflation in Georgia is expected to drop to seven percent," Finance Minister Nikoloz Gilauri said at the
Parliament's plenary session on draft budget for 2009.
According to Gilauri, inflation will be fixed at eight percent by the end of
this year, while at the moment is 6.5 percent.
"In terms of consumer prices growth, situation in Georgia is better than that
in Ukraine and the countries of Eastern Europe. Inflation in Ukraine has amounted to 30 percent and in Eastern Europe to 20 percent," said Gilauri.
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